CHILD CARE PROGRAMS

CHILD CARE PROGRAMS

po2262Adopted June 12, 2017Revised January 25, 2024

2262 - CHILD CARE PROGRAMS

The Board of Education is concerned about children who need an appropriate child care program to prepare them for school. In addition, the Board may provide an after-school program, supervision, homework assistance, or enrichment activities to help the child be successful.

Such a program has serious implications for the children’s general well-being as well as for their ability to benefit to the maximum extent possible from the school program.

The Board shall seek to provide appropriate programs and services for these children through the use of District staff and facilities by contracting for its facilities to be used by a properly-licensed organization specializing in providing programs.

Funds may be expended for the program from the General Fund for:

  1. facilities and their maintenance;
  2. staff members to administer the program, provide the instruction, and/or to maintain the facilities;
  3. utilities furnished in conjunction with the program.

The Superintendent shall establish administrative guidelines that will ensure that:

  1. staff members employed to administer the program and/or instruct the children have completed a successful criminal history records check as specified by Policy 3121;
  2. prior to the creation and approval of any day-care program, parents and other members of the community are provided an opportunity to make recommendations on the content and operation of the program;
  3. programs and services are available to participating children prior to the start of the regular school day or after the normal school day;

    The time periods should be scheduled so that a child may participate from the time s/he leaves a supervised environment until s/he may return to one.
  4. adequate attention is given to ensuring the children are being clothed and fed properly, exercising regularly, and learning how to maintain good physical and mental health;
  5. any organization(s) contracted with to provide these programs has acquired adequate liability insurance and is maintaining appropriate adult-child ratios, providing quality child care, and, in general, complying with guidelines established by the State and the District;
  6. parents are notified about the program and the procedures for enrollment;
  7. there is continuing assessment of the effectiveness of the program by staff, participating parents, and other concerned members of the public.

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