Days:

• Kids Club will be closed on the following days:
  Snow days and other emergency closings
  Thanksgiving-Thursday and Friday
  Winter Vacation- December/January
  Midwinter Break-February
  Spring Vacation-March or April
  Memorial Day-May

Absences:

• On-Site Director must be advised if your child will be absent in the afternoon. Call your school's Kids Club number to leave a message. If there is no notification of cancellation of care, there will be a charge of two units per incident.  This call is not necessary for morning attendance in Kids Club as you must walk in your child and we will know of the morning absence.

Schedule of Activities:

• The following is a flexible listing of how a typical day might run:
  3:38-4:00 p.m. - Check in and Snack
  4:00-4:50 p.m. - Outdoors/Gym and Arts and Crafts
  4:40-5:30 p.m. - Quiet Time: Reading, Homework, Storytelling,
  5:30-6:30 p.m. - Free Time: Board Games, Puzzles, Card Games, Arts and Crafts

• Snack - a snack is provided during the afternoon session.

• Homework - doing homework is encouraged. The director will help with homework or special projects if possible.

Proper Clothing:

• Arts and crafts are an important part of our program. We make every effort to see that
  children's clothing is protected while they work on their projects. Children must be
  dressed appropriately and parents should be aware that the school system IS NOT
  RESPONSIBLE if dirt, paint, glue crayons, magic markers, etc. get on children's
  clothing.

• We discourage children from bringing items from home. ex: Game Boy, IPod, or anything of value.  Kids Club and The Grosse Pointe Public School System are not responsible if items are lost, stolen or broken.

Medication:

• The only medication we are allowed to give is prescription medication in the original container with the child's name on the pharmacy label along with the doctor's name and the instructions for dosage.  We cannot give your child aspirin, Tylenol, or any non-prescription/over the counter type drugs.

Transportation:

• Parents must provide transportation. Children are to be walked into and out of school
  by parents or designated person.

Behavior Expectations:

• Please discuss the following rules with your child:

  Respect the Director and Caregivers Respect your peers. Do not use profanity or crude words. Respect program equipment and school property. Stay in room unless the Director gives you permission to leave. Stay with the group. Clean up after using games, doing crafts or eating snacks.

• Disciplinary Action:
   Kids Club uses a positive method of discipline, which encourages self-control,
  self-direction and cooperation. Should serious misconduct occur, the following steps
  would be taken:
  
  FIRST WARNING: Notification to parents by Director, Principal or Coordinator.
  SECOND WARNING: Exclusion of child from the program for 2-5 days.
  FINAL WARNING: Exclusion of child from the program for the remainder of the school year.

• Parents must assume the responsibility of walking their child into the morning
  session.

• Children must check in for the afternoon session. Parents must sign their child
  out before leaving the building. Failure to do so may result in exclusion from the
  program.

• Notify the On-Site Director of your child's participation in extracurricular activities
  (scouts, catechism, etc.). Failure to notify the On-Site Director of changes in your child's
  schedule will result in a two unit charge per incident.

Picking up Children:

• Children must be picked up and signed out by a parent or authorized person. It is
  important to sign the child out with initials and time.

• Names of authorized people must be submitted in writing in advance and will
  NOT be accepted over the phone.

• A fee for late pick-up will be charged if a child is picked up after 6:30 p.m. See fee sheet for details. In the event of a late pick-up, On-Site Directors will stay with the child and try to reach a parent or authorized person until 7:00 p.m., at which time the police will be called.

• During the school day, you may leave messages for Kids Club personnel on the Kids Club phone.