Daycare Guardian Newsletter Where it’s all about the .1 Empowering leaders to maintain Safe Spaces for Little Ones December 2024 In This Issue: 1. Director's Corner: Navigating Crisis with Confidence Start now communicating with your community. Set the tone with a quick email or note on your program APP or ProCare. (Cut and Paste) Send this letter to your community - Dear Parents and Guardians, As we embark on a new year, safety remains our top priority. We focus on crisis management and how we are continually enhancing our practices to ensure the well-being of our youngest learners. Why send this small note? This is a proactive stance to announce to your community that the leadership team is consistently working on improving safety. As we work together in 2025, we will explore areas of prevention that you can add to your program's newsletter or monthly communication. 2. Feature incident: Preparing for Resident Runners In this feature, we delve into a crisis that daycare centers may face and how we, as a community, can be better prepared. A four-year-old bolted out of the daycare playground, unnoticed, through an unlocked gate. Wandering toward a busy road, an administrator intervened, ensuring the child’s safety. Preventive Measures: 1. Install secure gates with childproof locks. 2. Assign staff to monitor all exits during transitions. 3. Conduct regular headcounts using state headcount forms. This form should be filed and kept for 3 years. If you have an electronic form download and store it in your electronic filing system. Activity for this month: Walk the entire playground looking for any openings that you can put your fist through and repairing any broken equipment 3. Spotlight on Safety: Emergency Evacuation Drills We believe in proactive measures to handle crises. Appoint a "busy" parent to be in charge of performing anonymous emergency evacuation drills, where our staff and children will practice safe and efficient evacuation procedures. By asking a parent to host the fire drill the child's safety is a shared responsibility, and these drills are an essential part of our preparedness strategy. All the parents are responsible for calling the program anytime she has the drill schedule and announcing the drill. This will ensure that your administrative team will be on their toes and conduct the monthly required drill. Remember drills should be performed across the year during the morning learning sessions, Naptime, and before dismissal.

Lunch n Learn podcast Topic 8/20/24 at 1:00 pm Unfortunately in doing the research for the next Lunch n Learn for teacher education to minimize the risk of program crisis; the results indicate that teachers are progressing in using corporal punishment, physical abuse, and emotional trauma to force the behavior of children. As leaders, we must guide the teacher's behavior. In this episode we will begin will supporting the caregiver in gaining self-control, changing their mindset, and understanding how and why to use positive guidance techniques. Join us tomorrow for a live chat with Ms. Regina and Reggie Lou Here is the rule 591-1-1-.11 Discipline (1) Disciplinary actions used to correct a child’s behavior, guidance techniques and any activities in which the children participate or observe at the Center shall not be detrimental to the physical or mental health of any child. Rule Type: Core Rule Intent To ensure the use of non-punitive disciplinary practices that enable a child to develop self-control and do not result in physical or emotional damage to the child. To ensure the use of positive guidance techniques. To promote children’s safety by protecting against any other potentially harmful activities and/or known hazards at the center as indicated in the remaining discipline rules.

Hello Everyone , if you have not already watched the Trouble Ur Troubles Vid. Please do so ! Great information a lot of great points that can help you save a child life by being mindful of things we may take lightly as providers teachers etc . Loved it !

Episode 1- of “It’s All About the Point One,” (AA.1) Issue: Proper Cleaning Today we’re addressing ways that childcare providers can ensure a clean and sanitary care facility. Now let’s dive right into some solutions to tackle this problem head-on. First and foremost, thank you all for joining and listening to “It’s All About the Point One.” So, without further ado, let’s begin. Maintaining a clean environment is paramount in childcare facilities due to various reasons. Regular cleaning helps prevents the spread of germs and infectious diseases among children and staff. It also promotes healthy habits and creates a safe and comfortable atmosphere for children to thrive in. Children are so susceptible to germs and infections nowadays that cleaning and disinfecting are not urged enough as they should be. Now, let’s discuss some of the reasons why some childcare providers may not wash their facilities daily. But what are the challenges they face? There are several challenges that childcare providers face day-to-day when it comes to maintaining a clean facility. For the most part, it’s the lack of resources, staff, and a lack of awareness about proper cleaning practices. It’s important to know the differences between cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting. Although they all do the same thing; make a surface clean, it’s much more complex than you think. According to the CDC, “Cleaning with commercial cleaners that contain soap or detergent decreases the number of germs on surfaces and reduces risk of infection from surfaces in your facility.” Where it gets deeper is at sanitizing. Sanitizing “reduces the remaining germs on surfaces after cleaning.” And last but not least, disinfecting. Disinfecting “reduces the remaining germs on surfaces after cleaning.” And “by killing germs on a surface after cleaning, disinfecting can further lower the risk of spreading disease.” There are many things we can do going forward that childcare providers can do to ensure that their facilities are in tip-top clean shape. Let’s discuss some solutions.