Ponce After School | GHES Pick Up

AFTER SCHOOL 

COVID SAFETY POLICES AND PROCEDURES

 

·         Masks: Kiddos will follow all APS safety guidelines for social distancing within pods, face coverings while encouraging sanitation and handwashing.

 

·         Symptom Checking/Rules: Those with symptoms will be sent home using CDC most recent best practice. Symptoms such as unusual lethargy, cough, loss of smell etc. will be monitored throughout the day. Having a cough will prevent your kiddo from joining us until it is remedied as it masks a symptom of COVID even if its likely just allergies. If your kiddo has fall allergies get ahead of it a few weeks before and even, consider consulting doctor even if you do not typically.

 

·         Social Distancing:  They can only take off their masks while eating or drinking. While wearing masks kids will get to interact with each other in activities including being able to play a board games, do crafts, try science experiments, improv, sports etc. When outside we will not require masks if students can be appropriately distanced. If parent requests their kiddo wear mask all day we will enforce.

 

·         Limited Entry: Parents will not be allowed entry

  

·         COVID-19 Risk: Parents understand all the risk associated with COVID-19 and are making an informed decision to sign their kiddo up for the camp with the mentioned policies in place. Parents understand with all precautions taken there is still possibility of a child to contract COVID-19 and be asymptomatic or symptomatic.

 

·         Anxiety: Aside from physical safety our 2^nd priority is emotional safety for our parents, teachers and students. Our goal is to make this year NORMAL and even more fun! Masks, excessive handwashing will become second nature and routine. The less you have the news on in front of your kiddo, the less likely they are to spread their interpretation to other students. We will by no means ban COVID talk but limit conversations, and only use enough facts needed to keep your kiddo following and understanding safety procedures. If a child wants to talk about it, especially if they need to vent, we will handle case by case with care. YOUR KIDDO WILL HAVE FUN, HELP US PROTECT THEM FROM ADULT WORRIES.

 

 

COVID-19 related child absence: If your child is off due to them or someone in their pod testing COVID positive parents WILL NOT be responsible for tuition for the 7-10 days or CDC recommended length of time depending on circumstances.

 

 If we must close Kiddos due to COVID parents only pay $25/day: This is to help ensure we can stay a float by continuing to pay teachers and overhead expenses during a crazy time. Remaining balance would be refunded back to the card on file, by the end of the week. If you are in a financial situation where this causes undue hardship please do not hesitate to request we refund the full amount.

 

For paid test we recommend: starting with your pediatrician to see if they can offer or suggest rapid testing. Here are a couple other places you can look for appointments (Peachtree Med & Atlanta Urgent Care ) and a couple that are further away but you can just drive up to without appointment and have results with 15 minutes while you wait ( A+ Urgent in Austell & Marietta) 

 

·         NON COVID-19 related child absence: If your child is off due to them being sick, we are no able to offer prorated tuition.

 

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Other Notes: Kiddos will wipe down high touch areas, no parents or other adults are allowed inside while Kiddos is there. Kids will wash hands frequently; we will discourage touching of faces and keep supplies cleaned etc

A to Z Policies

 

Absent Student Notification Policy: If your Child is enrolled full-time you must let us know if he/she will be absent from Kiddos. Please send notice via TEXT MEASSAGE OR PHONE as soon as possible.*After 2 times of not communicating child’s absence there will be $10 charged to account.

 

Appropriate Behavior: The safety and interests of your children are our primary concern. Teachers will use positive reinforcement and guidance techniques for desired behaviors. If any student has frequent behavior problems that are deemed unsafe or inappropriate the Director will communicate this with the parents. Behavior not improved upon after three written communications will result in a week probationary period. If these behaviors continue the child will be dismissed from the program. Kiddos reserves the right to dismiss without prior incident if other children or staff are put at risk.

 

Attendance policy: All students must be registered with Kiddos. Paperwork must be completed and fees paid. Registered students are eligible to attend any day school is open. Sick children may not remain in the program and must be picked up promptly.

 

Baby Sitters: We have really awesome after school teachers! Some of them babysit our after schoolers. We do not prohibit this but do require parents to understand if they choose to hire a Kiddos employee the employee will clock out before signing students out and Kiddos is not responsible for the employees behavior and actions during the time you hire them to babysit.

 

Cell Phone Policy: NO CELL PHONE USE WHEN PICKING UP YOUR CHILD. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

 

Child Abuse Policy: Kiddos’ primary concern is the safety and well-being of the children. See Law Below:

Child care and day care personnel having reasonable cause to believe that a child under the age of 18 has had physical injuries inflicted upon him/her by other than accidental means by a parent or guardian, or has been neglected or exploited by a parent or guardian or has been sexually assaulted or sexually exploited, MUST be reported or cause reports to be made to the Department of Human Resources, Child Protection Agency.

 

Date & Times: Kiddos is open from 2:30p– 6p when School is in Session. Kiddos is closed when school is out for scheduled days, holidays or inclement weather. 

 

Electronics: There are no Electronics allowed. Any toys or electronics brought to Kiddos are not the responsibility or Kiddos.

 

Emails: We limit our emails but you will receive them for quarterly updates, emergency situations, and invoices. Parents are responsible for opening and knowing the information in the emails.

 

First Day enrolled at Kiddos: Once you have registered your child online please make sure you have notified kiddos and your child’s school teacher of the exact start date. To notify Kiddos call 404.821.8210 or email Rivers@KiddosAtlanta.com. To notify the teacher send a note to the teacher notifying them of transportation changes.

 

Home Work Policy: Students will have a maximum of 1 hour per day to complete homework during SMART CLUB. If students do not finish in that time they will need to finish at home. We are not able to assist with long term projects or book reports but may offer time within the hour to work on it. Ratios are 1 to 15. While we make every effort to assist and guide students in completing their homework, the parent has the ultimate responsibility of checking over homework. We do not guarantee 100% correctness or completeness. During Kiddos Special events and rehearsals we do not do home work. Generally 4 days per year.

 

Illness and Communicable disease: Attendance of an ill child with communicable diseases such as conjunctivitis (pink eye), head lice, scabies, ring worm, chicken pox, diarrhea, fever etc. will not be permitted. Parents will receive written notification when a communicable disease has been introduced into the program. It is the parents responsibility to notify Kiddos of any communicable disease their child has and may have brought to our program otherwise we are required to report any suspected case of notifiable Communicable disease to the local county Health Department.

  

Insurance: All Kiddos enrolled must be currently covered by health insurance. Kiddos does not carry individual liability insurance. All medical expenses incurred in the rare event of injury or illness will be incurred by the guardian.

 

Transportation and Walking Trips: We provide no transportation for After School @ Rivers.  We have occasional walking field trips to Chastain park. These trips will require filling out our permission trip forms.

 

Late Pick Up Policy:  Students must be picked up no later than 6:00 according to the Kiddos Iphone Clock. A late fee of $20 is charged after 6:00pm. Even if only two minutes late. If a student is picked up late more than three times a warning is issued and on the fifth time they will not be allowed to return to Kiddos. If a child is not picked up by 7:00 DFACS will be contacted. All Late Fees will be auto charged to the card on file.. 

Medical Policy: In the case of emergency, 911 will be called and students will be transported by ambulance to Piedmont Hospital. Please provide inhalers/Epi pens for known medical conditions. There is a medical form that must be filled out and turned in for any medications that must be giving and must include any possible adverse reactions and instructions on when and how to administer it. No medication provided by Kiddos or without the appropriated medication forms will be administered.

 

Pick-up and Escort Policy: An authorized adult MUST report to the Cafeteria to sign out your child(ren). Once your children are signed out they must remain with the adult until escorted out of the building.

 

Inclement and Severe Weather Policy: On days or partial days when school is closed due to inclement weather such as tornados, snow etc. Kiddos will be closed. It is the guardian’s responsibility to be aware of early dismissal and school closings. No reimbursement will be issued for these days. In the case of an emergency or severe weather during kiddos we will follow procedure and either get to a safe place in the building, meet at a safe place outside of the building or evacuate to our safe location is at Northside Presbyterian.

 

Refusal of Care: Kiddos reserves the right to discontinue care to any student enrolled in the program at any time for any reason in any of its employment practices, educational programs, services or activities, other than on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, marital status, or sexual orientation.

 

Signs: Please use our signs to gain information about our program. It is the parents responsibility to check our Boards for information about payments, permission slips, upcoming events and other important info.

 

Snacks: Snacks and Lemonade are provided to registered Kiddos students whom are currently signed in. Please let us know if your child has an allergy as well as the severity and medical supplies/steps. You may pack additional snacks.

 

Tuition: Please scroll below to see Tuition Policies

 

Notices and important Information: There will always be a posted copy of the Kiddos license, a copy of the rules, the monthly Calendar, and all other important information on a trifold at the sign in table

 

Parents Behavior:  We ask parents to follow rules. This includes being respectful to teachers, families and other children. All policies must be followed. Kiddos maintains the right to refuse a parent permission to pick up if they exhibit inappropriate behavior. We have the right to refuse service based on parent or authorized pick up behavior.

 

Parents Welcome: Parents are welcomed to observe and interact as well as join us in any area that is utilized by kiddos. We would also like to invite parents to feel welcomed to participate and volunteer in any activities or special events we take part in. We always welcome any questions or concerns as well as feedback from our parents and would be happy to provide parents with progress reports for their children.

 

Updated Information Policy: Parents are responsible for updating Kiddos on any significant changes as they occur in the enrollment information. (ie. phone numbers, address, emergency contacts, pickup list etc).

TUITION POLICY 

 

Full time Tuition:

1^st Child: $2,260 per semester | Siblings: $1,760

We offer a 4-month fixed rate of $540/month for the 1^st child, $440 for siblings.

4 Days Tuition:

1^st Child: $1,360 per semester | Sibling: $1,120

We offer a 4-month fixed rate of $340/month for the 1^st child, $280 for siblings.

Wednesday Tuition:

1^st Child: $1,120 | Siblings $960

We offer a 4-month fixed rate of $280/month for the 1^st child, $240 for siblings

We do a simple math problem to see how many instructional days your kiddo has been enrolled and how much you have paid.

Total Tuition Incurred= Number of Instructional Days Enrolled X Daily Rate Tuition Incurred

We Auto charge the card on file and it must be paid in full by the 1^st each month or half by the 1^st & 2^nd half by the 15^th of each month. Any declined cards will result in $25 fee and child cannot return until updated card is placed on file. If there is a financial hardship Kiddos must be contact in advance of charge to avoid penalty.

We only take Online Payments (Visa, MasterCard & Discover). No Checks & No Cash.

 

SCHOLARSHIP AND CAPS PROGRAM

We are a CAPS provider which is Subsidized childcare offered for Georgia families. Some requirements include working more than 24 hours and meeting maximum per household max income requirements of up to $40,000/annually. http://dfcs.dhs.georgia.gov/

  

FULL TIME PAYMENT & CANCELLATION POLICIES

 

ALL Full Time Tuition PAYMENT is paid online using Visa, Discover or MasterCard. No checks or Cash is permitted. For your convenience once you register with Kiddos you will be set up for Auto Billing, you have the choice to pay full payment on the 1^st of the month or pay half on the 1^st and remaining half on the 15^th of the month.

 

If for any reason you need to update the card on file, pay early or request extension simply send an email to info@KiddosAtlanta.com 2 business days prior to the Auto billing and we will get you all set up Late Payments will incur a $25 charge. Do not hesitate to reach out to us at info@KiddosAtlanta.com if you have a financial hardship or situation in ADVANCE of the payment due date. We understand life can happen and we want to work with you so contact Info@KiddosAtlanta.com in ADVANCE.

If you are late without notice more than 3 times you will be unenrolled from Kiddos. If you are not caught by the end of the month you will be unenrolled from Kiddos until balance is paid.

 

FULL TIME CANCELLATION POLICY

If your schedule changes and you no longer need Kiddos Full Time, we require 3 weeks’ notice EMAILED to info@KiddosAtlanta.com AND Rivers@KiddosAtlanta.com This allows us to maintain a high quality program so we can schedule teachers and activities according to enrollment. Because tuition is a fixed rate when you leave you may owe a balance OR we may owe you.

 

PHOTO/VIDEO POLICY:

 

For consideration which I acknowledge, I irrevocably grant to Kiddos After School at E. Rivers, Kiddos Atlanta Inc., and their publishers and partners the right to use my/my child’s image, name, and/or statement for incorporation into a Kiddos product in all forms and media including advertising and related promotion.  I grant the right to use my/my child’s image, name, and/or statement in connection with all uses of the Kiddos Atlanta Inc. or product and waive the right to inspect or approve use of my/my child’s image, name, and/or statement as incorporated in the product. I release Kiddos and their publishers and partners from all liabilities related to any claims of copyright infringement or other compensation. I acknowledge that I have no ownership rights in the Kiddos product. I have read and understood this agreement.

 

MEDICAL AUTHORIZATION POLICY

 

I hereby authorize Kiddos employees to administer first aid and CPR to my child. In the event that I cannot be reached I hereby authorize Kiddos Rivers Inc, and its employees to authorize transportation of my child to Children’s Healthcare Emergency Room. I hereby grant my consent for the hospital and its medical staff to provide my child with emergency medical treatment which a physician deems necessary. I agree to accept financial responsibility for all medical expenses incurred. 

 

 

All policies must be agreed to before check out during online registration.