Infant Program

  Dear Infant/Toddler Parents;

As a routine, Ms. Elise will go in and check our infant room for sanitation purposes. We must follow so many guidelines to meet sanitation inspections and child care state guidelines. Would you please read the following information below and note that we must work together to follow the policies to continue to provide quality care? Attached you will find a copy of Brentwood Childcare Center’s Infant/Toddler Safe Sleep Policy. If you have not read this document, please do so. We should have a copy on file with each parent’s signature. We have also attached a copy of our feeding schedule. All children under fifteen months must have this form completed and signed by their parents and must be posted in our classrooms. Would you mind updating this form as your child’s eating habits change? If you are aware that your child can roll over, please complete the document posted on their cribs.

Parents must supply the following for their child; Diapers, wipes, change of clothes (seasonal), bibs, and bottles.

Bottles; must be prepared at home and ready for use. We cannot serve a bottle if the following guidelines are not met. 

Bottles must smell and look clean, inside and out, nipples, and cap.

Bottle and cap must be labeled with child’s name (first and last name) and current date.

We can only serve bottles that include the following liquids, formula, milk & water. Please do not add cereal, medication & juice, or any other products. If the contents of the bottles look or smell as though they have any unknown additive, we will refuse to serve it and pour it out. The administration will call parents to bring additional bottles. Please be advised that this is for the safety of your child and other children that we take care of. We are thanking you in advance for helping us follow the sanitation guidelines for our infant room.

If you have any questions, you may stop by the office.

Thanks,

Elise Smalls/Director

Example: 

Please note that there are examples of bottles. Parents are to supply their children with the number of bottles they will drink during their time in school. Bottles cannot be refilled by staff. All bottles, including if you bring a bottle to school that your child may be drinking from, must have the cap with it as well as labeled. 

Infant room staff will not be permitted to Label or serve bottles that are not labeled correctly nor have any cereals, syrups, juice, or medications added. 

• Upon enrolling, the parent of any child fifteen months or under will supply the center with a written daily schedule. (Feeding, napping, etc.)
• Parents are required to provide disposable diapers and baby wipes for ease of handling and cleanliness. A change of clothes should be on hand at all times. 
• Parents must give the formula for their child in a bottle that meets sanitation requirements, or we will not serve. All bottles and nipples must be clean (bottle nipples can not be altered, and all bottles must have a cap) (the parent can serve only formula in the bottle no cereal can be added, no medicine, in addition, juice cannot be put in a bottle) Bottles have to be labeled with your child’s first and last name on the bottle and cap and the date the bottle is to be served (Brentwood staff cannot mark your child’s bottles)
• Staff is not permitted to apply diaper cream medication.
• Extra-Curricular Activities: With parent permission, we allow tutoring, Speech, and other Therapists to visit and work with your child. Brentwood Childcare Center’s Director will be delighted to discuss any questions or suggestions which you may have. Please keep these guidelines handy for quick reference. Brentwood Childcare Center would like to take this opportunity to thank you in advance for choosing us to be a part of your child’s early years. We promise to uphold our commitment to you and your children and continue to offer you the most excellent service you deserve. 
• Selected Curriculum; High Reach Learning Curriculum
• High Reach Learning is a comprehensive curriculum that provides a unique balance of standards-based classroom support materials, family connection components, and easy-to-understand strategies for putting it all together to build exciting, enriching, and compelling learning experiences for your children. Use as a supplemental resource or as a stand-alone curriculum solution.
• Brentwood Child Care is not responsible for any items brought to school, such as toys, jewelry, show & tell things, coats, hats & gloves, shoes, diapers, wipes, book bags, phones, electronic devices, etc. 
• Girls: To all parents, we ask our female students not to wear beads in their hair if they are under the age of 3. For children 3- and older, if the beads are not secured and fall out, we reserve the right to request you to take them out and not to wear them again. This policy will be enforced due to it being a choking hazard.