Sign-In and Sign-Out

Every child must be signed in and signed out each day. There are no exceptions to this rule. It is a State requirement. When someone, other than yourself picks up your child, please be sure to inform him or her of this requirement.

Enrollment and Tuition Policy

Before enrolling the child into this program, parent pays a deposit equivalent to half month’s tuition.  The preschool will return the deposit upon the withdrawal of the child from this program, only if (i) the parent has give this preschool two weeks notice in writing prior to withdrawing the child from the school and (ii) the parent has paid all tuition and fees owed through the withdrawal date. Otherwise, the deposit will not be returned.  This preschool will not pay the interest on the deposit.

Tuition is paid monthly and covers all the child’s absent days and national holidays (Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day following, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day). 

Payment is due at the first week of the month.  A $25.00 service charge will be assessed for a check returned for any reason.  Cash and check are all acceptable. 

Every summer, our preschool is closed for a two-week summer vacation.  We encourage parents arrange their vacation time accordingly.  Parents do not need to pay tuition for this period. 

Discipline Policy

We use positive methods of discipline which encourage self-control, self-direction, self-esteem, and cooperation. Any physical or emotional punishment is prohibited. When it becomes necessary to discipline a child, certain steps are followed:

• Talking to the child to help him/her see how he/she is misbehaving.
• Separating the child from the activity being disrupted.
• Isolating the child from the entire group (sitting on a chair, apart from all the others) for a few minutes to give him/her a chance to calm down.
• Holding a conference with the parents to discuss the methods we can use to solve the problem.

Health and Medication Policy

• Parents are required to hand in the child’s completed “Immunization Record”.
• Medication, prescription or nonprescription, shall be given to a child in care by adult care-giving staff only.
• Medication, prescription or nonprescription, shall be given or applied only with prior written permission from a parent.
• All medication shall be in the original container, stored according to instructions, and clearly labeled for a named child.
• Prescription medication shall have the pharmacy label indicating the physician's name, child's name, instructions, and name and strength of the medication and shall be given in accordance with those instructions.
• When your child is sick, please call May's Chinese Preschool to tell May what the symptoms are.  To protect your child and the others, please let your child stay at home when she or he:

• Has a fever above 101'F or more.

• Is irritable, cries constantly, or seems very sleepy or difficult to awaken

• Is hard to keep awake and refuses to eat normally

• Has difficulty breathing or seems to be breathing more rapidly than usual

• Had diarrhea in the past twelve hours that would run out of a diaper, has a foul infected type odor, or would be so difficult to control that your child could not make it to the toilet without soiling clothing or messing up the bathroom or other places.

• Has vomited two or more times in the past 24 hours or once in the past eight hours.

• Complains of constant stomach pains or walks stooped over and holding his stomach

• Has sores in the mouth or is drooling because it hurts to swallow

• Has a skin rash that includes pus bumps, water blister, or oozing crusty areas, or is associated with fever

• Has pinkness or redness in the white of eyes with crusting or drainage of yellow or green pus

• If skin or whites of eyes become yellow or jaundiced

• Has untreated head lice, scabies, or strep throat

• Has an unexplained swollen joint, arm or leg and won't move the arm or stand on the leg.

• Has a headache for more than twelve hours not relieved by Tylenol

• Has a croupy or wheezy cough or coughs up a lot of green or yellow phlegm

• Has a change in behavior or doesn't act "normal"

If your child has those symptoms, please bring her or him to see the doctor as soon as possible and please tell May the result and how long your child is expected to be at home.