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  • MarinaVanessa
    Family Childcare Home
    • Jan 2010
    • 7211

    #16
    Originally posted by Abigail
    Honestly, when I look at this document it's overwhelming because you have so many items listed on your content page and so many different sections when things really could be put into categories instead of individual short topics.
    This is good to know. I have trouble trying to figure out how to categorize them and group them together in a way that makes sense. Any ideas?

    Originally posted by Abigail
    It's not about the quantity it's about the quality. You do have quality, but you also have a lot of quanitity that could be shortened.
    Believe me, I have thought about making it shorter but I am not kidding, every single thing in my handbook has come up with clients and things that are uber explained in my handbbok is because clients have tried getting around or questioned those sections . I have seriouly thoght about shortening many of the sections but I get so damned paranoid that some client will come along and to the "But that's not what it says here ..".

    Originally posted by Abigail
    I noticed you switch A LOT from 1st person (we, I, you, us, etc) to 3rd person (the daycare, the parent, etc).
    This was me switching from originally it being 1st person to 3rd person. Apparently I missed a lot of them ... oops

    Originally posted by Abigail
    Then you have “Donations” as a topic to end page 25. This seems random….is it food donations, formula donations? It just seems out of place.
    It's all of those. Any type of donations. Clients sometimes give us items like houshold products and items, recyclables, food, supplies etc. Others began bringing things once I added it to my handbook a year ago because they said they read it and never thought of it. I stuck it here because I didn't know where else to put it . Any ideas?

    Originally posted by Abigail
    Page 26 is blank.
    Yes I think there may be other pages also but I can't remember. I'm anal retentive so all my chapters begin on the right side just like in a book. There is just something in my soul that wouldn't allow me to have a chapter in my handbook begin on the left side ::. I even go as far as to hole punch my handbook and put it in a little folder, you know the kinds that have a pocket in the front and back like for school book reports. Like I said, anal.

    Thanks so much though. I took note of everything else you pointed out too so I'll make those changes too. Again, thanks a million! lovethis

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    • MarinaVanessa
      Family Childcare Home
      • Jan 2010
      • 7211

      #17
      Originally posted by MamaBearCW
      It was the sentence about the child with limited language being told "no bite". Sounds a little off to me.
      Oh that was talking about biting and hitting. I wouldn't go into a full explination with a child about why we don't hit or bite if the child is under 2 KWIM? Older kids get the explination and they have to talk it out. Young kids that aren't adept with language yet (like those under 2) get simple word sentences like "No bite", "no hit", "gentle", "not nice", "he's sad", "Suzie cry" etc. depending on their vocabulary. I just didn't want to add a whole bunch of these examples. Any ideas how to make it make sense?

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      • Abigail
        Child Care Provider
        • Jul 2010
        • 2417

        #18
        Do you have a separate handbook from your contract? It's recommended. Let me know if you need help.

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        • MarinaVanessa
          Family Childcare Home
          • Jan 2010
          • 7211

          #19
          Originally posted by Abigail
          Do you have a separate handbook from your contract? It's recommended. Let me know if you need help.
          Yes, the contract only has the hours of care, type of care, vacations, rates and fees. Everything else went into my handbook.

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          • daycare
            Advanced Daycare.com *********
            • Feb 2011
            • 16259

            #20
            wow...looks great to me. Very very professional!

            It has taken me over a year to update and finalize my PHB. Just when i think I am done, someone throws me for a loop!

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            • MarinaVanessa
              Family Childcare Home
              • Jan 2010
              • 7211

              #21
              Originally posted by daycare
              just when i think i am done, someone throws me for a loop! Lol
              yes!! Exactly!!

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