Rules

[laundrymom]

I have 2 rules.
1. Be nice
2. Use your manners

That covers about everything.

[MarinaVanessa]

Rules for Children:
- Helping hands: we use our hands constructively to help people
- Listening ears : we listen to each other and especially to the provider
- Respectful voices: we say nice things, speak respectfully to each other, and ask politely for things
- Looking eyes: we are observant and pay attention to each other and to the provider
- Walking feet: we walk in the house and stay active
- You may not hurt yourself; you may not hurt others; you may not hurt things

Hey, those are my rules

I LOVE the idea of making rules for the parents. I may steal that.

[lvt77]

Love it!! I'll have to use that next rewrite!

hahahah how freakin funny, but true!!!!
This is why I send out friendly reminders each month. Reminding of a few things here and there.... I am so annyoing.....

[Terri7]

Day Care Rules

We go over the rules daily. No! they do not always follow through, I teach them to be respectful of my staff, myself, and the comfort items that are provided for them. The play things that are also provided for them to play with while they are in my care. Overall it works pretty well.
We focus on these rules they written in my handbook as well as gone over daily with the children in circle time.
No hitting, No shoving, or pushing. No taking back to assistants/provider.
Inside voices when we are inside. Loud voices are outside voices.
Running, jumping, is for outside. Inside we slow down and walk nicely.
We respect others, and others will respect us. We respect toys, crayons, paints, lets not forget to say please, thank you, no thank you and your welcome. I teach my staff and remind my self to lead by example.
I encourage my children to have fun, and interact with one another nicely. I prefer re-direction to a time-out. I have found time-out can bring on more drama and resentment in a child. However, if the behavior is out of control, someone might get hurt I will use a time-out.
My DC parents are so well informed about what goes on in my day care that they trust me to handle the situations that arise in my day care. If the behavior requires more than a re-direction or a couple of time-outs. I keep a time-out chart daily on that child and the parent is given a copy of that report daily. First I try to enroll the parent to help me with the child's behavior before I let my self get upset by the behavior. If the charts going home do not make a change and they turn into Citation Reports going home, I then make changes and explain to the parent that my day care is unable to meet these specific needs of their child. This behavior is unacceptable to the other DC parents and their children. They need to seek DC elsewhere and find a day care where there child's needs can be met. Where this child can have a more suitable and comfortable setting for him or her her to grow and thrive in.

[mugglegirl]

I have rules for parents AND children listed in my handbook AND I have a poster made up for the kids of the rules. This is what it says in my handbook:

Rules for Children:
- Helping hands: we use our hands constructively to help people
- Listening ears : we listen to each other and especially to the provider
- Respectful voices: we say nice things, speak respectfully to each other, and ask politely for things
- Looking eyes: we are observant and pay attention to each other and to the provider
- Walking feet: we walk in the house and stay active
- You may not hurt yourself; you may not hurt others; you may not hurt things


Rules for Parents:

Children emulate what they see in their parents, and as such it is important that parents show the same level of respect as we expect from the children.

- Do not leave until your child’s shoes have been removed, the child is with the rest of the group, and you have updated me on any pertinent information – how your child slept, if there are any concerns or updates, etc.
- Be in control of your child when you are present and enforce my rules while in my home
- Respect the rules in this manual. I have spent a lot of time writing it so that you are aware of my policies and values.
- Ensure fees are paid ON TIME.
- Communicate with me your concerns and your successes.
- No smoking on property
- Parents will be held financially responsible for any major damages incurred by their child when the damage is not caused by normal playing behaviour

I was just looking for some "positive" rules to put in my handbook. All of mine currently start with "no" and I want to change that. Thanks for posting these!! And I love the rules for parents.

[Blackcat31]

NO spitting
NO whining

and for the kids: Make sure your parents pay on time!

[sahm2three]

I am adding house rules to my handbook. How do most of you post your house rules? If you put them in your handbook do you also put a list somewhere that the parents can see them each day?
Also, what are some of your house rules? I don't want to leave out anything! Thanks!!

I don't have a copy in my handbook, that is a good idea. I do have one hanging by the front door and all the parents have seen it. I have one hanging in my kitchen and one hanging downstairs where the older kids play.

[MyAngels]

NO spitting
NO whining

and for the kids: Make sure your parents pay on time!

This made me laugh! Thanks!