General Policies
Code of Ethical Conduct:
Code of Ethical Conduct:![]()
Code of Ethical Conduct:
All families are asked to remember when on
the school campus that they are around
young children and need to conduct
themselves in an appropriate manner.
Lancaster School District has a Civility
Policy and this will be enforced in our State
Preschool Programs.
the school campus that they are around
young children and need to conduct
themselves in an appropriate manner.
Lancaster School District has a Civility
Policy and this will be enforced in our State
Preschool Programs.
Suspected Child Abuse:
Suspected Child Abuse:![]()
Suspected Child Abuse:
Our staff are all trained mandated reporters. The
safety and well being of children always comes
first. State law requires that staff report known or
suspected instances of a child abuse to Child
Protective Services or to local police officials. This
abuse includes physical abuse, sexual abuse,
emotional abuse or neglect.
safety and well being of children always comes
first. State law requires that staff report known or
suspected instances of a child abuse to Child
Protective Services or to local police officials. This
abuse includes physical abuse, sexual abuse,
emotional abuse or neglect.
If you or someone in your family wants
to learn different ways to guide and discipline
your child or to handle anger without hurting
your child, please talk to your child’s Teacher
or Program Staff. There are resources
available to help you, at no charge
to learn different ways to guide and discipline
your child or to handle anger without hurting
your child, please talk to your child’s Teacher
or Program Staff. There are resources
available to help you, at no charge
Civility Policy:
Civility Policy:![]()
Civility Policy:
If a parent/guardian or adult (acting on behalf of the parent/guardian) conducts themselves toward staff, adults and/or children in an abusive, profane, threatening or intimidating manner, the child may be terminated immediately.
Clothing & Items from Home:
Clothing & Items from Home:![]()
Clothing & Items from Home:
Preschool is a messy place! Dress Appropriately! Your child will be very active during classroom activities and should dress in comfortable and washable clothes. Shoes must be worn at all times.
Children must wear close toed shoes. Please send a change of clothing in a labeled Ziploc bag with your child’s initials on each piece of clothing. In addition, add your child’s initials to their jackets (they get lost).
Please keep all children's personal toys and jewelry at home. Our classrooms are filled with engaging materials for children to play and discover while they are in our care. Should a child bring early learning materials home, please return them to the teacher.
Safe School
& Harassment Policy:
& Harassment Policy:
Safe School
& Harassment Policy:![]()
Safe School
& Harassment Policy:
& Harassment Policy:
The following behaviors will not be tolerated
and are prohibited at any of our facilities:
and are prohibited at any of our facilities:
- Behavior which threatens the safety, welfare or morals of others
- Under the influence of and/or possession of alcohol, marijuana or drugs
- The possession of any weapon, look alike
weapon (toy), or any object which ejects
whether functional or not - Behavior which would cause, attempt,
threaten, or conspire to cause damage to
personal or real property or person through
arson, burglary, extortion, larceny (stealing),
criminal mischief, battery (hitting people),
assault (making a person fearful of hitting),
harassment (threat to commit an illegal
act), sexual harassment, sexual
intimidation, hazing (actions intended to
endanger or embarrass others.) - Use of obscene and profane language.
Birthdays:
Birthdays:![]()
Birthdays:
We strive to reach the goal of providing a healthy non-food-related celebration of your child’s milestone. Birthdays are celebrated with a birthday crown and the child’s choice of activity or book that day.
Please DO NOT bring balloons, gift bags, or candy on your child’s birthday. If you would prefer staff not to celebrate the birthday, please communicate that with the teacher.
Handwashing:
Handwashing:![]()
Handwashing:
Maintaining a healthy classroom for early learners is assisted by creating proper hand washing routines. Children in the program will wash their hands when they arrive, after toileting, before eating, and in and out of messy play. This helps prevent the spread of illness to the classroom and other children. This also supports the health and safety of essential staff members.
