About Us - Discipline
Behavior Management
Place of Grace will use age and developmentally appropriate forms of discipline. Those include:
- Gentle Reminders- The teachers will continue to reinforce to the child what the acceptable behavior is for that time.
- Redirection- The child will be redirected to another activity. They will be given the opportunity to try another activity or move on.
- Reasoning- The teacher will provide the words or emotions that are acceptable in a situation. The child will be encouraged to express themselves and immediately go back to the activity./span>
- Choices- The child will be given two acceptable choices, and allowed to make his own decision to replace the unacceptable behavior.
- Removal from an activity- If the child is unable to continue in a particular activity due to behavior, the child will be removed and redirected to another activity.
- Time out for age 36 months and up- Time out will be used as a last resort and as an opportunity for the child to cool off. Once the child is able to communicate with the teacher, or return to the activity, they will be allowed to do so.
- Removal from classroom- If the child is unable to function after all of the above actions have been taken or if they have been aggressive toward another child or the teacher, they will be sent to the office. At that time, administration will work with the child to express their feelings, gather themselves, and return to the classroom to join the activities.
*After the child has been placed in time out, or removed from a situation 3 times in one day, the child will be sent to the office. Children who are brought to the office more than 3 times during a day due to behavior issues in the classroom will result in an automatic call to parents and parents will be required to pick child up. When a child has been picked up from the office 2 times or more due to behavior issues there will be a 2 day suspension from program (fee still applies). If a child is picked up from the office a third time, then the child will be discharged from the program and will not be allowed to return. Policy is at the discretion of administrators and owners.
**Corporal punishment will not be used or tolerated by any teacher. Corporal punishment used by any teacher will result in immediate dismissal of offending teacher. Corporal punishment is also not allowed to be used by parents while on the premises. Parent’s using corporal punishment while on the premises could result in a Child Protective Services (CPS) referral being filed by any staff member who witnesses the act. Unusual marks to the child’s body, excessive bruising, unexplained injuries or explanations that don’t make sense to the nature and severity of the injury, signs of neglect including poor hygiene, wearing the same clothing day after day without being laundered between wearing the clothing, not attending to child’s need for food or medical attention, child’s behavior this is unusual or inappropriate in social settings, inappropriate touching of self or others (especially during nap times), withdrawn behavior or extreme aggression towards others or self is considered signs of abuse.
**Place of Grace Early Learning Center is a mandated reporter of child abuse. Any act, as seen in the eyes of CPS, as being abusive will be reported. Any unusual marks or excessive bruising observed on the child will also result in a CPS referral
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