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 What a Parent / Guardian can expect:

Safety for your children:
I will take all possible precautions to keep your children safe.
Open Communication: I will give you frequent and full updates on your child's progress and of any problems. I welcome all questions, comments and suggestions.
Open Access to my Home: Parents are welcome to drop in or call at anytime.
Honesty and Confidentiality: I will not make commitments that I cannot or do not intend to keep.
Acceptance of parent wishes: I will abide by parents wishes on matters such as discipline; TV, watching and toilet training.

Advance notice of any changes: Since it is often very difficult to find adequate care, I will tell parents well in advance if I am going to change my hours or if I am going to stop or limit to care the time of caring for a child.
No interference: There will be no, interference in the child's family or family problems.
(Unless you ask for help) I will not take sides or discuss custody battles, discuss lifestyles or anything else with your child. And I will not judge parenting practices.

Keeping your children safe: Oregon state law requires that I have Copies of any court paperers pertaining to any estranged partner.To provide proff that this person ay not have the children released to them.     I will not release children to anyone without prior parent notification.  I also require picture ID. and a signiture of person sighning out the child. 
I assure you: that everyone in contact with the child is trustworthy and supervised. I am responsible for everyone who enters or visits my home. You can rest assured; I will not have any surprises regarding your child's care. (No sudden changes, ext).

 What your provider expects:

Open Communication
: Please explain all of your Childs needs and any wishes or expectations about your child. Please, also, generously provide updates on problems and activities progress that your child is making.

Please give me information about your child like routine care needs, activities and preferences. Good communication will help all parties involved.
Honesty and You're Trust: Be honest about how you believe the suitable arrangements are going.
Agreements on terms and arrangements: You should fully understand my expectations.
Advance notice and agreement to any modifications:

I have to make a decent living too, so at least one week advance notice if you are going to stop using my services or vacation time .

Pick- up and drop - off : On time and follow through with what you say.
Up-Date agreements: If you find that the original times are not working lets, sit down and figure out new times.
Respect: Please note that I know caring for children, is a permanent job. As the provider I am a worker or just like everyone else, I am not a baby sitter.
Payment: Are expected to be payed on time.

 or late fee will be charged.
Oregon rules for Sick Children: Health
414-350-0180
(1) A provider shall not admit, or retain in care, a child who:
(a) Is diagnosed as having or being a carrier of a child care-restrictable disease, as defined in Department of Human Services administrative rules, OAR 333-019-0010; or
(b) Has one of the following symptoms, or combination of symptoms, of illness:
(A) Diarrhea (more than one abnormally loose, runny, watery or bloody stool);
(B) Vomiting;
(C) Fever over 100 degrees F taken under the arm; (D) Severe cough;
(E) Unusual yellow color to skin or eyes;
(F) Skin or eye lesions or rashes that are severe, weeping, or pus-filled;
(G) Stiff neck and headache with one or more of the symptoms listed above;
(H) Difficult breathing or abnormal wheezing; or
(I) Complaints of severe pain.
(2) A child who, after being admitted, shows signs of illness, as defined in subsection (1) of this rule, shall be isolated and the parent(s) notified and asked to remove the child from the home as soon as possible.
(3) If a child has mild cold symptoms that do not impair his/her functioning, the child may remain in the home and the parent(s) notified when they pick up the child.
(b) Prescription medication is in the original container and labeled with the child's name, the name of the drug, dosage, directions for administering, date and physician's name;
(c) Non-prescription medication is in the original container, labeled with the child's name, the dosage, and directions for administering;
(d) A written record of all medications administered, listing, as a minimum, the name of the child, type of medication, the signature of the caregiver administering the medication, date, time, and dosage given, shall be kept;
No Surprises: Let us keep each other notified on everything going on so that we never have any surprises.
I plan on giving all the children in my care a warm and loving family environment, so they can grow into caring individuals.