VACATIONS AND CLOSINGS

HOLIDAYS
Kids’ Kingdom observes the following days as paid closings. Please mark your calendar!
 

January	New Year's Day Martin Luther King's Birthday
February	President's Day
May	Memorial Day
July	Independence Day
September	Labor Day
October	Columbus Day
November	Veteran's Day Thanksgiving Day
December	Christmas Eve (early close @ 1pm) Christmas Day Day after Christmas New Year's Eve (Early close @ 1pm)

When a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday and is observed on the Friday prior or Monday after, Kids’ Kingdom will be closed. For example, if Christmas, December 25th, falls on a Sunday, Kids’ Kingdom will be closed on that Monday.

Kids’ kingdom may also schedule up to two paid professional training days per year.

VACATION
The provider (Kids’ Kingdom Family Child Care) may take up to 2 weeks vacation at 1/2 your child’s contracted weekly fee. The provider will give the parents at least 8 weeks prior notice of all scheduled vacation time. Parents are responsible for securing alternate care.

In return, each child will be given 2 contracted weeks of 1/2 rate tuition (vacation) to be used during times of illness, holidays, closings, etc. For example, if your child attends 3 days per week, you would receive a total of 6 days at half rate (3days/week X 2weeks), 4 days per week= 8 days at half rate, and so on. A written notice must be given in order for Kids' Kingdom to apply this rate to your child's weekly tuition. When using vacation days, you will be credited on the following week's tuition unless given at least 2 week's written notice in advance of the scheduled absence.

You are encouraged to schedule your vacations to coincide with Kids’ Kingdom’s closures to avoid paying for your vacation time. All accounts prepaid at the time of unscheduled closure (illness, emergency) will be credited for the following billing cycle.

PROVIDER ILLNESS
In the case of provider’s illness you will be contacted as soon as possible, with no less than one hour before your scheduled drop off time. There will be no charges related to the provider's illness that prohibits care.

If one of the provider’s children will be home sick, you will be notified of the situation so that you may determine if your child will attend that day(s). If you should decide to keep your child home, you will still be billed your regularly contracted weekly tuition.

In the event of a family emergency you will be given as much notice as possible. There will be no charges related to the provider's emergency that prohibits care.

Parents are responsible for securing alternate care when Kids‘ Kingdom will be closed due to school closings, illness or emergencies.


INCLEMENT WEATHER
In the event of severe weather such as snow storms or severe rain storms, when the city/town declares a severe weather emergency, closes schools and businesses and when self employed parents close their businesses early, etc., please call to notified us of your personal situation and confirm drop-off and pickup times. If the parent is leaving work early, it is highly recommend that they pick up their child. If a parent must continue to work the day, Kids’ Kingdom will remain open for their child.

If school has been closed, yet businesses are open and a parent must work, care will still be available, however if a parent chooses not to go to work, because of inclement weather, it is highly recommend that they keep their child home also, instead of putting the child at risk by trying to get them to and from child care.

In the event of school closure due to inclement weather, school age children will be able to attend full day upon availability of space. All necessary adjustments of daily fees will be due with the next weeks payment.

The daily fee will still be charged for these days, however, any early or late charges will be waived to allow for safe travel.

EMERGENCY PROCEDURES/BACKUP PROVIDER
The Provider's mother, Robin Etchingham, a registered RN, is sometimes available to provide care in the event an emergency or appointment. When she is not available, an other qualified assistant may be employed to help supervise the children for a short period of time if necessary. You will be notified at least 24 hours in advance if a back-up provider will be utilized, except in the case of emergencies. Please be aware that backup providers are only used for appointments and emergencies.

We must have on file, phone numbers where the parents can be reached, plus the numbers of TWO adults who are willing to be emergency contacts. It is extremely important that all these numbers are kept current. Please discuss what your plan of action is with your emergency contact people so there is little or no confusion if they should be called upon to take responsibility of your child.