18 In-Home Child Care Purpose This policy and the procedures within help support the safe arrival and dismissal of children receiving care. This policy will provide home child care providers, staff (e.g., home child care visitor, home child care agency administrators, etc.), students and volunteers with a clear direction as to what steps are to be taken when a child does not arrive at the home child care premises as expected, as well as procedures to follow to ensure the safe arrival and dismissal of children. This policy is intended to fulfill the obligations set out under Ontario Regulation 137/15 for policies and procedures regarding the safe arrival and dismissal of children in care. Policy and Procedures General • JHFR- Village Home Childcare will ensure that any child receiving child care at the child care premises is only released to the child’s parent/guardian or an individual that the parent/guardian has provided written authorization stating who the child care provider may release the child to. The Individual must also show photo identification for the child to be released at pick up. • JHFR – Village Home Childcare will only dismiss children into the care of their parent/guardian or another authorized individual. • Where a child does not arrive in care as expected or is not picked up as expected, the home child care provider must follow the safe arrival and dismissal procedures set out below. Accepting a child into care The home child care provider is responsible for signing children in on the attendance record as children arrive at the home premises where care is provided. The home child care provider is responsible for ensuring any communication from parents/guardians related to drop-off or absences is noted on the daily written record. Where a child has not arrived in care as expected 3. Where a child does not arrive at the home child care premises as expected and the parent/guardian has not communicated a change in drop-off or that the child will be absent (e.g., left a voice message or advised the home child care home child care provider at pick-up) the home child care provider must: o At 15 minutes past expected arrival: contact the primary parent/guardian by the usual method of communication. Leave a message stating: “as per the Safe Arrival Policy, I am inquiring about the child’s expected arrival time.” Or similar. o At 30 minutes past expected arrival with no contact: employ all means of communication; call, text and email all available numbers for the primary and secondary parent/guardian (if applicable). Call the emergency contact on file. Leave a message stating: “as per the Agency’s Safe Arrival Policy you have not been advised of the child’s expected arrival time and the Agency has been contacted.” Or similar. o At one hour past expected arrival with no contact: the home child care provider will attempt to contact all adults listed on the child’s emergency contact list, as well as the Home Child Care
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