Meal Policy Two nutritious hot meals and an afternoon snack are served daily at Nanny's. Breakfast is served between 8:00 AM and 8:30 AM.  If your child arrives after 8:30 AM, please make sure he/she has eaten breakfast. Lunch is served at 11:00 AM.  If your child will be arriving at Nanny's after 9:30 AM, please call and let us know so that we can include them in our lunch count.  If you forget to call, please make sure your child has eaten lunch before coming to the center.  Please do not drop child off during our naptime! Breakfast Served........................... 8:00 - 8:30 AM Lunch Served................................. 11:00 - 12:00 PM Snacks Served............................... 2:30 - 3:00 PM It is not permissible for children to bring their own food to Nanny's with the following exceptions: Children on therapeutic diets, prescribed by a physician, may bring their own food.  A written request must be received and kept on file. Birthday parties - Nanny's provides a birthday cake on the first Friday of each month to celebrate all children with a birthday in that month. Illness Policy The State of Louisiana sets strict guidelines for day care centers to follow concerning illnesses.  The following shows how long a child must stay away from the center with an illness. ILLNESS/SYMPTOM: DO NOT RETURN UNTIL: Meningococcal Disease Well Hib Disease Cleared by physician Diarrhea Cleared or treated by a physician Fever of 101 degrees or above Fever is gone for twenty-four hours or cleared by a physician Hepatitis A One week after illness started and fever is gone Undiagnosed generalized rash Well or cleared by physician A sudden onset of vomiting, irritability, or excessive sleepiness Evaluated and cleared by physician Pink eye/Conjunctivitis Contagious one to three days. Return with medicine when redness and discharge is absent Please, for the safety of your child and others, do not bring him/her to the center if they have been running a temperature, vomiting, or having diarrhea during the night.  Symptoms must be gone for 24 hours before returning. Discipline Policy No child shall be subject to physical punishment, corporal punishment, verbal abuse or threats.  Cruel, severe, unusual or unnecessary reasons, we use the "Time-out Chair" and he/she will never be out of sight of a staff member. No child shall be deprived of meals or any part of meals for disciplinary reasons. Reports of mistreatment of children, coming to the attention of the Department of Social Services will be investigated.  If you encounter a problem at Nanny's please consult with the Director.  If you feel the problem has not been resolved, you are to call the Licensing Department at 504-922-0015. Any suspected abuse and/or neglect of a child must be reported in accordance with LA Revised Statute 14:403 to the local Child Protection Agency. Corporal punishment, which is defined as "the infliction of pain", upon a child of any age, is prohibited at Nanny's. Accident Policy Any time a child has an accident at Nanny's, the staff member in charge of that child will assess the situation and determine the appropriate action.   An accident report will be filled out by the staff member in charge, with an additional staff member's signature on the report verifying the information to be correct. Fire Drill Policy The State of Louisiana requires that all Child Care Centers hold monthly fire drills.  These drills are held at unannounced times.  A report on the fire drill is filed in the center's office. Inclement Weather Policy Closure due to inclement weather will follow the Rapides Parish School System schedule.  However, if Rapides Parish Schools are closed, Nanny's Pre-School will re-access the weather by 9:00 a.m. the morning of closure and will make a decision at that time when to open.  You will be notified on our Bright Wheel app about closure and re-opening. Notifications By Text We keep our parents/guardians up to date with real-time feed of activities throughtout each day. Our Bright Wheel app sends photos, videos, messages and allows our parents/guardians to pay online.