Behavior Guidance Policy

A written record of all accidents injuries and incidents involving a child, a staff person or a visitor will contain: ● Name and age of person ● Date and place of incident ● Injury or incident ● Action taken by staff ● To whom incident is reported

The first aid kit is located in the classroom and contains the following: Band-Aids, gauze, adhesive tape, scissors, thermometer, and first aid manual. All staff are trained in administering first-aid.

BEHAVIOR GUIDANCE

Students at Faithful Beginnings at SJB will be treated with equal respect, consideration and love in a nurturing environment. In the event of unacceptable behavior, children will be cared for in a Christ-like manner.

We are interested in establishing a healthy respect for God, self and others. Therefore, we strive to help children develop good behavior habits. We encourage children to work with others in a healthy, God pleasing way. We believe that modeling respectable behavior through teachers toward children is essential. Guidelines are as follows: ● Quietly discussing with the child the inappropriate actions ● Acknowledging the child’s feelings or actions and explaining acceptable behavior ● Positively reinforcing the child’s good behavior ● Redirecting the children and groups away from problems toward constructive activity, in order to reduce conflict ● Consistency on the part of the teacher(s) ● Scheduling a parent conference for recurring behavior concerns ● If a child’s behavior is unusual and persistent, it will be documented in the child’s file along with communication to the parent(s) ● Unacceptable behavior will result in natural and logical consequences

Separation From the Group No child may be separated from the group unless the following has occurred: •A less intrusive method of guiding the child’s behavior have been tried where Ineffective. •The child’s behavior threatens the well-being of the child or other children in the program. •A child who requires separation from the group must: 1) Remain within an unenclosed part of the classroom where the child can be continuously seen and heard by a program staff person. 2) The child’s return to the group must be contingent on the child’s stopping or bringing under control the behavior that precipitated the separation; and 3) The child must be returned to the group as soon as the behavior that precipitated the separation abates or stops. 4) Staff will fill out a Separation Report that includes the child’s name, staff person’s name, time, date, information regarding what less intrusive methods were used to guide the child’s behavior, and how the child’s behavior continued to threaten the well-being of the child or other children in the class.