Welcome

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As strong as our immune system has become over the years, we unfortunately still get sick from time to time. Because of this we allot ourselves 7 sick/personal days per year. We also use these days for our continuing education classes (CPR, Pediatric First Aid, etc) in order to keep our childcare license in good standing. Of course we will give you as much of an advance notice as possible.

We allot ourselves 2 weeks of vacation a year. The dates of our vacation will be posted at least one month in advance. Regular payment rates apply for our vacations, your vacations, weeks with holidays, and provider’s sick/personal days. 

 Note:Parents are responsible for finding back-up care for their children during provider vacations, holidays, and sick/personal days resulting in the daycare closing.

A nonrefundable deposit equal to two weeks of childcare costs is due at time of enrollment. However, do not give us the deposit until you have signed the Parent-Provider Contract/Enrollment application and thoroughly read the parent handbook. Your child’s spot is not secured until we have received both the deposit and the signed Parent-Provider Contract/Enrollment application. The deposit will be credited towards the last two weeks of your child’s enrollment. 

 Note: Please make checks payable to Kathys Nest Daycare LLC.

Payment is due on the first Thursday of each month or on the first Thursday of the month attending daycare. If payment is received on friday there will be a $50 late fee charged. If Payment is not received by the following Monday there will be an extra $50.00 for re-inscription fee. If payment is not received by Tuesday child will lose their slot and will have to get on the waitlist again paying the current rate not the rate they came in with. It must be understood that to hold your child’s space, payment must be paid whether your child attends or not. Payment is based on contract, not attendance. Your daycare tuition will remain the same (AKA grandfathered in) through your child’s first day of enrollment to their last except in the following two scenarios. (1) When changing contracted days of attendance. (2) Stopping and then restarting paid attendance in our daycare. In both scenarios your new payment will default to the current price of the newly enrolled schedule.

Note: To figure out the monthly payment you do the following, (weekly amount × 52 weeks ÷ 12 months = monthly amount)

Direct Deposit or Zelle accepted as form of payments.
(No Cash - No Checks- No Bitcoin)

If your child is picked up after 5:30pm there will be a late charge assessed of $1.00 for every one minute (unless prior arrangements have been made). Please be courteous and arrive on time. After hours is time with our family.

For the health and safety of your child and all of the children in our daycare, please do not bring your child to daycare sick. In which case we in turn may become sick making it difficult to care for the children at the high standards that we have set for ourselves. We can only care for children with mild cold like symptoms that are otherwise feeling and acting well. Mild cold like symptoms are clear runny nose, slight cough, and a slight or no fever. If you are not sure if your child should be brought to daycare, then please call and check with us. If a child becomes ill during daycare hours the parents will be contacted to pick up their child. Parents need to pick up their children within one hour of being notified. If parents are not available, the emergency contact person will be notified.

Note: Once the child is removed from daycare due to illness, they may not return to daycare until symptoms requiring removal are no longer present. The child must also be void of any contagious disease, unless accompanied by a doctor’s note stating the illness in question is not contagious, and the child is other wise feeling well enough to participate in our daily schedule.

A child with any of the following illnesses must be completely free of any symptoms before returning to daycare. If the child is taking antibiotics for an illness, the child may return to daycare after the initial 24 hours of beginning antibiotics as long as he or she has a slight to no fever (under 100 degrees), no longer contagious, and is otherwise feeling well enough to participate in our daily schedule. Signs of illness include the following; unusual lethargy, irritability, persistent crying for no reason, runny nose (more than clear), cough (more than slight), difficulty breathing, diarrhea, vomiting, mouth sores, rashes (note from doctor stating non-contagious is ok), pink eye, chicken pox, mumps, measles, roseola, hepatitis A, impetigo, lice, ringworm, scabies, strep throat, scarlet fever, tuberculosis, shingles, and any other contagious disease or rash. Any child with a fever of 100 degrees or above, orally (in the mouth), or axillary (under the arm), may not attend daycare. State law requires that we notify parents of children who have been exposed to certain contagious diseases. Please notify us if your child becomes infected, so a note can be posted.  

Note: A fever in and of itself is not all bad (given that it is not too high). A fever is your bodies natural way of trying to protect it self against what ever virus or bacteria is attacking it. Illnesses that cause fevers cannot live in our bodies’ abnormally hot environment. However, a fever is an obvious indicator that the child is sick and possibly contagious, therefore requiring exclusion from daycare.

If your child will not be attending daycare due to illness or other, please let us know as soon as possible so the day’s activities won’t be held up waiting for your child to arrive. Also, we need to know how many children we need to prepare meals for. No discounts will be given for your child’s absences due to illness or vacations. If your child will not be attending daycare for what ever reason, you are still required to pay.

At Kathys Nest Daycare we do not give medications to the children. If your child needs to be medicated in order to get through the day, and be able to comfortably participate in our classroom activities, then it is quite possible he or she may be too sick to attend daycare. We will however give certain doctor prescribed medications to the children, of course given that they are no longer contagious, and only if the medication consent form has been signed. Examples of these would be; antibiotics for ear infections etc and Tylenol for teething or pain associated with bumps or bruises (not to bring down a fever). If you’re not sure if we will administer a certain medication or not, please feel free to ask.

We are required by law to report any suspected incidents of possible child abuse or neglect. Your child can be questioned by child protective services at any time without your consent.

Emergency information is kept on file at the daycare. In case of illness or injury this information will be used to notify you or the person designated by you, of your child’s status. If your child is injured while at the daycare, first aid will be administered. If treatment by a doctor is necessary, we will make every effort to contact you or the doctor you have chosen to treat your child. In all cases, an injury report is completed, and a copy is given to the parents as well as the Department of Social Services. Authorization for emergency treatment must be signed at the time of enrollment to ensure that in the event of an emergency, we can make sure your child receives the necessary emergency treatment he or she needs. It is very important that all emergency contact information is kept up to date and correct. Please inform us immediately of any changes to keep your information current. Parents are responsible for all costs involved in emergency medical treatment, including emergency transportation if required.

Note: In case of a serious accident or sudden illness requiring immediate medical attention, the following procedures will be followed.  A phone call to 911 is made. Child's parents (or emergency contacts) are called. Child is separated from the other children and appropriately cared for. Parent, provider, or ambulance takes the child and health records to the doctor or hospital.

Our emergency location of choice is our backyard