Children ages 6 weeks to 5 years old (or until the child has started to school) may attend the Mother’s Day Out program of Bayside Baptist Church. Mother’s Day Out meets on Tuesday and Thursday each week from 9:30 AM until 2:00 PM. We ask that parents be prompt in picking up their child up at 2:00 PM. We ask that your child arrive NOT LATER THAN 10:00 AM and not be picked up prior to 1:30 PM.
Parents are expected to bring their child(ren) to their assigned room(s), sign them in on the appropriate form(s) and bring the following items for each child:
- sack lunch, including drink
- change of clothing
- 3 to 4 extra diapers or pull-ups
Please label ALL personal belongings with your child’s name. If you need a diaper bag tag to attach your child’s name to his/her bag, please ask your child’s teacher for one. We ask that you NOT bring toys from home to MDO. Please dress your child in tennis shoes and socks, socks are required for our indoor playground facility.
The Mother’s Day Out program is a year long program, closed one week in the summer for VBS. We Close for Fall Break, Spring Break, Thanksgiving week, and 2 weeks for Christmas In the event of inclement weather, we follow the Hamilton County School closure. If there is a delay we will open at normal time 9:30.
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Fees:
Supply Fee: $25 (due Fall, Spring and Summer) covers wipes, classroom supplies
Registration Fee: (to be paid at time registration form turned in):
$10 (1 child); $20 (2 children); or $30(3+ children).
Monthly Fee: (due the first day of each month that your child attends):
For two (2) days/week (Tuesday/Thursday):
$140 (1 child); $270 (2 children); or $400 (3 children)
For one (1) day per week (Tuesday ONLY or Thursday ONLY):
$110(1 child); $210 (2 children)
In order to enroll your child in the sessions, fees must be paid in full. All payments are due the first day of the month that your child attends. There will be no credit given for personal days missed, only for inclement weather closures will a credit be issued. No refund will be issued for the month paid in advance if the guardians should decide to no longer participate in MDO.
Illness Policy:
A child must be free of the following symptoms for at least 24 hours before teachers are allowed to accept him or her into our Mother’s Day Out program:
- Fever
- Diarrhea
- Vomiting
- Lice
- Cold or flu symptoms
- Unexplained rashes, blisters, bumps or swelling
- Any other symptoms that would qualify as illness.
In order to keep the spread of infections down, as well as for your own child’s
best interest, if your child begins to exhibit any of the above symptoms while under the care of our Mother’s Day Out program, you will be expected to return and pick him or her up as quickly as possible. We will welcome them back when they have been symptom free for 24 hours. If your child has been found with lice, we ask that you bring the empty bottle of the shampoo used to treat your child and no nits in the hair before your child can return.
Discipline Policy:
Your child will be given time out (a maximum of one minute per age of child) as discipline. If a teacher feels your child’s behavior warrants further action, the child will be taken to the director for a short time out away from the class.
Bayside Mother’s Day Out Program is not required to be licensed by the state as a child care agency.
