Congregations Caring for Children

24. Staff, families, and schools share

Written guidelines are in place

important information to support the

regarding the use and maintenance of

well being of children and youth.

the program facility.

27. The outdoor space is large enough

Program policies require that staff

to meet the needs of children, youth,

and family members communicate

and staff.

about the child's well being.

Staff, families, and schools work

There is enough room in the out 

together as a team to set goals for each

door space for all program activities.

child; they work with outside special 

The outdoor space meets or exceeds

ists when necessary.

local health and safety codes.

Staff and families share information

Staff use outdoor areas to provide

about how to support children's devel 

new outdoor play experiences.

opment.

There is a procedure in place for

Staff and families join together to

regularly checking the safety and

communicate and work with the

maintenance of the outdoor play space.

schools.

28. Staff, children, and youth work

25. The program builds links to the

together to plan and implement suit 

community.

able activities, which are consistent

with the program's philosophy.

Staff provide information about

community resources to meet the

Staff ask children to share their

needs of children and their families.

ideas for planning so that activities will

The program develops a list of

reflect children's interests.

community resources. The staff draw

The program's daily activities are in

from these resources to expand pro 

line with its mission and philosophy.

gram offerings.

Staff keep on file their records of

The staff plan activities to help

activity planning.

children get to know the larger com 

Staff plan activities that will reflect

munity.

the cultures of the families in the pro 

The program offers community 

gram and the broad diversity of human

service options, especially for older

experience.

children.

29. Program policies and procedures

26. The program's indoor space meets

are in place to protect the safety of the

the needs of staff.

children and youth.

There is enough room in the indoor

Staff and children know what to do

space for staff to plan various program

in case of general emergency.

activities.

The program has established proce 

Staff have access to adequate and

dures to prevent accidents and manage

convenient storage.

emergencies.

The indoor space meets or exceeds

The program has established poli 

local health and safety codes.

cies to transport children safely; it

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