Daycare Policies & Procedures

Write your own Daycare Policies and Procedures for your daycare.

Here is a list of suggestions you might want to include. Pick and choose which items will work for your business.

• Your licensing agency will have requirements for your P&P which you will receive with your information packet.
• Describe your daycare’s daily operation & schedule
• Ages and number of children licensed for
• Hours of operation
• Drop off/Pick up Policy
• Late Payment Policy
• Bounced Check Policy
• Your vacation/sick days
• Leave of Absence Policy
• Sick Child Policy
• Meal & Snack Schedule
• Nap schedule
• Supplies provided by the family
• Transportation Policy
• Extra fees charged, such as registration, holding or activity fees.
• Emergency back-up provider
• Training Record
• Termination Policy
• Trial enrollment, if applicable
• Insurance coverage
• Any pets present
• Smoking Policy

When I began my child care business, I wrote my own Policy & Procedures. It was very basic and I found out as I went along that I hadn’t included everything needed to ensure my business ran the way I wanted it to. To this day, fifteen years later, I still make changes, as needed.