Policies and Procedures

The Participant Guidebook focuses on supporting you in developing seven of the 34 policies and procedures that are required in your Family Child Care Home (FCCH) Handbook. Below are resources to help you create these seven policies.

All participants in the Pre-Licensing training will submit two policies to their facilitator for review:  1) Admissions and Registration; and 2) Behavior and Guidance. The rubric for self-assessment on each policy covered in training can be found in the Participant Guidebook. 

Statement of Policies and Procedures Checklist Family Child Care Homes

1. Admissions and Registration *This policy must be completed.

Please see rule 2.316 B.1.

Pre-admission Interview Sample Questions

Sample forms to support Admissions Procedures

How to Set Prices for Your Child-Care Service

Sample Drop-off Policy

2. Itemized Fee Schedule 

Please see rule 2.316 B.3.

How to Set Prices for Your Child-Care Service

3. Early/Late Fees and Procedures 

Please see rules 2.316 B.4 and 2.316 B.7.

Sample Drop-off Policy

4. Behavior and Guidance *This policy must be completed. 

Please see rule 2.316 B.18.

Ideas to Support Writing a Behavior and Guidance Policy

5. Suspensions and Expulsions 

Please see rules 2.316 B18 d and 2.316 B.19.

6. Substitute Care 

Please see rule 2.316 B.10.

CDEC Substitute Requirements

Sample Visitor Sign In/Out Log

Building and Physical Premises Training Outline

7. Emergency Response Plan 

Please see rule 2.316 B.30.

Emergency Planning Resources

What Is Your Bad Weather Policy?

Communication, Emergency and Security Procedures: Sample Sign in/out Roster