Oakwood Athletic Club welcomes you and your children to ClubKid. Our Child Care department is open to its members Monday through
Friday 8:00 am to 8:00 pm, Saturday 7:30 am to 7:30 pm, and Sunday 7:30
am to 7:00 pm. Children 6
weeks to 12 years are welcome.
Call Childcare directly at 962-6200 or Oakwood Front Desk at 283-4000.
Our
Junior Room is designed
specifically for children
ages 6 years
and older. There are age
related board games, video games, a computer, books, and plenty of cozy
seating in a quiet atmosphere for your child to relax after school to
unwind and complete their homework.
The Junior Room is open Monday through Friday 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm,
and on Saturday and Sunday 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Due
to the nature of our service being an unlicensed child care versus a day
care facility, parents must remain on the premises at all times, and it
is recommended that children are not left for more than two and one half
hours. For safety and
liability reasons, members may only check in and out their own children.
This includes grandparents and relatives.
Ratios:
Oakwood
Athletic Club complies with state ratio requirements for unlicensed
child care facilities as follows:
6
weeks to 2 years..... 1
staff member to 4 infants
2
to 6 years..... 1 staff
member to 12 preschool age children
6+
years..... 1 staff member to
14 school age children
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Reservations
In order to provide
excellent service to all Oakwood members with children, child care
services are offered on a reservation system to make the process easy
and fair. Members may call
child care no more than 2 days in advance to make a reservation which
will then be logged into a binder with a daily calendar.
Reservations can only be made for your own children and must be
made on the regular child care extension.
Voice mail reservations are not accepted.
Members are eligible for 2-1/2 hours of reserved time.
Walk-ins are discouraged but will be taken space permitting. There will be a 15-minute grace period allowed for all
reservations. If members do
not check in within the grace period, they forfeit the reservation and a
no show fee will be charged to their account.
Please note: children
must be picked up on time, regardless of whether the full 2-1/2 hours
allowed is reserved, in order to avoid a late fee being assessed.
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Cancellations
Voice
mail is available to make cancellations.
Cancellations must be made a minimum of two hours in advance of
the reservation in order to avoid the late cancellationfee.
Check-In
Procedures
To
check a child into ClubKid, parents must give the child care attendant
their membership number. The parent will receive two numbered tags, one
to attach to the child’s clothing and a duplicate tag to be kept by
the parent to be used to check the child out of ClubKid. In order to
avoid confusion, tags should be attached to a child’s clothing rather
than jackets, blankets or car seats that will not remain with the child
at all times. All children, including juniors, will be assigned a tag in
order for capacity limits to be monitored. For the safety of all
children, parents must refrain from entering into the inner child care
area. Pertinent information
must be provided at check-in, including the location within the Club
where the parent plans to be, and any special instructions.
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Check-Out
Procedures
For
the safety and protection of all children, it is important that parents
go through the proper procedures when picking up children from ClubKid.
The duplicate tag given to parents at check-in should be given to the
child care attendant, and the attendant will retrieve the child from the
inner portion of ClubKid. Due
to safety reasons, parents are not allowed to enter into this inner
portion of the child care area.
Fees
The
fee for child care is $6.00 per hour per child.
This fee does not apply, however, for children who are Oakwood
members or paying the youth fee. The
service is offered for 2-1/2 hours per day per child, and at a nominal
fee thereafter up to a maximum of four hours.
Additional
Fees:
Diaper.....$1.00
Child
Care Guest Fees..... $6.00
per hour
Late
charge beyond 2 1/2 hours..... $1.50 per quarter hour
Late
charge beyond maximum 4 hours..... $10.00
plus quarter hour rate
No–Show
Reservation fee..... $6.00
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Health
Guidelines
Health
issues are a concern for everyone.
ClubKid relies on each family’s thoughtful assessment of their
child’s health. In order
to assist you, we have provided you with the following helpful
guidelines which our staff will use to ensure a healthy environment year
round.
•
FEVER: Any temperature above 99.0 or severe subnormal temperature.
•
COLD:
A runny nose with
colored discharge is the most common sign.
Also a fever or loss of energy.
•
COUGH: Any
cough with mucus secretion (a wet or wheezy cough) can spread bacterial
or viral infection on the droplets.
Please
Note: A dry
hacking cough (no droplets) is generally a non-contagious allergy.
•
RASH OR SKIN IRRITATION:
Poison
oak, impetigo, ring worm, cold sores, head lice, and communicable
diseases (measles, chicken pox, mumps, etc.) often have rashes or
itching as symptoms. Please
Note: Food or
other allergy irritation must be substantiated.
•
DIARRHEA: Loose, very watery, or mucus filled stools.
•
VOMITING: Recurring
or projectile vomiting with a fever.
•
PINK EYE: Any
unusual irritation of the eye or mucus membranes (such as
conjunctivitis).
•
ALLERGIES: If a child has allergies and is therefore exhibiting flu
symptoms but is not contagious, a doctor’s note is required.
Oakwood
staff will assess each child’s health upon arrival into ClubKid each
day. They will discuss the
health problems with the parent. The
staff may use discretion in accepting a child who shows signs of
illness. Please inform
ClubKid of contagious illnesses contracted by your child (example: lice,
chicken pox, measles, etc.).
The
health guidelines apply to the ClubKid staff, as well so that they do
not infect children or other staff.
Parents must accept the judgment of the staff regarding these
guidelines.
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General Guidelines
Each
child using the child care service at Oakwood must have a current
information/waiver card on file. Any special medical conditions,
including allergies, should be noted being as specific as possible. It
is important for parents to keep these cards updated with current
information.
Newborn
infants may utilize ClubKid at the age of six weeks. Before a newborn may be checked into child care, a six–week
doctor’s release or copy of a birth certificate must be provided.
Newborns up to the age of three months will be allowed to stay a
maximum of 90 minutes per day. Parents are asked to make sure the baby is fed and changed.
Children
must be signed in and out on daily sheets.
You can leave any special instructions with the child care
givers.
Parents must remain on the Oakwood premises at all times while
using ClubKid. You will be
contacted if you are needed by your child.
When
arriving at ClubKid, children should be fed, dry and properly dressed,
including shoes. For safety
reasons, shoes must be worn at all times.
If a child has a tendency to take their shoes off, please inform
the child care attendant at check-in.
Based
on the square footage of the child care facility, the maximum number of
children allowed in child care at any one time is 78. Due to safety concerns, at any one time, we can accommodate a
maximum of 12 children non-walking under the age of 2, and 13 walking
children under the age of 2.
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Activities
There are planned arts
and crafts for the children to participate in.
Different activities are scheduled according to the age groups
that predominate in child care. Activity
themes change monthly, and you can find a schedule of activities in
ClubKid.
Included in the planned
activities are drop-in Kid Gym classes which are made available to
children in ClubKid, ages 3 to 5. Specialty
classes are not included. Children
are escorted from ClubKid to a studio.
Children may be checked out of ClubKid at the end of class
withthe instructor, but may not be taken while in transit between class
to ClubKid. Children not checked into ClubKid before the beginning of
class must be picked up in the studio by the parent at the end of class.
Please note: the safety of all children is a primary concern of Oakwood
Athletic Club, and being able to account for each child in our care is
of vital importance. We
appreciate your cooperation in working within our guidelines to ensure
your child’s safety.
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Staff
Staff members are chosen
for their skill with children as well as their warmth and sensitivity to
the needs of the children. All
staff is trained in CPR. Should
an emergency occur, parents will be notified immediately.
Behavior
Problems
If a child exhibits
aggressive behavior toward another child and inflicts physical harm,
i.e. biting or hitting, the parent of the aggressor will be notified to
remove that child from ClubKid. The
second incident of this type will result in a 30 day suspension of
childcare privileges in order to allow time for behavior modification.
Disrespect to childcare attendants or vulgar language will not
be tolerated and the parent will be asked to remove the child.
The second incident of this type will also result in a 30
day suspension of childcare privileges.
Personal Items
We ask that personal
items not be brought into ClubKid or the Junior Room.
If “comfort” items such as blankets, bottles, etc., are
important for the child’s tranquility, please mark them with masking
tape or permanent marker. Oakwood
Athletic Club is not responsible for lost or broken items.
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Diaper
Changes
Diaper changes will be
performed as needed and as staffing allows, however, parents are asked
to provide the diapers. If
parents would like to be called to come change their child’s diaper,
if needed, please let our staff know when checking in.
There will be a $1 charge for Oakwood's diapers. Diaper changes do not
include those children who wear, cloth diapers, pull-ups or soiled
underpants.
Snacks
For the safety and well
being of all children, food in ClubKid will be limited to Club-provided
snacks at specific times during the day as follows.
• 9:30 am
• 11:30 am
• 2:00 pm
• 4:30 pm
• 7:00 pm
These guidelines are
established for the safety of all children utilizing child care at the
Club and are subject to change. Failure
of parents to follow these guidelines could result in temporary
suspension of childcare privileges.
Please address any questions regarding these guidelines to the
childcare director or the Club General Manager.
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