Outside Play

Children in the afternoon program play outside every day, weather permitting. It is important that your children come dressed appropriately.

Communication

We encourage you to phone, send notes, or schedule meetings anytime you have concerns, questions, or issues you wish to discuss. This includes behavior or academic or social goals that you want us to be aware of when interacting with your child(ren). The JED Newsletter is distributed monthly via email.  Copies of the Newsletter will also be available at the front desk. Please be sure JED has a current email address and cell phone numbers. Please visit the Contact Us page for direct links to JED staff and JED Board members.

Emergency Contacts and Pick-Up Authorization

The names and telephone numbers of emergency contacts, the names of persons authorized to pick-up your child(ren) and all medical information must be kept current. The staff is authorized to release your child(ren) only to people listed on the authorization form, unless special arrangements have been made in writing. You must keep your Registration and Medical Release information up-to-date.

Attendance

If your child(ren) will not be attending the program on a scheduled day, please notify the Director or a staff member. Please send an e-mail to the Director or leave a message on the JED answering machine at (202) 362-2685. Remember that JED does not see Janney classroom teachers so two notes are necessary. In addition, please notify JED staff when special activities, such as Brownies or soccer practice, need to be coordinated with JED.

Pick Up

Children must be picked up from JED or from the Janney playground. Please remember to sign out each child and notify a staff member that you are leaving with your child(ren). Children may walk home from JED, provided a written permission slip is on file with the Director and a parent has called with instructions.

If a parent has been notified that his or her child is sick, the parent must make every effort to pick up the child promptly.

Late Pick Up Fine

Children must be picked up by 6:00 PM or 6:30 PM if enrolled in the late-stay option. In case of emergency, the staff must be notified promptly of any special arrangements. A fine of $1.00 will be assessed and collected for each minute the child remains after 6:00 PM or 6:30 PM. The fine should be paid to the staff member present at that time or it will be billed to the next monthly installment.

Discipline

JED is committed to providing a safe place for children to grow and learn. We create rules and limits under which the children may play. Our discipline system consists of natural and logical consequences to actions, which may include time out from peers or individual behavior contracts. Our ultimate goal is to provide an external discipline system that builds your child’s internal discipline. JED wants children to use staff as resources and to help children build their own self worth.

Termination by JED

Immediate

JED may terminate a student's enrollment, effective immediately, if any of the following conditions arise:

-In the judgment of the Director or the JED Board, the child’s behavior threatens the physical and/or mental well-being of any children in the program.

-In the judgment of the Director or the JED Board, the parent or guardian’s behavior threatens the physical and/or mental well-being of any children in the program.
-Tuition is not paid within one month of the due date.

-The child is ill when brought to JED more than three times in any 30-day period, or the parent/guardian fails to make arrangements for the immediate pickup of the child when he/she is ill.

Two Weeks Written Notice

JED may terminate a child’s enrollment upon 2 weeks' written notice if any of the following conditions arise:

Any of the conditions listed above under Immediate Termination, assuming JED has not exercised its right to terminate immediately.

In the judgment of the Director or the JED Board, the Program does not meet the developmental or special needs of your child.

The child is picked up late more than two times in any 30-day period.

You fail to abide by any of the terms in the Enrollment Agreement.

You fail to abide by JED policies, supporting documents, or written or verbal JED communications.

If JED terminates your child’s enrollment with two weeks written notice to you, any outstanding balance on your child’s account will be refunded within three weeks.