MOPPETS Guidelines for 2008-2009 (Revised 9-1-08)

Guidelines for MOPPETS

* All children must be in the correct class for their age. No child will be allowed into a classroom with a brother, sister, friend or cousin if their age is different than that of the class. Children’s rooms are divided into the following age groups for the purpose of safety, age appropriate activities, and overall order in this busy area of our program:
0-6 months: Room 101
6-12 months: Room 111
12-18 months: Room 104
18-24 months: Room 108
2-2 ½ year olds: Room 105
2 ½-3 year olds: Room 106
3-3 ½ year olds: Room 202
3 ½-4 year olds: Room 204
4-5 year olds: Room 203
This age is determined by the public school’s age cutoff date of September, 1 (half birthdays based on March 1st). Any classroom reassignments will be made at the discretion of the MOPPETS team leader. Your child will remain in his or her classroom for the entire MOPS year, from September through May, unless you are otherwise notified.

* It is required that all of your child’s personal items be labeled prior to drop off. The following items must be labeled: Diaper bags, bottles, sippy cups, blankets, security items and pacifiers (pacifier clips are strongly recommended in addition to labeling them). If your child is to be fed a bottle, please mark clearly the amount that is to be served along with preparation instructions if it is not already mixed. For the safety and health concerns of all the children in the MOPPETS program, no child will be issued anything that has not been properly labeled with their name on it.

* There will be a place to leave “special instructions” with your child as they are checked in to their classrooms. Let the MOPPETS workers know on this instruction card, what you would like for them to do in order to, for instance, calm your fussy baby, etc. For example: “If Susie cries for more than 10 minutes after I leave- after she wakes- whatever-please have someone come and get me.” Or “Susie takes a 4oz bottle of formula after she wakes from her nap.” Other information that can be included on this card is allergy info, potty training instructions, activity restrictions, etc. Please update this information as often as needed by using the labels provided in the classroom folder.

* Please leave all personal toys in the car.

* PLEASE do not bring sick children to MOPS. If your child has had a fever in the last 24 hours, they should not be brought to MOPS. Also, no runny noses, unless the fluid is clear and baby is teething. No contagious rashes. Please be considerate of the other children, mothers, and our MOPPETS volunteers.

* If your child has been exposed to any communicable diseases that you were not aware of at the time of the MOPS meeting, please contact Sandee at 421-3969.

* There is a $2 charge for each child brought to MOPPETS that is not your own. This extra charge should be paid for at the registration table down in the Fellowship Hall where the moms check in. Please notify Brenda that you have brought daycare children, and the number of children you have brought with you. Please, no more than two extra children as space in MOPPETS is limited. In addition, you must fill out a registration form prior to the child attending MOPS with you.