(Includes GENERAL COLLECTION POLICY)
Document Title: | Authorisation to Collect Children |
Unique Reference Number: | 004 |
Revision Number: | n/a |
Document Author: | Edenmore Early Education Centre with Canavan Byrne |
Document Approved: | Mairead McDermott |
Date the Document is Effective From: | 15 October 2017 |
Scheduled Review Date: | October 2018 |
Number of Pages: | 4 |
Statement of Intent:
This policy aims to outline the protocols in relation to the collection of children from the service.
Attendance:
It is essential to the efficient running of our servicethat parents/guardians inform us if their child is unable to attend the service and follow up with a telephone call to inform management when the child will be returning. A register of the times and days that children attend is kept.
Arrivals:
Collection Policy:
The Collection Policy of will be achieved by:
Attempted collection by a person who is not on the child’s records:
Children should be collected only by the adult/s named on the Collection Authorisation. Should the person responsible be unable to collect the child, a letter of explanation must be presented signed and dated by the parent / guardian with a contact telephone number,the staff member will then telephone the parent prior to allowing the child leave the service. If the parent personally arranges this with the staff the telephone call may notbe necessary, but signed consent will be required at all times.
If the parent has not been personally contacted to authorise the collection of their child, the child will not be permitted to leave the premises until an authorised collector, as recorded in the child’s records is available.
Late Collection of Children:
We understand that sometimes a parent is unavoidably delayed when coming to collect their child. We will ensure that the child receives a high standard of care in order to cause as little distress as possible. Parents/guardians in this situation must contact the Manager to say that they will be late and arrange with staff what to do. Children are only released from the serviceto individuals named by the parent.
We reserve the right to charge a late collection fee for persistent lateness in collection of children. Our fee is €10 year for 30 minutes late.
Early Collection of Children:
We ask that parents/guardians let us know if they will be picking up their child early so that we can have the child ready and minimise disrupting the rest of the group.
Late Drop Off:
We ask parents/guardians to drop children off at the correct time to avoid disrupting the group once they have started and so that they child benefits from the full daily programme.
Separated and Divorced Parents:
Married parents are automatically joint guardians of their children. Neither separation nor divorce changes this.
Attempted collection by a parent who has been denied access in a court order:
By law, an unmarried mother is the automatic guardian of a child born outside of marriage. In some circumstances, unmarried fathers have automatic access. The service should be informed about access rights. Unmarried fathers will automatically become guardians of their children if they meet a cohabitation requirement. An unmarried father who cohabits for 12 months with the child’s mother, including 3 months following a child’s birth, will automatically become the child’s guardian. This provision is not retrospective, so guardianship will only be acquired automatically where the parents live together for at least 12 months after 18 January 2016.
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