CENTRAL BACKGROUND REGISTRY

All employees at the Moss Street Children’s Center shall be enrolled in the Oregon Child Care Division (CCD), Central Backgournd Registry (CBR).

Volunteers, including parents, will complete a UO HR background check, or the UO College of Education background check.

All such background checks and information received will be conducted in a confidential manner to the extent permitted by law. The Moss Street Children’s Center may, when appropriate, share such information, especially regarding individuals who work in more than one University of Oregon child care center or transfer from one center to another.

Moss Street is periodically asked to assist in research or the education of University students. Individuals conducting research will be subject to the volunteer policies described above.

No parent, volunteer, researcher or observer will not be left unsupervised with any child enrolled at the Center, except his or her own child.

No volunteer will be alone with children. They must be within sight and sound of a teacher.

 

 STAFF MEETINGS

Because communication about children and families and program issues is integral to the success of your child’s experience, staff gather on a regular basis in various groupings to share information. These meetings can be an effective way to discuss parent concerns and comments.

On a weekly or bi-weekly basis, teachers meet with students who work in their classroom to discuss issues involving the classroom and children enrolled. This meeting serves as a training session for student staff. Lead and assistant teachers meet regularly to plan upcoming activities and to review past events. There are supervising mentor teachers for the infant, toddler, preschool, and school age groups. They lead the training and supervise classroom teachers.

The Child Care Director and administrative staff meet on a weekly basis as a group, and on a monthly basis with the lead teachers. These meetings are to review operating procedures, policies, budget and to share information.

Office staff also meet on a regular basis to review and coordinate administrative function and consider exceptions and/or adjustments to procedures. On a less-frequent basis, all - staff meetings (all -staff includes classified support staff, regularly scheduled teachers and substitutes) are scheduled. These usually occur once a term or as needs arise.