Unless documentation of court order indicates a termination of any parental rights, the other parent is entitled to: visit the program, participate in program events, receive notifications about their participant’s program and may obtain information in a participant’s record, including attendance records. Program Operations Ratios and Cohorts PRCS operates programs with consistent care by assigning regular staff to specific program sites and/or classrooms. Additional staff are hired to fill in when vacancies/absences occur. The following staff to participant ratios are followed: • Preschool (2.5-3 years) - Ratio of 1:8, with a max group size of 24 • Preschool and Child Care (3-5 years up to school age eligibility) - Ratio of 1:10, with a max group size of 30 • CASA or Camps (school age eligibility) - Ratio of 1:18 (with actual children present for the day), with no max group size • YAS (middle school eligibility) - Ratio of 1:20, with no max group size • Adaptive Recreation Camp (5-21 years) - Ratio of 1:4, with no max group size Picking up Participants PRCS programs use Brightwheel for participant check-in and check-out. If enrolled in a program which uses this software, primary parents/guardians will receive an email upon registration with instructions to activate their account in Brightwheel. Parents are required to send Brightwheel invitations to all additional authorized pick-ups, which must match authorized pick-ups on the participant’s information form. Any additional, same day or one-time pick-ups must be submitted in an email to the program’s administrative team. Staff will use the app to track participants, communicate with parents, and share important information about the program. Programs not using Brightwheel will require parents to sign participants in and out each day on an attendance sheet. Anyone picking up a participant must be at least 16 years old and listed as an authorized pick-up on the participant’s information form. Individuals listed as an authorized pick-up on the participant’s registration form must provide a government issued photo ID (passport, DMV issued ID, school ID) upon arrival at the PRCS facility. A participant will not be released to an authorized individual if a photo ID cannot be provided. Participants must be picked up by the time the program closes. A $15 per participant late pick-up fee will be assessed for every 15-minute period after time of closure. Upon your arrival, you will be asked to sign a late pick-up form. Parents/guardians who are frequently late may be asked to seek an alternate program. Late pick-up fees are due with the next program fee or within two weeks of the end of the program.
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