Discipline policy

Discipline Policy
Preschool is an important time for children to learn appropriate behavior in a social or group setting.  Basic principles such as sharing, personal space, following directions, and respect for others are gained in these formative years.  My discipline policy  is designed to reinforce your child’s positive behavior.  I also believe in helping young students connect the choices they make with natural consequences.  These methods prepare students to enter elementary school and to interact with their peers. When a problem does arise at preschool I will take the following actions to help your student:

Teaching and positive reinforcement
My goal is to prevent conflict before it starts whenever possible.  I believe prevention begins with proper teaching and positive reinforcement.  Children discuss proper classroom behavior throughout the school year and are constantly reinforced for following the rules and treating their classmates with respect.  When children forget classroom procedures the teacher gently reminds them.  If a reminder of the rules and procedures in not enough for that child then the stop light will come into play.

Stop Light
When children behave in a manner that is disruptive to the learning environment they are given a warning and moved into the green light.  If the behavior continues and another warning has to be given they are moved into the yellow light.  If a child continues to be disruptive they will be moved to the red light and be sent home with a stop light note that has to be signed and returned by the parents.  If a child hurts someone in the class they are automatically moved into the red light and a stop light note will be sent home to their parents.  If a child stays in the green light they get to pick form the green light jar.  When a child has been in green light for 5 times they get to pick form the prize jar.