Cold Weather policy

[sunnydays]

If I did before and after care, I would definitely have something in my policies that allowed me to cancel drop-offs and pick-ups in the case of extreme weather. I do school bus runs with my own son and I have kept him home today as it was -37 with the windchill this morning....really not safe to take the babies out in. As a parent, I would be livid if I knew that my baby or toddler was going to be taken out in dangerous conditions in order to drop-off and pick-up another child. I think you have every right to put something in your policies so before and after school clients understand this. I would make sure you tell them that you will check forecasts and notifiy the parents the night before if school runs will be cancelled (you can always say "may be" cancelled and then confirm in the morning...that way they have time to make other arrangements. I would also give them the option then of bringing the child to you for the day so they are not stuck if they can't do pick-ups.