Missing Child Policy

Children are supervised at all times. Parents are to make contact with the teacher at child’s pickup or drop off. Children are to make contact with the classroom teacher when leaving the room to use the washroom or cloakroom, to ensure we practice safety at all times. 

 

In the event that a child is missing in the facility or on a field trip a thorough search will be made in the areas which they could possibly be in. if unsuccessful then the RCMP would be called and parents would be notified immediately within the first 5 minutes of an unsuccessful search. We will continue to search after calling parents and police and notify them if we are able to find the child thereafter. However licensing will be notified immediately after parents and police regardless of the fact that the child was found safe. 

 

Follow up to a missing child incident: 

 

1. Notify Child Care Facilities Licensing office through an incident report (within 24hrs). 

2. Staff evaluations of the event 

3. Implement immediate changes to ensure safety

4. Education of children - review what to do if they become lost or approached by unfamiliar adults or children, so as to prevent a similar incident occurring.