Unacceptable Practices

UNACCEPTABLE PRACTICES

Unacceptable practices are any practices that either damage a professional relationship or put children at risk, inhibit growth, self- esteem and healthy development. If you see another employee using any of the practices outlined below, intervene on the child’s behalf and report to the Program Coordinator. The following practices are unacceptable:

LEADER/CHILD INTERACTIONS

• Any form of abuse including verbal, inappropriate physical contact, corporal punishment and sexual abuse
• Depriving a child of food, shelter, personal liberty or participation in activities (see physical Contact Policy*)
• Using harsh discipline. This includes spanking, striking, or other abusive physical control, deprivation of food or normal activity, time out, or confinement in any small dark or other inappropriate area

LEADER/PARENT INTERACTIONS

• Employees will not give out personal phone numbers of any Leaders, participants or families
• Employees will not discuss other children with parents (other children’s names should not be added to parent signed F.I.T. reports or discussions)

LEADER BEHAVIOUR

• Smoking or Vaping on TOPP KIDS program site and/or within sight of participants or parents
• Use of illegal drugs, state altering medications and/or alcohol while performing job duties
• Disclosure of personal, private, or inappropriate activities while caring for children
• Talking on personal cell phone while at work
• Disclosing confidential information
• Walking off the job or failure to return to work
• Engaging in reputation harming dialog (for either a child, peer, family, or company).
• Solicitation of TOPP KIDS clientele
• Theft

CHILD CONFINEMENT

• Exits are not locked or permitted to be locked for the purpose of confining a child
• Use of a locked or lockable room or structure is not permitted to confine a child who has been withdrawn from other children

To better understand acceptable and unacceptable practices, reference the Employee Handbook.