Health and Safety at International School for Peace

Pima County Health Department monitors student vaccinations and exemption records.  Please include your child's current immunization record or exemption form with their enrollment packet..  Remember to submit updated records to the office.  Exemption forms are available online and in the preschool office.  

For minor injuries staff members will help the child wash the area with soap and water and apply ice and/or a bandage.  An Ouch Report will be sent home with the child that day.  

For more serious injuries, an Incident Report will be completed and filed in the Incident Binder in the preschool office.. Staff will make phone contact with parents should an injury require an incident report. example such as head hit  or biting. 

A copy of the Incident Report is available upon request

All staff hold current CPR and First Aid certifications. 

When a child needs medication during school hours, it may be administered by school diirctor or designated staff. All medications will be dropped off in the preschool office along with a completed Medication Consent Form. Prescription medications must be in the original container. Nonprescription medication must be in original container and labeled with your child's full name. Any expired or unused portion will be returned to the parents.

Healthy eating is considered to be an important part of the curriculum at  International School for Peace. Please provide a healthy snack each day for  your chiid. You may choose to label the foods you wish for your child to eat for snack. Morning snack time is 10am, lunch at noon, and afternoon snack is at 3:30pm..  Lunches and water bottles (labeled with the child's name) are provided by parents and are stored in bins in the classroom. Parents should pack a cold pack in their child’s lunch box to keep food cool. We encourage families to provide nutritious choices for snacks and lunch.   The language-rich process of hand-washing, eating meals, and cleaning up after creates wonderful learning opportunities for our young children.

Please refrain from sending in foods listed on our allergy list posted to the classroom doors.

Parents and guardians must sign their children in and out every day. Sign in/out binders will be centrally located between the preschool office and room 10. Arizona State Licensing requires a full signature.  Photo identification will be required from anyone who is new to picking up the child or who the staff member on duty does not recognize.  

All ISP staff, families and guests will enter the preschool through the main gate. Two other gates will remain open and serve as exits and for emergencies. With the exception of precare, please remain outside the main gate until they are opened at 8:55am. Families dropping students off after 9:15 will go to the office first before proceeding to the classroom. ISP will dismiss the full day students as a group at 2:30 daily. If a parent or approved adult needs to pick up their child prior to 2:25pm,  please stop by the office before proceeding to your child's classroom.

Whenever possible, the availability of shade will be considered when planning outdoor activities particularly between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Families will be strongly encouraged to provide hats and sunglasses. Light weight long-sleeved shirts and full length pants are encouraged when the temperatures are reasonable. We encourage that sunscreen is applied at or before drop off. With written parent permission, staff will apply sunscreen SPF 30  or greater to exposed skin (15 minutes before going outside). ISP will supply sunscreen. Families have the option of supplying their own sunscreen for their child. Please be sure to label container with child's name.Staff will be encouraged to practice sun safety strategies to serve as a good role model for children.

We encourage healthy dental hygiene through the use of songs, stories, books and materials. Lesson plans are posted in each homeroom classroom

Students  spend much of their day of exploring outdoor learning areas.  Teachers encourage physical activities as part of their curriculum by planning gross motor activities throughout the day. Teacher led activities may include obstacle, climbing, courses, jogging, games, cycling, digging, yoga, and gardening.

International School for Peace is a smoke-free facility. No smoking is permitted on our campus. We offer families information on dangers of second - and third- hand smoke and contact information for the Arizona’s Smoker’s Helpline

International School for Peace does not provide transportation. to off campus field trips. On campus excursions like nature walks,  or learning fire safety from the Rural/Metro Firefighters are done on campus. Such events require a signed parent permission forms 

We look forward to siblings and family participation on campus!  All visitors check in/out at the preschool office and be in good health to enter a classroom. Please arrange classroom participation in advance with your child’s teacher.  Due to liability requirements, children who are not enrolled must be closely supervised by parents or secured in a stroller or backpack carrier.

Your child’s safety is our constant concern.  Our classroom doors are locked from 7:30am-5:30pm during school hours.  Staff is equipped with walkie-talkies for easy on-campus communication.   

Staff has emergency contact information for children in their care at all times. Individuals not recognized by our staff will be required to present a photo ID when picking up a child.

Preschool Director and a designated staff member will be trained in crisis response. Director will consult with safety personnel for recommended safety improvements.

There is always a director or director designee on campus to oversee campus safety. During aftercare hours, staff will carry a walkie-talkie and a cell phone should a safety concern arise..

We greatly appreciate the respect you show for all of us by keeping your sick children at home. Please call the school if your child will be out due to illness (or any other reason) as we are required to document illnesses.  According to State of Arizona regulations, a child with any of the following symptoms should not be at school:  

*  A fresh cold or persistent cough

*  Red Throat

*  Temperature of 100.0 degrees or higher

*  Runny nose / yellow or green discharge

*  Vomiting

*  Infected eye

*  Contagious or questionable rashes

*  Diarrhea

*  Any communicable disease or infection 

If your child contracts a communicable disease, please notify the school at once.  A doctor’s note stating that the child is no longer contagious may be necessary before returning to school. If a health concern arises, a school wide wellness check may be conducted. If your child develops any of the above symptoms while at school, s/he will be separated from the other children. Parents will be notified to pick up the child without delay.  Please have back-up arrangements to ensure that sick children can be picked up from school immediately or kept home.  

Children may return to school when:

Fever has been absent for 24 consecutive hours, vomiting and/or diarrhea has been absent for 24 consecutive hours, absence of yellow or green nasal discharge, twenty-four hours after beginning medication for strep throat, conjunctivitis (pink eye), etc, or one week after the onset of chicken pox or when all lesions are crusted.

In  our efforts to prevent the spread of illness on campus,, all staff, students, and guests are required to wash their hands upon arrival. 

Your child’s safety is our priority. In accordance with Rural Metro Fire Department, we conduct monthly fire drills and prepare for emergency evacuations and lock downs throughout the year. Rooms are equipped with emergency equipment, and staff members are trained to effectively prepare for safety, efficiency, and communication in the event of an emergency. Sites have been established both on and off campus to meet emergency evacuation and lock down situations.

Our Emergency Preparedness Plan is available to you in the Preschool office.

Emergency contacts listed by parents on the emergency card are people the preschool office can call in the event we are unable to reach a parent. People listed by parents on the Student Release Authorization form are contacted by parents to pick up their child. As family constellations change, new cell phone numbers are acquired, or people move, it is important to keep your child's file updated.

All staff hold current First Aid and CPR certification  

Before children are signed in, or after children are signed out, supervision is the responsibility of the caregiver. Please do not enter a locked area or use equipment that is stored away.  If equipment is available, please use it respectfully and return it the area where it was originally found.

International School for Peace is licensed by Arizona Department of Health Services. Yearly inspection records may be reviewed on our office or at:  Arizona Department of Health Services, Office of Child Care Licensing, 400 W. Congress, Suite 100, Tucson, Arizona, 85701, 520-628-6540. 

International School for Peace carries required liability insurance coverage pursuant to A.A.C.R. 9-5-302.