Committee adopts three-strike behavior rule for daycare, plans fence repairs and toy cleanup

The committee approved a three-strike behavior policy for the daycare after members raised safety concerns about aggressive incidents and the facility fence. A member who had reviewed the daycare’s policies said the handbook lacked a clear protocol for biting and fighting and proposed a standard approach: a first offense would be a warning, a second would require the child be removed for the rest of the day, and a third offense would result in termination from the program. "First time's a warning. Second time, they come and get the kid. Third time, you're done," the committee member proposed, and the motion was seconded and carried.

Members also discussed physical safety around the daycare yard. A member reported the fence was loose along its bottom edge and said children could potentially crawl under it; the group recommended inexpensive interim fixes such as U-shaped stakes and planned to measure the fence for a more permanent repair. Committee members volunteered to remove broken toys and to coordinate a cleanup, with one member offering to haul damaged items to the dump. The vote to adopt the behavior guideline carried without a roll-call tally recorded in the transcript.