Changing Emergency Contact Sheets

If a family member wishes to add or remove a person on a child's Emergency Contact Sheet, please follow the steps below.

1. Verify that the person requesting is an enrolling guardian (typically mom and dad).
2. Obtain a copy of the emergency contact sheet for that child from one of the binders (classroom or backpack).
3. Have them add it (can be in the margins or wherever it fits if no room) - including the date and initials. If removing someone, they should place a clear single line through the name AND info (such as that person's phone number). PLEASE NOTE: Biological parents cannot be removed from approved pickups unless the center has a court order/custody agreement stating the loss of custody and parameters.
4. MOST IMPORTANT: Do not lose that paper! It should be given directly to the Director/Assistant Director or placed in their mailbox. That now just became their original ECS that needs to go in their official file.
5. Let the Director/Assistant Director know so we can make sure that all binders are updated to have the changes in all areas.
6. If it is a change for pickup on the same day, post in slack for all staff to be alerted, and to ensure that they are referencing the newest sheet.

Once a sheet is updated, it must be distributed to all binders and the child's file as outlined in Emergency Binder Locations.