Quality Rating 5: Staff Handbook
Next Steps
Check your staff handbook and statement as you prepare to submit it to the Maryland EXCELS System.
Step 1: Check your document
Your documentation should include:
- A staff handbook that describes specific policies, procedures, and expectations for employees of your program related to:
- Health
- Safety
- Child Development
- Inclusion of Children with Disabilities or Special Health Care Needs
- Positive Behavior Practices
- Staff Roles and Responsibilities
- Training
- Staff Benefits
- A statement explaining that all new staff members are provided a Staff Handbook at the time of hire.
Step 2: Save your document
Use a file name you can find easily when you upload it to the system (example: staff-handbook.docx).
Use any one of these formats:
- Typed electronic version of your statement and staff handbook (examples: Microsoft Word, PDF)
- Digital image / picture of your statement and staff handbook (examples: JPG, PNG, PDF)
- Post a comment in the Maryland EXCELS System (for family child care providers with no staff only)
Step 3: Upload your document (ADM 10.5)
Log into the Maryland EXCELS System to upload your statement and staff handbook for ADM 10.5.
