Our Policies Application Applications will be processed on a first come, first serve basis. Once an application has been submitted the founder will review each application carefully and decide whether or not she has determined you and your family are a "good fit" for Playtyme. A notification of pending approval or denial will be sent to the email address provided on the submitted application. If an application is submitted and Playtyme is at full capacity, you will be placed on a waiting list, in the order your application was received. When an opening becomes available you will be notified by email. If your notified that your application has a pending approval status, you will be notified of the place, date, and time of our next meet and greet. After attending a meet and greet, you will be notfied if you have been accepted as a member of Playtyme by email. Membership Once approval has been granted to Playtyme, your membership will be valid for one year. If any fee's are due, you are expected to pay those to keep your membership from expiring. Solicitation The contact list of members provided, is for the sole purpose of Playtyme. It is only to be used if one member needs to get in touch with another member for any reason. If any member is found to be soliciting, or giving out numbers for solicitation purposes, that person's membership will be revoked immediately, no questions asked. If you want to give out any members phone number for any reason, you must have permission from that member beforehand. Courtesy Playtyme has zero tolerance for any behavior that is found to be rude, disrespectful, or insulting amongst members. If any members are found to be in violation of this policy, the organizer will send the founder the entire conversation. It will be reviewed and determined at the founder's discretion, whose's membership, if not both, will be terminated. As a member you are expected to treat everyone with the same respect you deserve. If you are treated in any other way, you are expected to report it to your organizer immediately, if the organizer is the person you have an issue about, then you are expected to report it to the founder immediately. This insures the issue can be addressed and resolved, before the situation gets out of hand. While the message boards are a fun way to interact with other members, and gather different perspectives, there may be times of a passionate view on a certain topic. Try to keep in mind that everyone's opinion is valid, and sometimes you and another member may just simply not agree. It is in these times that I ask you to try to remember: It is better to agree to disagree, rather than risk your membership, just to argue. Attendance Playtyme was structured for families that really want to get out, make some new friends for themselves as well as their kids. This is not something that can be accomplished if you do not attend events. While not all events on the calendar are mandatory, it is mandatory that you attend at least one event every 30 days, to remain an active member. If at anytime in a membership you are found to be an inactive member, 31 days have pasted since the last event you attended, your membership will be revoked immediately. If you know in advance that you will need to be out for an extended period of time, you must ok it with the founder to not jeopardize your membership. There is a lot of personal information that is on members profiles, as well as contact information, precious pictures of loved ones, etc. Due to this we all like to feel secure and trust that the people we are sharing this information with is in good hands. This is why the membership process is set up the way it is, as well as our attendance policy. RSVP Not only is it common courtesy to accept or decline an invitation when one is extended to you, at Playtyme it is mandatory. You must RSVP with either a yes or a no to all events on the calendar for your division. All RSVP's must be turned in no later than 48 hours prior to the event. You can change an RSVP at anytime, however, if you change a RSVP from a yes to a no within 2 hours of the event, you must call your organizer and notify them that you will not be attending, this is to insure that you do not leave people waiting on you. If you forget to RSVP to something within the deadline, your organizer will notify you by email, with a friendly reminder to please update your RSVP. Each member will be granted 3 reminders, the fourth occurrence will result in a termination of membership. No Show If you RSVP yes to an event and do not show up, you must contact your organizer with your reason for not showing up. The organizer will relay the reason to the founder, who will determine at her discretion, whether or not the no show was inevitable. If it is determined the no show had just cause, the member will not be docked a no show. If no just cause is determined the member will be docked for one no show. No one likes to be stood up and only on very rare occasions is this found acceptable. Any member who gets docked a second no show, will immediately loose their membership. Responsibility Everyone who is a member of Playtyme is a parent whose sole responsibility is to watch their child. Just because you are surrounded by other parents doesn't mean that they should watch your children for you. If you ever find yourself in a situation where you need someone else to watch your child for you, not only is it common courtesy to ask them to do so, at Playtyme it is mandatory. Please don't assume just because you are around other parents, that you can leave your child unattended. If you need to leave your child so that you can go to the restroom, or grab a coke, or change the baby's diaper, etc., you must get permission from another member to leave your child in their care. If any member is found to be dumping their child in other people's care without permission, that member will lose their membership. Sick Children While we are grateful that our members love Playme so much they want to attend a lot of events throughout the month. We do ask however if you have a sick child, that you please refrain from attending any Playtyme events, until your child is better, so you don't risk getting someone else's child sick as well. Any violation of these Guidelines / Policies will result in a non-refundable immediate termination of membership Copyright © 2008 ~ 2010   Playtyme.org ~ All Rights Reserved ~ Website Developer  ::  Sandy Bellefleur To report a broken link or website issue ~  Click Here Playtyme.org SM ~ is a playgroup for Acadiana families out of Lafayette, Louisiana. We provide a monthly calendar full of events to give families around the area a safe and fun way to get out and make new friends for themselves as well as their children.