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715 Diamond Drive, Los Alamos, NM

505-662-6277

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE

Persons Authorized to Pick Up Child (con't.):

All court orders, written permission release notes from parents, and information on children’s release are posted in the staff message book for all staff to read. These notes will then be transferred to the child’s file.

When the Ark has been notified by the Human Services Department that an individual is suspected of child abuse, a child will not be released to that individual.

In the event that a child is still at the Ark after closing and there has been no notification from parents, the following steps will be taken:  

1. The Ark will attempt to reach the parents at home, work or school.
2. The Ark staff will call the people listed on the emergency and authorization card as persons to contact when it is after closing and the Ark has not been notified.      
3. By thirty minutes after closing time if no person authorized to pick up the child has been contacted, Child Protective Services or the local police department will be called. Before leaving, the staff in charge will leave a note for the Ark director or morning staff explaining the situation including the name and telephone number of the Child Protective Services personnel /policeman who picked up the child.

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