DRESS CODE POLICY

Updated August 17, 2007 07/28/2005

It is the policy of the SPCAA Head Start and Early Head Start program that each employees dress, grooming, and personal hygiene should be appropriate to the work situation. (1) Employees are expected to present a professional, businesslike appearance while on duty. (2) All employees must comply with the following personal appearance standards: (a) Employees are expected to dress in a manner that is normally acceptable in similar business establishments for similar job positions. (b) Employees cannot wear suggestive attire, athletic clothing, shorts, shoes with heel higher than 2 inches, tank tops or tops with spaghetti straps, novelty buttons, baseball caps, or similar items of casual attire that do not present a businesslike appearance. (c) Open toe shoes are not allowable for maintenance or cooks. Other staff can use open toe shoes while in the classroom or office type setting. Closed toe shoes are required on playgrounds or field trips. Employees can change into the appropriate shoes as they enter and exit the playground or center for the field trip. Transportation is part of the field trip experience. (d) Cooks are allowed to wear scrubs type tops and long pants. (e) Hair should be clean, combed and neatly trimmed or arranged. Unkempt hair is not permissible regardless of length. (f) Sideburns, moustaches, and beards should be neatly trimmed. (g) Tattoos and body piercing (other than earrings) should not be visible. Staff who works on a regular basis with children are advised that stud earrings are a better choice than hoops and draping earrings. Coverage for tattoos can be achieved with band-aids or other appropriate clothing. (h) Undergarments cannot be exposed and must be appropriate to outer garments being worn. (3) A list of acceptable and unacceptable clothing for employees in various positions is attached and provided to all staff. (4) Employees should follow basic requirements and exercise good judgment to insure that safety and comfort needs in various working conditions are met and that they still present an appropriate work appearance. (5) At its discretion, on special occasions or for special events, management may allow employees to dress in a more casual fashion than is normally required. On these occasions, employees are still expected to present a neat appearance and are not permitted to wear ripped or disheveled clothing, athletic wear, or similarly inappropriate clothing. (6) Any employee who does not meet the standards of this policy will be required to take corrective action, which may include leaving the premises to go home and change to approved attire. Nonexempt (these employees subject to the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act) will not be compensated for any work time missed because of failure to comply with this policy. Violation of this policy can also result in additional disciplinary actions. I affirm that I have received, read and understand the Dress Code Policy. I was given an opportunity to ask questions and I am aware that should I need additional guidance, I should contact my immediate supervisor. I understand that I must follow the identified policy during my employment with Head Start. Date: _______ Employee Signature: __________________________________ ________ Print Employee Name: __________

SPCAA Head Start Dress Code. Items with X are appropriate for
the employee positions listed. Updated August 18, 2007 Admin and Support Staff Center Staff Transportation/ Maintenance

Name Tags see note below Dresses - modest length Dress slacks Casual pants Jeans - ironed, no holes, Capris Scrub type shirts and long pants Pullover shirts Dress shirts T shirts - HS or ISD logo T shirts advocating for children or families Sweaters Ties Skirts Pant suits Wind suits Casual Shoes Tennis Shoes (clean & neat) Mules slip on shoes w/ open backs, closed toes Work shoes Dress shoes - heel 2 inches or less hair nets and gloves

X X X Friday only X X X Friday only Friday only X X X X X Friday only X

X X X X Yes for Classroom staff and CDs only X Cooks only X X X X X X X X X X X

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

X X X X X all staff if working in kitchen or food service and storage Cooks & classroom Aprons * staff Apron* freshly laundered, must be worn by cook staff while they are handling food products, preparing or cleaning up in the food service area. Aprons are also provided to classroom staff and should be worn daily while they are supervising children.

Name tags are provided for all regular full time staff and MUST be worn at ALL times. If the name tag is lost or misplaced, staff are required to wear a make shift name tag (possibly made fro a stick on label with legible print). Staff must notify TLM or immediate supervisor if the name tag needs t replaced.