Illness in the Childcare
Wow, winter is finally coming to an end. All those colds, flu symptoms and
other illnesses are a thing of the past.
I wish.
Illnesses come in all forms, sizes and definitely don’t stick to a season.
In the daycare setting it is often a year round type of thing. As a provider I have come to except this and try to explain to my daycare parents when interviewing, that every child is exposed one way or another to something at any given time. In most cases by the time actual symptoms show themselves in one child all the other kids have been exposed. So for many common illnesses it is useless to exclude the child from care. But there are exceptions and every parent needs to be keep aware of what to look for and what to avoid exposing the other children to.
I follow this exclusion policy:
Fever of 101Ëš temp
Vomiting more than a two times in a 24hr period
Diarrhea, increasing in number and in water
Uncontrollable coughing
Irritability, persistent crying
These are just a few but the most common serious symptoms for kids to experience. Check with your provider to see what her policies are before taking your sick child in for care.
