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Both my infants have mild colds and are fussy. One of them keeps curling up on the floor and the other won't sleep at all and screams with rage about...
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I just gave notice to a mom with 2 high maintenance kids last week. Today, I'm given notice by a teacher mom because of my chronic illness. I have Fibromyalgia...
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Do you have a section in your handbook that says that if anyone in the immediate family has the flu, strep, HF & M, or the stomach virus, the child...
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Looking for answers from those of you more seasoned in having a child puke while in daycare. A bug is going around town, it’s in all the schools...
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At what age do your children begin to cover their mouth when coughing and sneezing?
I have two 2 year old children (fairly new two's) who... -
Come on in a stay awhile! On our menu this week we have the following illnesses to choose from.
Hand Foot and Mouth
Roseola... -
So today has been a rough day-week.
There has been an upper respiratory illness going around town.
DCB (age 4) was sick... -
I want to start by saying our daycare provider is wonderful in every way but this one. I understand it is an extremely difficult job taking care of several...
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dcg/4 came in last week. Runny nose, puffy eyes. "Allergies" her parents said. I disagreed but she did NOT meet the criteria to send home. Playing...
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I'm a new provider with a full group, and I feel like someone always has some kind of bug the last few weeks. Parents are great about keeping children...
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23 years in this business and I've can't remember a cold season like this!!!! I have 6 under 3 and and 4 of them keep getting runny noses and coughs that... -
I am a new provider and only have 1 dcg (2 years old) and my son (16 months old).
DCG is very challenging for me.
1. We started off with... -
I am new to this group (thank you), but have been a daycare provider for three years come February 2015. I am working to update my illness policy due...
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It finally happened. The stomach bug! Been open since June without having more than a mild cold hit all the kids and within hours yesterday two kids... -
I have a 14 month DCB that came in Thursday of last week and had a fever of 101.2. I exclude for anything over 101. I just had him and one other DCB...
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So I found out last May that I have degenerative disc disease and arthritis in my low back and knees. Went to ortho and therapy for a while and was feeling...
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So....I've always operated such that if my child becomes ill, I let the parents know and they make their own choice whether to bring their child (which...
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You know there's something going around when the kids get to have chocolate cupcakes for a birthday treat (ONLY happens on birthdays, and it's only cupcakes...
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I closed today because after the last kid left yesterday I got violently Ill.
Fast forward 9 hours at the er, and dr says norovirus. This... -
My DS has croup so I have kept him separate today and hired an extra helper in order to be able to do so.
Of course, everyone else has... -
So I am putting together a concert event to benefit a project called Treyden's Cabin. The basis of the project is to raise money to completely transform... -
Background story:
this is the mom that admits to covering up symptoms with tylenol before bringing kid to daycare and also tried to convince me... -
I didn't want to hijack the other thread about excluding for colds, so I thought I'd post this here.
It's a link to a previously recorded... -
Should I have closed down today? I have a raging head cold, sinus headache, cough, body aches, etc. No stomach issues, but did have a fever yesterday.... -
Home daycare providers who work alone, what do you do when your own child is sick?
I have 6 kids and I feel SO guilty whenever they pass... -
Hello everyone,
I wanted to share some of the basic principles of managing infectious diseases as stated by the American Academy of Pediatrics...02-16-2012, 03:37 PM -
... but they're the only child in your care?
The baby (5 mos) is coughing up a storm, congested, red/bleary eyed, and is just lying in... -
I need some advice/guidance/someone to calm me/tell me Im nuts/ I don't know - a list of a few things going through my head! This is the story in brief.... -
So since getting back from Christmas we've had all of the following....
Croup
RSV
Strep
Upper Respiratory Infections... -
when they are sick?!?! This darn sickness is just making its way thru the group and now my assistant is sick and I am starting to feel it too. KEEP...
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I was searching for a copy of the Toddler's Creed to print and frame, and I found this. Thought is suited the weather right now.
From this site:... -
My 6 mo dcb has a fever of over 101 now, and I warned mom that he didn't seem well earlier, coloring didn't look right. She was in contact with me until...
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I spent most of the day in the hospital yesterday, getting tests done.
Wrenching gut pain and low grade fever=diverticulitus
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Ok so I started having alot of pain yesterday 2 hours before I was closed and it progressively got worse until I had my husband take me to the hospital.... -
This kind of stuff is the reason why it becomes necessary to vent!
Just found out that SA boy isn't coming today b/c he's home sick. DCM... -
Okay, I have never really been ill enough to close DC for the family I care for. However, this week a couple of things have been going on with me that...
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What do you do when your own child is sick? Mine is running a fever with swollen tonsils and can't go to school-otherwise vey healthy child so this doesnt... -
Ok What have any of you seen going around lately? last week my daughter has been coughing up a storm but nothing else now today she comes home from school... -
I was going to drag up the maternity leave thread but decided against it. Word of advice to any pregnant women out there. Take as LONG as you can after...
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Hey all, I feel like my little home daycare is constantly plagued by illness. Right now, it started with a 15 month old that is ALWAYS sick and goes from...
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Just wondering if you close, or are required to close, if your own children are sick?
My poor girl is sick today with a stomch bug but... -
I started providing childcare this past September & despite my own attempts to remain healthy I seem like I am always fighting off a cold or a sore...