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Okay so I have a very good and VERY clear sick policy. Here it is as it is printed in my handbook.
Symptoms for Exclusion
A child will not be able to attend daycare if he/she exhibits any of the symptoms for exclusion such as those listed below without a physician’s note which clearly states that the child can participate in activities without transferring any sickness to another child. Those include but are not limited to:
*Severe sore throat/coughing/colds or strep throat.
*Fever of 100°F or above.
*Green or yellow discharge from nose or eyes.
*Ear discharge.
*Head lice, nits or scabies.
*Three or more watery stools within 24 hours.
*Two or more occasions of vomiting within 24 hours.
*Severe diaper rash.
*Chicken pox.
*Conjunctivitis (pink eye).
*Mumps, measles, influenza, whooping cough, coupe, impetigo, tuberculosis, rubella, rosella etc.
*Any type of body rash (if due to allergies then a doctor’s note will be needed).
*Intestinal worms, ringworms, pin worms etc.
*Anything contagious and transmittable.
*Too tired or fussy to participate in normal activities.
Sounds pretty sound right? Well this morning I get a text from DCM of 2 kids that are leaving (next week is their last week). I don't know if you'll remember but they gave me notice knowing that I was going on vacation next week and they will miss one day, mom had asked for a refund and dad said not to worry about it. Well the text says that they were at the ER last night and that her baby has bacterial pneumonia (7mo)!! I'm not sure if this is just an excuse to have a reason not to come next week or what (she knows she'll need a Dr's note clearing him to come back to daycare). I had noticed last week that the baby's nose was a little stuffy and had some clear discharge from his nose last Monday but he wasn't irritable more than normal (he's my cryer) or had coughing etc. He seemed in a normal mood so I chalked it up to allergies since their whole family is proned to it (my fiance also had allergies flare up Monday and Tuesday).
So anyway, I texted her back and let her know that I'll need a note for him to come back and she said he already had an appointment for Tomorrow (Monday). I then had to call/text my other parent's to let them know also and have spend all morning disinfecting. One of my other DCB (11mo) has had a runny nose in the last few days but it has been clear and in the morning only and has had no other symptoms, no coughing, sneezing, fever, etc. I told that parent also that they should take their son to the Doc's tomorrow and that I will need a note from the doctor's also for him to come back.
What worries me is the threat of spreading infection. Also the thought that this could all just be an excuse to not bring the kids in next week. Just by coincidence my fiance was talking to his client (where DCM of the two kids works) about how we were going on vacation and just in passing his client (her boss) said that she had requested Friday off for vacation (she works Mon, Tues & Fri) 2 months ago!! Thats almost a month before she started daycare here but she gave me a hard time about reimbursing her for Friday!
. She knew very well in advance that she would not be here that same Friday that I would be gone and still asked me for reimbursement.
All I need is to freak all of my parent's out and send the other DCB to the docotr's tomorrow, which also happens to be my birthday (and maybe getting parents to think that I'm just trying to get my birthday off) for nothing. I'll be very PO'd if this is just an exageration somehow. On the other hand if he is really sick I do feel bad, even if she was a little accusatory. I don't even know how I can infect a child with bacterial pneumonia. I disinfect everything once a week and wash the blankets & sheets. I even run all of the dishes through the dishwasher sterilize cycle. What a Sunday it has been!
Symptoms for Exclusion
A child will not be able to attend daycare if he/she exhibits any of the symptoms for exclusion such as those listed below without a physician’s note which clearly states that the child can participate in activities without transferring any sickness to another child. Those include but are not limited to:
*Severe sore throat/coughing/colds or strep throat.
*Fever of 100°F or above.
*Green or yellow discharge from nose or eyes.
*Ear discharge.
*Head lice, nits or scabies.
*Three or more watery stools within 24 hours.
*Two or more occasions of vomiting within 24 hours.
*Severe diaper rash.
*Chicken pox.
*Conjunctivitis (pink eye).
*Mumps, measles, influenza, whooping cough, coupe, impetigo, tuberculosis, rubella, rosella etc.
*Any type of body rash (if due to allergies then a doctor’s note will be needed).
*Intestinal worms, ringworms, pin worms etc.
*Anything contagious and transmittable.
*Too tired or fussy to participate in normal activities.
Sounds pretty sound right? Well this morning I get a text from DCM of 2 kids that are leaving (next week is their last week). I don't know if you'll remember but they gave me notice knowing that I was going on vacation next week and they will miss one day, mom had asked for a refund and dad said not to worry about it. Well the text says that they were at the ER last night and that her baby has bacterial pneumonia (7mo)!! I'm not sure if this is just an excuse to have a reason not to come next week or what (she knows she'll need a Dr's note clearing him to come back to daycare). I had noticed last week that the baby's nose was a little stuffy and had some clear discharge from his nose last Monday but he wasn't irritable more than normal (he's my cryer) or had coughing etc. He seemed in a normal mood so I chalked it up to allergies since their whole family is proned to it (my fiance also had allergies flare up Monday and Tuesday).
So anyway, I texted her back and let her know that I'll need a note for him to come back and she said he already had an appointment for Tomorrow (Monday). I then had to call/text my other parent's to let them know also and have spend all morning disinfecting. One of my other DCB (11mo) has had a runny nose in the last few days but it has been clear and in the morning only and has had no other symptoms, no coughing, sneezing, fever, etc. I told that parent also that they should take their son to the Doc's tomorrow and that I will need a note from the doctor's also for him to come back.
What worries me is the threat of spreading infection. Also the thought that this could all just be an excuse to not bring the kids in next week. Just by coincidence my fiance was talking to his client (where DCM of the two kids works) about how we were going on vacation and just in passing his client (her boss) said that she had requested Friday off for vacation (she works Mon, Tues & Fri) 2 months ago!! Thats almost a month before she started daycare here but she gave me a hard time about reimbursing her for Friday!
. She knew very well in advance that she would not be here that same Friday that I would be gone and still asked me for reimbursement. All I need is to freak all of my parent's out and send the other DCB to the docotr's tomorrow, which also happens to be my birthday (and maybe getting parents to think that I'm just trying to get my birthday off) for nothing. I'll be very PO'd if this is just an exageration somehow. On the other hand if he is really sick I do feel bad, even if she was a little accusatory. I don't even know how I can infect a child with bacterial pneumonia. I disinfect everything once a week and wash the blankets & sheets. I even run all of the dishes through the dishwasher sterilize cycle. What a Sunday it has been!
: Of course she didn't answer me but it was nice to confront her!
. I apologized and explained that I had disinfected EVERYTHING and if he had an infection that I didn't want to have to do it all again but he ended up not having anything but a small cold and wasn't even given medication or anything. He doesn't even have a fever (I've checked 2x already). I feel fine and so does my daughter, she even got picked up by gramps so it's just me and DCB 11mo today. My house is clean (spotless), DCB is playing happily in the kitchen set (the girls usually hog it up so he's taking advantage), lunch is pre-prepared, DCB wants nothing to with me and I find myself with nothing to do 
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