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With the change of seasons and the days getting colder it seems like every one is congested and has a runny nose. I don't generally exclude for mild cold symptoms or allergy symptoms like a simple clear runny nose or congestion. I have 3 kids that showed up on Monday like this. I have stated to the parents before, if I excluded for all mild cold symptoms I would have no kids all winter. While I try to be understanding about those mild symptoms, my sick policy does state::
Sick Child. Maryland law prohibits me from caring for sick children. Therefore, you may NOT bring your sick child to my Home for care. If you give your Child medication to reduce a fever or mask symptoms of illness and bring the sick Child to my Home without telling me about the medication, you will be violating this Agreement, and I will have the right to terminate it immediately. If your child becomes sick while in my care, I will call you, and you must pick up your child promptly. I will keep your sick Child separated from the other children in my care until you arrive. After any illness, your Child must be free of all symptoms (not just fever and vomiting) for at least twenty-four (24) hours before returning to my Home. After a serious illness, your Child will be allowed to return to my Home only with written permission from the Childs’ physician. If your child is put on antibiotics they must wait 24 hours before returning to care. It is your responsibility to find alternate care for your sick Child and to notify me when your sick Child will not be present in my Home on a scheduled Child Care Day. Please inform me of any contagious illness so I may alert the parents of other children exposed to you Child. The definition of a sick child for the purpose of this Agreement shall be a child who has a fever (100 degrees F. or above), vomiting, diarrhea,a runny nose with thick, discolored discharge, a rash of unknown cause, severe pain, extreme listlessness or other dramatic personality change indicating the child is not well, or any other symptom of acute illness, serious transmissible infection or communicable disease.
Your Child should be able to participate in the normal activities of the day. When having to care for sick children, it keeps me from providing quality care to the other children in my Child Care Home. Therefore, you will have one (1) hour to pick up your sick child/ren.
So one of my kids was dropped off yesterday and has very thick green snot. It poured out of his nose all day yesterday and is again today. This isn't just a little clear drip, this is like a bright green slug that hangs down to his lip. He's also coughing (like half the kids in care right now). So while everyone else seems to be battling normal cold weather symptoms his are a bit on the other side of the spectrum. So how would you approach this? Send home? Order him be kept home until he's clear? Drs note? I know a dr is just going to say its a cold and he has to wait it out. Its just the snot thing. He's 15 mo and wipes his face and gets it everywhere if I don't get to it immediately and he doesn't cover his mouth when he coughs. Would you exclude?
Sick Child. Maryland law prohibits me from caring for sick children. Therefore, you may NOT bring your sick child to my Home for care. If you give your Child medication to reduce a fever or mask symptoms of illness and bring the sick Child to my Home without telling me about the medication, you will be violating this Agreement, and I will have the right to terminate it immediately. If your child becomes sick while in my care, I will call you, and you must pick up your child promptly. I will keep your sick Child separated from the other children in my care until you arrive. After any illness, your Child must be free of all symptoms (not just fever and vomiting) for at least twenty-four (24) hours before returning to my Home. After a serious illness, your Child will be allowed to return to my Home only with written permission from the Childs’ physician. If your child is put on antibiotics they must wait 24 hours before returning to care. It is your responsibility to find alternate care for your sick Child and to notify me when your sick Child will not be present in my Home on a scheduled Child Care Day. Please inform me of any contagious illness so I may alert the parents of other children exposed to you Child. The definition of a sick child for the purpose of this Agreement shall be a child who has a fever (100 degrees F. or above), vomiting, diarrhea,a runny nose with thick, discolored discharge, a rash of unknown cause, severe pain, extreme listlessness or other dramatic personality change indicating the child is not well, or any other symptom of acute illness, serious transmissible infection or communicable disease.
Your Child should be able to participate in the normal activities of the day. When having to care for sick children, it keeps me from providing quality care to the other children in my Child Care Home. Therefore, you will have one (1) hour to pick up your sick child/ren.
So one of my kids was dropped off yesterday and has very thick green snot. It poured out of his nose all day yesterday and is again today. This isn't just a little clear drip, this is like a bright green slug that hangs down to his lip. He's also coughing (like half the kids in care right now). So while everyone else seems to be battling normal cold weather symptoms his are a bit on the other side of the spectrum. So how would you approach this? Send home? Order him be kept home until he's clear? Drs note? I know a dr is just going to say its a cold and he has to wait it out. Its just the snot thing. He's 15 mo and wipes his face and gets it everywhere if I don't get to it immediately and he doesn't cover his mouth when he coughs. Would you exclude?
: will wait
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