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 and this week has hit my daycare.
First child puked Monday. DCG3. On the playroom floor which is wood. Clean up was easy peasy, I also have only 4 of my 6 kids on Mondays. DCG3 didn’t get it on herself but was able to change clothes herself anyways while I called mom and then stayed on her bed until mom arrived 10 minutes later. Child was excluded for 24 hours per my illness policy and returned today.
Then it hit another one today, DCG2. All over the couch/carpet/bathtub where I eventually moved her.
What do you do when this happens at your daycare? In your experience is it best to move the child? Keep them where they are at? Moving her to the bathtub worked great but it occurred to me I could have had a puke trail following the path from the living room to the bathroom had she puked again (the second time) even 10 seconds before I got her there.
What do you do with the other children? Today I stuck my one year olds in an exersaucsr/pack n play which made them mad but contained them while I did what had to be done. My 3 year old was a great (my other 3 year old has been out sick all week) help fetching DCG2s extra outfit/fresh diaper as I stripped her down in the tub. I ended up running some water and not giving a true bath but hosing her down a bit and getting the chunks out of her hair. My niece another DCG2 was no help and in hindsight I should’ve thrown her in a pack n play as well.
Somewhere in that madness, I honestly am not sure in which order I had called mom and she arrived as I was getting her redressed during her hose down in the tub. I would guess about 10 minutes later but I didn’t stop to look at a clock at any point during this time. When do you call parents? After the child is cleaned up? Immediately after it happens?
Also what do you do with children whose parents are not able to arrive as quickly as my moms did this week?
I am just looking for answers on how to make the process go smoother during times of chaos. What has worked for you/what hasn’t? That type of stuff.
First child puked Monday. DCG3. On the playroom floor which is wood. Clean up was easy peasy, I also have only 4 of my 6 kids on Mondays. DCG3 didn’t get it on herself but was able to change clothes herself anyways while I called mom and then stayed on her bed until mom arrived 10 minutes later. Child was excluded for 24 hours per my illness policy and returned today.
Then it hit another one today, DCG2. All over the couch/carpet/bathtub where I eventually moved her.
What do you do when this happens at your daycare? In your experience is it best to move the child? Keep them where they are at? Moving her to the bathtub worked great but it occurred to me I could have had a puke trail following the path from the living room to the bathroom had she puked again (the second time) even 10 seconds before I got her there.
What do you do with the other children? Today I stuck my one year olds in an exersaucsr/pack n play which made them mad but contained them while I did what had to be done. My 3 year old was a great (my other 3 year old has been out sick all week) help fetching DCG2s extra outfit/fresh diaper as I stripped her down in the tub. I ended up running some water and not giving a true bath but hosing her down a bit and getting the chunks out of her hair. My niece another DCG2 was no help and in hindsight I should’ve thrown her in a pack n play as well.
Somewhere in that madness, I honestly am not sure in which order I had called mom and she arrived as I was getting her redressed during her hose down in the tub. I would guess about 10 minutes later but I didn’t stop to look at a clock at any point during this time. When do you call parents? After the child is cleaned up? Immediately after it happens?
Also what do you do with children whose parents are not able to arrive as quickly as my moms did this week?
I am just looking for answers on how to make the process go smoother during times of chaos. What has worked for you/what hasn’t? That type of stuff.
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