Anyone Require a Note From Doctor???

[sf86]

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For our child care center, if any child has a fever (over 100°), they need to either get a COVID test done and if it's negative they can return 48 hours after the fever has gone down, without taking medication.

If they do not want to get a COVID test done, they have to wait 10 days once the fever has gone down. So far, any child that has had a fever has gotten a COVID test. Then they send me a copy of the negative results before returning. These are our state requirements.

When parents ask if they need to keep them home or still get a test even if it's just teething, I tell them that I've spoken with the health department and because we can't say with 100% certainty that it's from teething they are required to follow the same rules. When you say the health department, they seem to take it more seriously than it just being our center rule/personal preference.

[Dohare81]

In our home care anytime a child visits or parent video chats with a doctor we require a letter stating the child is not contagious and may return to our care on a specific date. No note, no return.

[Cat Herder]

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Welcome!

[Gemma]

"According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), babies may have a “very slight increase in temperature” whenever they’re growing a new tooth." So if this is the case why would you medicate for a very slight increase??

Thanks

I had a parent trying to excuse 103.0 as teething

I made it clear to all parents not to medicate their children before drop off.
If the kids have a fever, they must stay home until fever free for 72hrs, without the aid of medications.
This is my policy, and a doctor's note would not change it.

[Jo123ABC]

I recently required a drs note even with a negative covid and strep test. The child first had diarrhea, then a fever that lasted over a week, then they wanted to return with a rash "from something she ate". Nope. There are things other than covid. Like an allergic reaction that should be addressed, hfm disease, or measles. So I required a note. Also, my kids have rarely had a fever with teething so the whole fever from teething is BS. Low grade... under 100* maybe. I also agree with black cat. If teething (or any other "illness") is making a kid miserable, they should be excluded from a group daycare setting in my opinion.