Illness
The health and well-being of your child is of primary importance to me. To ensure a healthy environment for your child, I insist on the following rule: a child who is ill must be kept home. You must make other arrangements for the care of your child, if your child is ill, has a known contagious condition, or has any of the following symptoms:
- Diarrhea (two or more watery stools in 24 hours).
- Vomiting (two or more times in 24 hours).
- A fever (a temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or more).
- A sore throat (with fever or swollen glands).
- An eye infection.
- Rash (especially with a fever or itching).
- Lice or nits (please call and alert us; we will examine everyone without mentioning any names or causing any child embarrassment).
- Feeling ill (unusually tired, pale, lack of appetite, confused, or cranky).
- Active sneezing or coughing.
- Discharge from eyes or ears.
- Colored discharge from nose.
- Or any other symptom that indicates illness or a potentially contagious condition.
A child who is brought to the day care with any of these conditions or symptoms cannot be admitted, and will have to be taken home by the parent. If any of these symptoms develop after a child has been admitted to the day care, the parent will be called and informed of their child's symptoms, and will need to make arrangement to bring the child home. Children who are no longer contagious, and are healthy enough too actively play with other children may return. This policy is for the health and well-being of all the children at the day care, and enables me to provide the best possible environment for your child. Please call and let me know if your child will be unable to attend on a given day. You are expected to pay for your child when he/she's ill or has an appointment. You are not expected to pay me when I'm sick or have appointments unless I have provided you with alternate care. You may choose to accept or decline alternate care. You are expected to pay if you accept the alternate care I provide. If you decline the alternate care I provide then you are not excepted to pay. My mother Patricia Hewitt or my sister Stefanie Hewitt will be my alternate care for when I'm sick or have appointments.
Description of specific illnesses and action taken:
Chickenpox
The child will need to go home until its not contagious.
Diarrhea
If your child has two or more episodes of diarrhea your child will need to go home. May return after symptoms are gone.
Vomiting
If your child vomits two or more times your child will need to go home. May return after symptoms are gone.
Ear Infection
A phone call will be made to the parent. Your child may stay at daycare the remainder of the day but needs a doctorBs note to return.
Head Lice
Your child will need to be sent home and may return after treated with the special shampoo.
Impetigo
Your child will need to be sent home and can only return with a doctor's note.
Pink Eye
Your child will need to be sent home and can only return with a doctor's note.
Scabies
The child will need to be sent home. May not return until the doctor has treated the rash and a doctor's note. Everyone else around him/her also needs to see a doctor.
Strep Throat
The child will need to go home. May return with a doctor's note.
Fever
Your child will be sent home if temperature is 101 or higher. May return when symptoms are gone.
Scarlet Fever
Your child needs to be sent home and may return with a doctor's note.