Illness and Medication
Our Center follows the guidelines set forth by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Nonspecific conditions for which exclusion from child care is required includes:
» diarrhea
» fever of 100 degrees or higher
» vomiting
» Mouth sores
» unexplained rash
Children showing signs of illness should be kept at home. If a child becomes ill during the day, you will be notified. The child will be isolated and must be picked up by the parent (or person authorized by the parent) as soon as possible.
Medications may be given to a child by the Center staff only with written permission from the child’s parent. Please be sure all medicines — prescription and over-the-counter — are labeled with your child’s name. Only the child for whom the medicine is prescribed will be given the medicine. The Center staff may not administer any type of fever-suppressing medication. A child with a fever is considered contagious, and suppressing fever can lead to the spread of illness in the Center. Medication must never be left in a child’s lunch box, diaper bag, or in reach of any child.
Please report any illness or exposures to communicable diseases to the Director or a staff member. The director will alert other parents.
In case of an emergency, attempts to contact the parents will be made; however, we will go ahead with any necessary emergency treatment. The child’s doctor will be notified and asked to meet the child and the teacher / director at the hospital. On-duty physicians will be used if the child’s doctor is not immediately available.