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Kids' Corner Illness Policy
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Kids’ Corner is not licensed to provide care for children who are too sick to participate in regularly scheduled activities. Therefore, it is very important for you to make prior arrangements for substitute care when your child is ill. The following criteria are outlined to assist you in deciding when not to bring your child to Kids’ Corner because of illness. Your child may not come to Kids’ Corner if he/she:
• Has or had a fever 24 hours prior to attending the Center;
• Has vomited in the 12 hours preceding attending the Center;
• Has skin sores which are open and draining (including such things as impetigo, etc.) Your child may return to the Center when the drainage ceases, the sores begin to heal, or your physician clears your child to return to care.
• Has ear/eye drainage such as pink eye. Your child may return to the Center when prescription medication has been administered for at least 24 hours;
• Has Streptococcal Group A throat infection. Your child may return to the Center when medication has been administered for at least 24 hours;
• Has diarrhea during the 24 hour preceding attendance at the Center;
• Has a contagious disease, such as Chicken Pox (until the child is no longer contagious or until the lesions are crusted over);
• Has lice, ringworm, or scabies that is untreated and contagious to others;
• Has undiagnosed rash or a rash attributable to contagious illness or condition;
• Has significant respiratory problems.
• In some cases, a note from the child’s physician may be required.
When doubtful about your child’s health condition, play it safe for the sake of your child, other children, and the staff at the Center. Keep your child home for the 48 hours of a severe cold or upper respiratory infection or if your child has an infectious disease.
Any child who becomes ill while at our facility will be isolated with a staff member until a parent arrives to pick up the child. The Program Director or teacher will notify you if your child:
• Has a fever of 100F or higher;
• Vomits during the day;
• Is constantly crying or fussy for an unusual amount of time and for unexplained reasons;
• Has two diarrhea episodes in the same day;
• Has any contagious drainage or weeping sores, which includes such things as chicken pox, impetigo, pink eye or ear drainage;
• Requires more care than the program staff can provide without compromising the health and safety of the other children.
These criteria for sending your child(ren) home because of illness were adopted from the criteria by Dr. Eunice Davis, St. Paul Ramsey Hospital, Child Development Section. We strongly encourage you NOT to bring your children who are ill, even if they are symptom-free due to use of over the counter medication. The medications typically only mask the symptoms rather than cure the illness.
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We have heard a lot about different illnesses this month already and it is bound to continue. Below is a change to our fever policy and other illness information:
Kids’ Corner is changing its fever policy to an exclusion time of 24 hrs fever free with no medication (instead of 12hrs). Our goal is to minimize the exposure of illness for all the children in the center, so it is crucial that this policy is followed by everyone.
For example, if your child had last dose of medication at 12:oo pm on Wednesday and their final fever breaks that evening at 5:00 pm, they should not return to Kids’ Corner until Friday morning. 24 hours would have been at 5:00 pm on Thursday afternoon.
When your child is sick, be sure to call in and let the staff know that your child is out sick and what symptoms they may be having. I am logging illnesses this season to keep better track of what illnesses are in our center, so your help with this is appreciated.
We are adding an illness information page to our website. It will have links to informational sites and our centers illness policies listed for your reference. Check there for any upcoming updates as we will try to keep that site as up to date as possible.
There are also informational handouts regarding H1N1 planning and symptoms in all of the classrooms for you to take. More info is always available in my office if needed – see me anytime!
Make sure to follow the policies we have notified you of and any upcoming updates – our goal is to keep everyone as healthy as possible. There is info posted on the Parent Communication Board outside my office also.
We appreciate everyone’s help stopping the spread of illnesses in our center! We will keep everyone posted of developments and our classrooms will continue to thoroughly clean each classroom daily
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Links To More Information
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