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Sickness Policy
Under no circumstances will parents be allowed to bring a sick child into my home. Sick
children expose other children, as well as myself and my family to the illness and require
additional care and attention which takes my attention away from the other children I am
caring for. More importantly, sick children want care from their parents in the comfort of
their own home. If other children become ill due to the exposure of your sick child, either
because he/she was returned to child care before full recovery or because he/she was not
picked up promptly upon notice of becoming ill, other parents will be unnecessarily
inconvenienced. If I become ill due to exposure to a sick child, all of the children may need to
arrange alternate care and my income is directly impacted. Due to this being disruptive to
everyone who uses my home, your co-operation with this policy is extremely important and
expected.
Symptoms Requiring Removal of a Child from Day Care
In the event of your child having a fever, diarrhoea, vomiting, a nasal discharge of any
colour other than clear, runny and/or crusty eyes, unexplained rash or spots on their body
they will not be permitted to attend the day care. The child should be kept at home and
allowed to fully recover so that he/she can fully participate in day care activities when they
return. Should these symptoms occur after the child is dropped-off at day care, the parents
will be contacted to collect their child. You are required to pick up your child or have your
emergency contact pick them up preferably within 60 minutes of notification.
I reserve the right to determine when a child should be sent home due to illness. If your
child is absent due to illness, regular fees still apply. Children must be symptom free for 24
hours before returning to day care.
Medication
Written parental consent is required to permit administration of any medication. Parents
should wherever possible try to give medication at home. Medication will only be accepted
if prescribed by a doctor. It must be in the original container with clear written instructions.
Over the counter medication will not be accepted or administered under any circumstances.
Please do not send your child to day care with medication mixed into a drink. There is no
guarantee that the child will get all of the medication, and there is a risk to other children
who might accidentally drink medication which has not been prescribed for them.
Dosing and dropping to hide a fever will not be tolerated and may result in instant termination of care for breach of the above explained policies. In the event of termination due to your breach of contract, full fees will apply for full notice period however you child will not be permitted to attend during those 4 weeks.
