Sending sick children back home

[Tot-Time]

ps littlelovebugs ... I find that parents knowingly bring their children to daycare sick too! They give them meds in hopes that the fever doesn't come back until home time, or neglect to tell me that the child had thrown up in the night hoping it was an isolated incident, or my favourite is 'oh it is just teething' etc. I often feel that the parents who do this are 'career parents' where it seems like their first priority is work then children. Where 'working moms/dads' seem to be more willing to take time off when their children are ill becasue work is second. Sometimes, I know that parents can't take the time off whether it be because that particular time work is busy or important meetings, or ran our of their allotted sick days etc, so they try and 'sneak' things by. I prefer a family who is honest with me, provides me with the information, and lets me make an informed decision

[LittleLuvbugs]

Im a bit late responding LOL YES! I totally agree that parents knowingly bring their kids sick. I have a little boy here who has the "tail end of a cold" He is misrable and thick snot is pouring out. Seriously makes me HATE my job

[lilac]

I have a lot of school age kids, so as well as my list of when not to send your kids, I also tell the parents that if they are not well enough to go to school, they are not well enough to come to my house either.