She was diagnosed with a milk allergy following a scratch test. When we sent her to daycare she got multiple hives on her face and hands. She also touched her eyes and her eyes swelled up. This was from touching and playing with toys. She was not in the vicinity of any milk products and she was not in the daycare during mealtime. The swelling and hives went down after a few hours and with some benadryl. It did not require the use of an Epipen but obviously it was more than a simple annoyance. Getting one or two hives is ok, but I can't send my child to a daycare where she will have swelling and hives the entire stay, and it may worsen eventually or become fatal potentially.

She will be re-tested every year and her allergy may go away but for now we have to assume that she still has this allergy. We are going to go the nanny route if we don't find a vegan or milk-free daycare.