Marie I can understand how upset you are. I have had chicken pox go through my daycare several times because the vaccine is a much more recent thing so it is something kids just got and by the time one of them had it it was almost always too late to prevent it in the others. Yes the contagious point with most diseases is before the rash is visible although the rash itself with chickenpox is contagious where it isn't with other ones.

An incident like this can be a time to reflect on some things too such as take a look at your contract and your illness policy. Is it so strict that the parent was afraid to be honest with you. Rethink how you integrate your 2 month old into the daycare area - does he need a play yard away from the main group till he is a bit older. The good news is that by the time your son is ready for school he will have an excellent immune system.

My girls 16, 22, 24 at the time got chicken pox and we sort of traced it to their dad who had a small patch diagnosed as shingles other than the incubation period was wrong so doctor things they all got it from the same unknown source it just became shingles for hubby. Girls had even had chicken pox in elementary school but were not very sick with it so we had been warned then that they could get it again as they might not have built up enough immunity. Non of my daycare group got it that time because the girls because we had actually gone to my mom's for a visit when they broke out so left them there for a week or so till they were well enough to travel back home.