Very bad runny nose, do you call parents ???

[sunnydays]

Only you saw the child and if the child was unable to cope with the normal daycare day...was miserable and crying and really not well, then I would have sent her home too. If it was simply a runny nose, sneezing, coughing, but her mood was okay and she was able to cope with the day even if she was a bit lower energy and bit fussy, I would have kept her. For me, they have to be really miserable or have a fever in order for me to call home. I find kids get thick yellow or green mucuous in their noses quite frequently and if I sent them home every time, their parents would be pretty ticked off too because they would be home for half of the winter. It was not cool of him to threaten leaving, but he was possibly frustrated at having to pick her up for a cold if she was coping okay. For me though it does come down to how well the child is coping...is the child okay to play outside, not crying too much, hanging in there although not at their best? If yes, I don't call.