Diarrhea - when to call the parent?

[Skysue]

Hi
I think we have all been there with the runny BMs. It is sort of a fine line on whether the child should be sent home and when. Sometimes diarrhea happens just once or twice and then is fine and other times it becomes every hour and goes through the clothes.
When do you call the parent? Or do you just tough it out?
Honestly....if the child's energy seems okay and there is no fever then I am usually the one to tough it out and just keep a closer eye on the bum of the little one for the day.
However....last week I was speaking to an ECE at early Years and she said that the official policy at the daycare where she works and the after school program she does is that 2 diarrhea occurances mean a call to the parent.
How do you manage within your own home daycare?

Those centres need to have that policy due to possible viral outbreaks. I worked with a girl that had to leave work 5 times due to her little one having runny BM's and it was nothing! Boy was she frustrated!

I think for us it depends on the general state of the child, if they are not themselves or are running a possible fever then call but otherwise go with the flow!