I can certainly see why you are concerned kudos, but what we are saying is that we have sick policies in our contracts and we have to abide by them. It has to be fair to the parents. Now if this woman has taken several sick days from work because she's so ill and then her child gets sick and she has to take more sick days her employer is going to be so angry with her, but that's life.

If the child gets the fever and contagious bacterial infection of strept throat then the Mom will have to take care of her child. I really hope they aren't spreading germs through your daycare already. I'm just telling you what I would have to do, abide by my fever policy and if there is a lot of green mucous I suggest a doctor's visit to the parents in case of throat/ear/chest infection that can't be diagnosed by anybody but a medical professional, not by a parent or caregiver. Good luck!