Sick kid at daycare??

[torontokids]

So I get it, I'm a parent too...you don't always know your kid is sick. That being said I think I am being played for a fool.

The mom tells me yesterday that he was sick on the weekend. Ok now but didn't sleep much and to call her if he is not doing well. Yesterday he was off but OK, played well. Threw up at lunch but that is not abnormal for him occasionally if he eats too fast/doesn't chew enough (acid reflux, my 3 year old does this as well). Was crying for mom at nap, put him down and he slept for a while. Woke up and screamed for a while. Called mom, she came and picked him up. She said she wouldn't bring him tomorrow if he is not better.

Came today. He slept, looked better, mom said he seems fine but call her if anything is up. Seemed off a bit while playing but OK. At lunch threw up and changed his bum and his stool was looser, not liquid but loose. Put him for his nap knowing mom might be a while, called mom. She came right away but he had just fallen asleep. I told her I would call her once he woke up (she live one street over)

I know I sent my child to daycare before where you think they are all better but then they weren't. I hope she didn't send him even though he wasn't better as she had no other alternative.

[KellyP]

It doesn't really sound like mom is trying to pull a fast one because so far she has been quick to come pick him up but I do think she is not allowing him to FULLY rest and get over whatever he has and that's why he isn't all out sick but is still showing little signs of illness.

I would require him to stay home until he has been 100% for a FULL 24 hours or he will never kick this thing. Plus, he will continue to expose the other kids and you and your family too so I would err on the side of caution and tell mom that he can't return until he is 100% for a 24 hour period of time.

Seems it would be easier on mom to take a full day off rather than to continue cutting her days short everyday this week. Know what I mean?

[Momof4]

I don't care why a child vomits, if they vomit at daycare the parents must come and pick them up immediately. How do you know it isn't the flu? Why do you want to keep the sick child at daycare and expose all the others? My opinion is that we protect ALL the children and I won't allow that.

[playfelt]

Actually a lot of parents will pull this stunt - rather than call in sick they bring the kid to daycare or school and hope they make it through the day and then if they get the call most bosses will say ok go. The parent goes to work and gets the important stuff done and out of the way in preparation for the call. This can go on all week with mom not actually taking a day off work and usually not penalized for leaving early to tend to a sick kid. Works fine in mom's eyes till the caregiver gets sick and closes.