"Tis the season

[Monday 2 Friday Mama]

Ugh....Don't you just hate it when parents drop their snot encrusted, coughing, wheezing child off at daycare after they've been running a temperature for most of the weekend ? Oh - but if he isn't doing well, please just text me and I'll come right away. Grrr....Here's an idea - stay the hell home, keep your plague away from 4 other little ones and maybe I won't have to take a sick day later in the week because of your stupidity. I know a little one who will be spending a lot of time in his pack and play today - hopefully keeping his Typhoid Mary tendencies to himself.

[superfun]

That was me two weeks ago. One kid gets colds way more often than all the rest. And then slowly spread it to all the others. So last friday he was better and I had others that were all still sick.

[Rachael]

Day Care kids here battling colds at the moment too.

Could have been worse though - one day care child diagnosed with Hand, Foot and Mouth 4 weeks ago and by some miracle, we managed to keep that at one.

One had a fever last week and was home for 24 hours but it didn't seem to amount to anything.

One off sick today but don't know why yet - We had a hullava wind storm last night which took out power to 50,000 homes and although I now have power, I wasn't able to get the details from this parent who left an e-mail last night, as they are still without power and so without internet. No answer from their house but if they have the wireless handsets, that will be why.

[mickyc]

We had that over the summer actually. One was sick and mom kept him home on the Monday but he came to daycare on the Tuesday. She ended up keeping him home the Wednesday/Thursday (likely shouldn't have been here on the Tuesday either) and it spread like wildfire. That Friday and the following weeks after that I had kids sick. I managed to get it too (worked anyways even with a fever). So glad we are all better now. It was a long 2 months of sickness.

[Secondtimearound]

Lol !!!! I like it when they drop off "healthy" children and 4 hrs later when the Tylenol wears off are so surprised !!!

[MonkeyPrincess]

Lol !!!! I like it when they drop off "healthy" children and 4 hrs later when the Tylenol wears off are so surprised !!!

.....aaaaaannnddddd that's when they get a phone call to come get their kid. We aren't stupid, are we ladies? I hate being taken for a fool. we know when the child isn't feeling well, even when they have been medicated to mask the symptoms.

[bright sparks]

.....aaaaaannnddddd that's when they get a phone call to come get their kid. We aren't stupid, are we ladies? I hate being taken for a fool. we know when the child isn't feeling well, even when they have been medicated to mask the symptoms.

This is my big no no! I have it written in my contract very specifically that masking of illness results in immediate termination, no notice and no refund of deposit. I have only had to do it once......these types of people are not welcome to use my services.

[33 Daiseys]

Me too, and I also have a disinfecting fee of 40.00 dollars due at pick up. The way I see it is if a child starts to get sick and it is clear that the child wasn't sick at drop off or dosed, oh well. If a parent purposely drops off a child that is sick, then they knew that I was going to have to disinfect everything that child came in contact with, and why shouldn't they have to pay for my time.

[Secondtimearound]

Exactly but I cant stand the conversation, "really??? little johnny is sick ??? thats weird he was fine this morning !!!" It leaves me wondering if parents think I can tell if a childs sick or not !!! Ive only had 5 of my own sooooooo .......

[mamabearto3]

ok so I have question. I have the same situation with a certain daycare child he is always starting illness here and other moms and dad's have noticed. wwyD? ?? I tried to explain to up his immune system etc. I know they would prefer if I termed that said child. thoughts? TIA