I have my husband stay home to help if my own kids are really sick or to take for doctor appointments as much as possible, since he gets paid sick days/family days to use. I try really hard not to close the daycare unless I am sick, therefore unable to care for the kids.

My daughter had the flu and was vomiting from Friday through Sunday morning. She actually threw up all over me just as parents were arriving for end of day pick up on Friday (awesome!).

I decided to have daycare open today, letting the families know that she had been throwing up Sunday morning and I didn't know how she would be today. Some decided to send their kids, while one stayed home. If she had been vomiting in the evening or last night I would have closed the daycare today.