Do you allow sick children to attend?

[Suzie_Homemaker]

I should add that the flip side is that you have to do all you can to minimize the spread of potential illnesses. This requires:
1. Daily disinfection of toys - vinegar and green cleaners have zero sanitizing benefits. They clean but they do not sanitize. To effectively sanitize the surface has to be in contact with disinfectant or a bleach solution for more than 2 mins. A quick wipe over is not sufficient to kill germs. Read the labels and it will tell you how long the surface has to be in contact with the solution to be effective.

2. Cribs and cots should have bedding that is laundered on a regular basis and that is exclusively used by a designated child. Permitting children to nap in a crib/cot that has contained another child is an easy way for illness to spread as many children drool in their sleep. Keep each child in their designated crib/cot and change bedding frequently.

3. When wiping hands and faces, each child needs their own disposable cloth or face cloth. Do not use a Kleenex on more than one child.

4. When diapering you must wash your hands before and after each child is changed. The changing area also must be wiped down between children. Use gloves when changing a soiled child. Fresh pair of gloves each child.

5. All hard surfaces (kitchen, bathroom, toilet flush handle, light switches) must be sanitized daily.

If you aren't doing your bit to maintain a healthy environment then you are going to be hard pushed to expect client's to do their part when their children are ill - especially if it happens frequently.

[cheerfulminds]

Thank you for the response. I agree, I do not allow children to attend who have had fever, an unexplained rash, or vomited in the past 24 hours.
What I am talking/asking about here is probably a very-long cold (that lasted over 2 weeks in December and is now back again) with a bad cough. Would you turn this school- aged child away? Or just allow the child to attend and make everyone sick (because that's pretty much inevitable- air-borne illnesses, particles)?
Not to mention the other 2 wee ones that I have in my daycare that mouth everything.

I clean and sanitize toys, wipe down all surfaces with Lysol disinfecting wipes, each
child has his/her own bed sheets etc. Am I doing something wrong? I vacuum and clean floors every day.

TIA