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[CrazyEight]

Personally, I am with you madmom. I wouldn't accept a child who wasn't vaccinated either. My youngest was 8 months old when I opened, so I especially wanted to know that all my daycare children were up-to-date, as she was still somewhat vulnerable. Opinions differ widely, I believe that it is extremely irresponsible of parents to put their child and possibly other children at risk. I understand that not everyone agrees with me, and that is fine, but people have to understand that if they don't vaccinate, their child may not be allowed to go to certain daycares, travel to certain places, etc. When my older 2 children were younger and going to daycare, I had to provide proof of immunization for them to be accepted, and it was a private home daycare through an agency. I didn't think that was extreme at all, and honestly was glad that all the children HAD to be up-to-date to be allowed to attend.

I don't think you overstepped at all; I would have done exactly the same thing. If people choose not to vaccinate, I hope they have researched and become informed on the pros and cons of each side, and are not just listening to silly celebrity opinions, and I hope that they will accept that their child may not be allowed to go or participate in certain things, as that's the choice they made.

[Other Mummy]

I've had an interview with a new family a few weeks back that has asked if all the children in my care were up to date with their vaccinations. This was a first. All my crew is vaccinated and I do ask that they fill out a form in my package that includes a checklist of vaccinations their child has received.

I do require that all kids are vaccinated, however this was a first time a client asked about the other children in my care.

[Lee-Bee]

My preference is for all to be vaccinated. I only opened in January and my whole crew is vaccinated (they are only 13-18months though so have many more shots to go) some families opted to do a delayed schedule so a few are a bit behind, which I don't mind too much.

As I start to have family turn over and a mix of older and younger kids I would be more comfortable if they are all vaccinated. While they odds of an unvaccinated child catching something is slim, if someone was to catch something the odds of others in my care getting it is just too high.

Unfortunately families that choose not to vaccinate set themselves up to being refused care for that reason and they need to accept that. As for a family asking if others are vaccinated...I would assume the new measles cases in local schools has put it on the minds of families.

[blackcomb]

Totally with you on this one, it is not just protecting other children it's protecting society and more than that, globally too, by not vaccinating it puts everyone at higher risk for certain diseases re-occurring now, and if not now again in the future. Personally I'd not have non-vaccinated children in my home either.

Personally, I am with you madmom. I wouldn't accept a child who wasn't vaccinated either. My youngest was 8 months old when I opened, so I especially wanted to know that all my daycare children were up-to-date, as she was still somewhat vulnerable. Opinions differ widely, I believe that it is extremely irresponsible of parents to put their child and possibly other children at risk. I understand that not everyone agrees with me, and that is fine, but people have to understand that if they don't vaccinate, their child may not be allowed to go to certain daycares, travel to certain places, etc. When my older 2 children were younger and going to daycare, I had to provide proof of immunization for them to be accepted, and it was a private home daycare through an agency. I didn't think that was extreme at all, and honestly was glad that all the children HAD to be up-to-date to be allowed to attend.

I don't think you overstepped at all; I would have done exactly the same thing. If people choose not to vaccinate, I hope they have researched and become informed on the pros and cons of each side, and are not just listening to silly celebrity opinions, and I hope that they will accept that their child may not be allowed to go or participate in certain things, as that's the choice they made.