THE BLUE KANGAROO ILLNESS POLICY

Please inform us if your child has been ill during the night or is not feeling well upon arrival.  For the protection of all the children in our care, we reserve the right to restrict the attendance of a child who is obviously ill.  If a child has a communicable disease, which is not physically evident, it is the responsibility of the parent to inform the day care provider of the disease or illness.  Parents will be notified if their child becomes ill during the day and at the discretion of the child care provider a parent may be asked to pick up their child as soon as possible.

   

A child with a fever of 101.5 or higher must be sent home and cannot return until they are fever free for 24 hours (with out the aid of Tylenol/Advil).  Considering this possibility it may help your work attendance if you have pre-arranged backup care for those times.  Please understand that State Child Care Rules and Regulations prohibit child care providers from giving medicines (including aspirins, cough syrup or drops) to a child, unless that child care provider has written permission from the child’s doctor and parent. (A prescription from the child’s doctor with a pharmacy’s label on the medicine bottle which includes doctor’s name, the child’s name, dosage instructions and a recent filling date will be acceptable).

Medication-If it is necessary to administer medication to your child, you must complete the medication form in your child’s classroom.

FEVER
If child has a fever of 101.5 or higher the child must be kept home (or sent home if here at school) and must be fever free for 24 hours without the aid of fever reducing medicine.

DIARRHEA/VOMITING
If child has 2 diarrhea and/or vomits within a 24 hour period, they must remain home (or will be sent home if at school) until they are symptom free for 24 hours.

COLDS
If a child has severe nasal congestion and/or if the nose is not running clear, they must be kept at home until they are less symptomatic. If a child’s nose is running for 3 consecutive days they will need a doctors note in order to remain at school. If a child is on antibiotics, they must be on the antibiotics for at least 24 hours before returning to school. If a child comes to school with green/yellow mucus without a doctor’s note stating that they are not contagious or prescribed medication they will be sent home.

RASH
Any child with a rash must have a doctors note in order to return to school. If they are at school when the rash occurs they will be sent home.

COUGHING
When a child has a persistent cough and is interfering with their breathing, they need to remain at home. If a child is coughing for three consecutive days they will need a doctors note in order to remain at school.

PINK EYE
If a child has red eyes and mucus discharge from the eye, a doctors note is required to return to school.

CHICKEN POX
If your child has the chicken pox they can not return until all of them are scabbed over and a doctor’s note is required to return.

ANY INFECTION
Any infection that needs to be treated with antibiotics, they must be on the antibiotics for at least 24 hours before returning to school. If a child is out for 3 consecutive days due to illness, a doctors note is required to return.

Please keep in mind the guidelines listed above are MANDATORY. If you notice that your child is “just not himself/herself” or has some symptoms they may be coming down with an illness, we ask that you use your discretion when sending them to school. Please have the same consideration as you would expect others to have. I do want to stress that we are NOT considered back up care. You need to have back up care if your child is sick.

Due to the nature of flu virus, we ask that you watch your child’s symptoms carefully and have them treated by a doctor. If you believe your child has any flu symptoms, we ask they not attend school until they are seen and cleared by a doctor. Hopefully, by working together and being cautious we will keep the children and staff healthy.

SUMMARY

We will give your child loving and instructive care and provide surroundings conducive to his or her physical, social and emotional needs. We all want the best tender loving care for your child, so it is important that we keep the lines of communication open.