Being sick is no fun! We do our best to stay healthy and keep your little one healthy too. We have developed the following policy to prevent illness and care for your child while they are in our care.
If your child has any signs of infection, they will not be able to come to preschool until their symptoms have been clear for a full day following onset. Signs and symptoms of infection are as follows:
Fever, Vomiting, Cough-productive or nonproductive, Muscle Aches/Pains, Chills/Sweating, Rash, Fatigue, Loss of Appetite, Pink Eye, Diarrhea
If your child becomes sick during the day, we will comfort them in our office, offer them fluids and call you to have them picked up as soon as possible. They will be unable to return to care the next day but may return the subsequent day if symptoms do not return.
Influenza, RSV, COVID: If your child receives a positive diagnosis for any strain of Influenza or RSV, they may not return to care for at least four days after the positive test. Covid-19 requires a 10 day waiting period from the onset of symptoms or positive test. We want to do our best to prevent the spread of this virus.
Strep Throat and Pink Eye: A doctor note clearing a child for care is accepted for these two illnesses despite lingering symptoms as follows: 48 hours from the onset of symptoms for Pink Eye and 48 hours from the date of the positive test for Strep Throat.
Medications will not be administered at our center unless necessary for life-threatening conditions such as asthma or anaphylaxis. The following medications are administered: EpiPen, Inhalers and Nebulizer treatments and Insulin.
Cold sores or Warts must be dried up and healed before your child can return to daycare. This communicable virus is easily spread through saliva and skin contact.
Head Lice evidenced by adult bodies or eggs will be considered an active infestation and will need to be treated and removed before your child can return to care. We're always on the lookout. We will handle this promptly if the situation arises.
Injury or Emergency is never something you want to hear about your child. Rest assured that we are trained and prepared to handle these situations. There is always trained staff on-site when children are in care however, we believe in prevention as the primary strategy to avoid illness and injury. Tots N Toyland has developed an Emergency plan. It is included in this welcome packet and can be reviewed upon request at the center and online at www.totsntoyland.com.
*A special note regarding illnesses that pose a significant risk, such as Influenza, Measles, Chicken Pox, Rotovirus, Hepatitis, Whooping Cough, RSV, Meningitis, COVID19, etc. We need to know if you, a member of your family, and especially any enrolled child has come in contact with or potentially been exposed to anyone with or suspected to have these serious illnesses. We can put protective measures in place in time to prevent the spread of these illnesses before they have a chance to infect others. Parents will inform the center within 24 hours or the next business day after his child or any member of the immediate household has developed any reportable communicable disease, as defined by the State Board of Health, except for life threatening diseases which must be reported immediately.
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