In order to protect your child, other children and staff – we have established some guidelines on illness. If at any time, Glenbrooke Daycare feels that the child is too ill or contagious, it has and must exercise the option of refusing to accept the child for care.
Should you be unable to take time off work, it is a good idea for you to have a backup (perhaps a friend or relative) available should your child be too ill to be brought to Glenbrooke Daycare.
Please keep your child at home if they have:
- A temperature of 101°F or higher.
- Diarrhea, which includes watery or greenish bowel movements that look unusual and are more frequent than usual.
- Vomiting.
- Severe cold symptoms with sneezing, runny nose, fever.
- Conjunctivitis commonly referred to as pink eye. The eye is generally red with a burning sensation and there is a thick yellow drainage being secreted.
- Bronchitis.
- Rashes that you cannot identify or cannot be identified as contagious.
- Impetigo – it shows up as red pimples, most commonly found in moist areas of the body such as the crease of the neck, groin, under the arm, face, hands or the edge of the diaper area.
- Ear, throat or other infections. The child should not return to care until he or she has been on antibiotics or other prescription medication for at least 24 hours.
- If the child seems really ill without obvious symptoms. In such cases a child may look and/or act differently. There may be unusual paleness, irritability, fatigue or listlessness.
- Head lice: daycare needs to be notified immediately and child needs to be fully treated before returning to daycare.
Please keep Glenbrooke Daycare informed about your child’s health status and feel free to talk to the staff about any concerns you may have.