DCB-2 showed up here on Monday with runny poops. It happened 2 times, and I put him down for nap, if it happened a third time I would've sent him home. There were no more poops, and he woke up from nap at 4 (goes home at 5) and we were outside. Tuesday, Mom kept him home for runny poops (sent me a text saying he had soft poops and she'd be keeping him home!! Yay! The kicker... she wanted to swap out days (Tuesday for Thursday) (I know this is a big NO-NO, but for this week it worked out and I let her, this week only... I made sure I said it's not how things work, but I'm making an exception!). Well he came back yesterday and did not have any poop, but was in a terrible mood. No fever. Today he shows up and has had two TERRIBLE stinky, leaky poops, but seems in a better mood?!? I want to send him home...
Oh, and there's another DCB out today because he's puking. So, it's probably contagious.
Send him home right?? As I write this, it seems like a no-brainer. Not sure why I feel bad, except he's in a good mood so the parents are probably going to be like WTH.
It's in my health policy of my handbook;
Health Policy
If a child becomes ill while in my care, the parent or emergency contact will be notified and is required to pick the child up within one hour.
For the protection of your child and other children, a child must be excluded from my care if the following symptoms are present:
• Measles – runny nose, fever, cough, blotchy rash
• Chicken Pox – Fever and rash consisting of blisters
• Fever – a temperature of 100.3 or higher
• Diarrhea
• Eye/nose drainage – thick mucus or puss drainage from the eye or nose
• Vomiting
• Conjunctivitis – pink eye, red eye with thick discharge
• Evidence of lice, including ticks
• Strep throat – the child may return after being on antibiotics for 24 hours
• Respiratory problems – severe coughing, rapid breathing, croup, or whooping sound after coughing
• Undiagnosed rash – must be seen by a Doctor before returning and must return with a Dr.’s note.
Oh, and there's another DCB out today because he's puking. So, it's probably contagious.
Send him home right?? As I write this, it seems like a no-brainer. Not sure why I feel bad, except he's in a good mood so the parents are probably going to be like WTH.
It's in my health policy of my handbook;
Health Policy
If a child becomes ill while in my care, the parent or emergency contact will be notified and is required to pick the child up within one hour.
For the protection of your child and other children, a child must be excluded from my care if the following symptoms are present:
• Measles – runny nose, fever, cough, blotchy rash
• Chicken Pox – Fever and rash consisting of blisters
• Fever – a temperature of 100.3 or higher
• Diarrhea
• Eye/nose drainage – thick mucus or puss drainage from the eye or nose
• Vomiting
• Conjunctivitis – pink eye, red eye with thick discharge
• Evidence of lice, including ticks
• Strep throat – the child may return after being on antibiotics for 24 hours
• Respiratory problems – severe coughing, rapid breathing, croup, or whooping sound after coughing
• Undiagnosed rash – must be seen by a Doctor before returning and must return with a Dr.’s note.
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