Sickness and Medication:

Please call us first thing in the morning if your child will be absent due to illness. Regulations require daily outdoor play for each child, except during inclement weather. Therefore, it is our policy that children who are too ill to play outside remain at home.

Sickness

We try to minimize the occurrence of sickness by regularly disinfecting all toys, isolating children with suspicious symptoms, and practicing good hygiene for both staff and students. To maintain a good standard of health for all children, staff members perform a daily health check. The parent will be contacted immediately to pick up their child should there be a health concern. The child should not return to the day care until he or she is ready to participate in all aspects of the program, including outside activities.

 

Parents are to keep their children at home if they display any one of the following symptoms:

- Fever (38 + especially if fever is higher or persistent), which could also be

  accompanied by any of the following symptoms

- Diarrhea (twice in one day)

- Vomiting

- Undiagnosed rash/skin condition

- Communicable disease (other than mild upper respiratory tract infection)

- Obviously infected discharge from eyes (thick and coloured i.e. especially

  green, or reddish brown)

- Lethargy and irritability and not being able to participate in program activities

- Persistent pain

- Cough (frequent bouts, especially if choking or vomiting)

- Head lice or nits

If a child is showing signs of ill health, the parent or guardian may be asked to provide the centre with a doctor's note clarifying the child's health. Children with diagnosed communicable diseases will be excluded from the program.