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Sickness

Our concern, in all cases of illness, is the welfare of the ill child and the health of all the other children in our care. If your child is ill, or shows signs of coming in for an infection, you should consider keeping the child at home. The following are some symptoms of a serious illness:

• a sore throat - swollen neck glands
• an earache - vomiting or diarrhea
• fever, flushed face - unexpected rash or skin eruption

In the event that your child has a low grade fever (about 37.5 c or 99.5 F) the supervisor will call you to give you a heads up that your child is not feeling well. We will monitor your child in the next hour and if the fever increases to a high grade (38 C or 100 F), we will call you so that you can pick up your child immediately. If we cannot get in touch with you, we will call the emergency alternate on our file. You should be there is an hour. We will put a damp cold cloth on the child’s forehead and give him/her a cool drink of water. Your child will be separated from the others to stop any spread of infection.

If your child has two diarrheas and is not his usual self i.e.: fatigued, disinterest in play and activities, no appetite, we will call to inform you. After the third bowel movement , you will be asked to pick up your child immediately.

• There is no make up time when a child does not attend the daycare due to sickness or vacation nor a refund or reduction in fees for absent or sick days.

Communicable diseases

A child is excluded from the daycare if they have a condition which may be communicable to others i.e.: rash, sore throat or any suspected communicable disease. This is in keeping with the guidelines of Peel Health.

Below is a list of some of the communicable diseases and the minimum period of exclusion:

If the family doctor feels that the proceeding period of exclusion is not necessary, then it will be required that the doctor writes a certificate to this effect.

Please note that there are no make up days for sick days. The fee payment continues.

Immunization

The Medical Officer of Health requires every child attending a licensed daycare to have up to date immunization against diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio, measles, mumps, rubella and haemophilus influenza Type B. Before your child is enrolled in our daycare, they must be immunized. You will need to submit a copy of the immunization record as well as complete an immunization form from the Region of Peel.

If there are exemptions from immunization due to some medical problems or religious belief. If so, please speak with the Supervisor to complete an exemption form.

Medication:

From time to time, the daycare is asked to store/give prescribed medication to a child. Medications are stored in accordance with instructions and kept locked and inaccessible to children. We do encourage parents to administer medication before the child comes to the Daycare. However, if dosage on prescription requires medication to be administered during Daycare hours, then an administration of medication form must be completed by the parent for requesting mediation to be stored or provided to the child during daycare hours. A consent form needs to be completed by the parent. The doctor’s prescribed medication note should accompany this form. Medication should have the child’s name clearly printed on the original container with dosage and storage information. No medication will be administered to the child without appropriate documentation.

Absences

Please notify the daycare by 9 a.m. if your child is sick or will be absent for a certain length of time. This will help us in planning snacks and lunch. If your child is not attending due to an illness, please notify the supervisor as this information will help staff to identify symptoms in other children with whom your child has come in contact.

Allergies

It is important that all staff and supervisor be made aware of any allergies your child may have and what reactions to expect. We will make every effort to minimize the contact with the offending substances.

Dental Hygiene

We offer children healthy nutritious snacks and meals. Peel Dental Health Unit recommends children brush their teeth a minimum of two minutes, twice a day in the morning and at night. The children brush their teeth after rest time.

Accidents

If your child is involved in a minor accident while in our care, our staff will immediately administer First Aid. You will be informed at pick up and be asked to sign an accident report.

• Depending on the extent of the injury, you may be asked to pick up your child to seek appropriate medical attention. It is very important that the daycare can contact you or a designated emergency contact in case of an emergency. If we can’t reach your or your designate alternate adult by phone, we will assume the responsibility and seek medical assistance for your child. In the event of a serious emergency, the student will be taken to either a doctor or the nearest hospital for treatment and the parent will be informed. If the parent is unavailable, and emergency treatment is required, the parent’s emergency signature will be used to obtain medical treatment for the child. Any expenses incurred i.e.: ambulance charges that are not covered by OHIP will be borne by the parent of that student.
• You will be notified immediately when this happens. An accident report is completed for every accident or injury. You will be asked to sign this form as an acknowledgement that you were promptly notified about the incident.