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Determining if a child is too sick for child care isn’t always easy. The teacher might be convinced the child is too ill for school, while the parent may feel their child is just a little under the weather. One is trying to clear her room of germs and protect the well-being of the other children and the other is trying to get to work. In the middle you have a child feeling anywhere from just a little under the weather to absolutely miserable, and the director is left to sort out what to do.Directors who devise a “Sick Child” Policy for their programs and keep current on the latest health recommendations can reduce the stress of decision-making in these situations which may prevent unnecessary hardship on parents and staff when a child is sick.
Sick Child Policy for teachers
A teacher is under added stress when a child in her class isn’t feeling well. She has the child’s best interest at heart, but can’t give ongoing one-on-one attention in a group setting. She is also concerned for the well-being of the rest of her class, as well as for herself. (She doesn’t want to bring an illness home!) But the fact ...