Sick Child Policies

Effective December 1, 1997
This daycare is a well child care facility. This means that if your child is not feeling well, for any reason, you need to find alternate care. Please do not bring your child if they have a fever of 101 degrees or above, is vomiting, has diarrhea or a contagious illness. If they are too sick to go outside they are too sick to be in childcare.
If your child has a common cold (slight cough, sneezing, runny nose and mild temperature) you can bring them to daycare. However, if the child reaches a point when they require constant attention, will not play, cries all the time, whines and wants to be held constantly, then they need to be kept home. They are too sick to be at daycare.
If your child requires prescription medication, we ask that you keep them at home for at least 48 hours or until they are no longer contagious.
A Medicine Authorization Form must be filled out in order for me to dispense medications. Please dispense all medications at home whenever possible. All medications must be in the original container with the pharmacist’s label and the doctors name and number. Over-the-counter medication must be accompanied with the same information.
If a child is brought sick to daycare, the parents will be phoned and asked to pick them up. The child will be isolated until a parent arrives. This is to try to prevent the other children from getting sick.
We will occasionally have in-care sick days. When all the children are sick at the same time it is pointless to keep them separated.
These precautions will be taken when necessary. If you have any questions please ask.

Medicine Consent Form


I __________________________ (name of parent),give permission to Gina B. Ahrens to give my child

_____________________________ (name of child) the following medicine

_____________________________ (name of medicine)

for ____________________________________ (reason for taking medication)

on _________________________ (date or dates) at _____________________________ (time or times)

in the amount of____________________________________________(dosage)

by______________________________(body location and method of use). Side

effects to watch out for may include ____________________________________ (list all possible side effects).

This medicine has been prescribed by _____________________________ (name of doctor).

The telephone number and address of the doctor is

__________________________________________________ (name and address of doctors office).


_________________________________

(signature of parent or legal guardian)

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