Under no circumstances will parents be allowed to bring a sick child to the daycare. Sick children expose their peers and staff to their viruses and illnesses for the health and well-being of all staff and students, True Potential Early Learn reserves the right to temporarily deny any child admittance to the school for reasons of obvious illness. If a child seems unable to participate in our program activities for any reason, he or she will be sent home. We ask for parents to assist by keeping sick children at home. We do take into consideration your physician’s recommendations nevertheless it is up to our discretion when your child may return to school.
When a child may not attend school
Fever: Children will be sent home if their temperature is 100.0 or higher and must stay home the next day for observation. Children must be free of fever (any temperature above 98.6 degrees) for at least 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication. The same policy applies if your child develops a fever at home. They must be fever-free (any temperature above 98.6 degrees) for at least 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication.
Rash: Any rash other than a common diaper rash or skin irritation will require that child to be sent home for an evaluation and diagnosis from their doctor in writing of exactly what it is. They may return to school based on that written doctor’s evaluation, and clearance that it is not contagious.
Conjunctivitis (pink eye): Children will be sent home if there appears to be an unusual amount of discharge from or irritation to their eye(s) and must stay home the next day for observation. Before returning to school, they will need an evaluation and diagnosis from their doctor in writing of exactly what it is. If the diagnosis is bacterial conjunctivitis children must have received at least 24 hours of treatment. If the diagnosis is viral conjunctivitis your child may return as there is noted pink eye. A doctor’s note with a diagnosis and a clearance that it is not contagious and there is no presence of pinkeye.
Lice: Children will not be readmitted until 24 hours after treatment and must be nit-free. The Director or a Lead Teacher will make an evaluation and determine if the child can be readmitted.
Diarrhea: Children will be sent home if they have three or more loose bowel movements in one day and must stay home the next day for observation. Before returning to school (after the day of observation) children must be free from diarrhea for 24 hours with at least 1 regular bowel movement. If your child has one or more loose bowel movements on their first day back, they will again be sent home.
Vomiting: Children will be sent home if they vomit and must stay home the next day for observation. Before returning to school (after the day of observation) children must symptom symptom-free with no vomiting for at least 24 hours.
Persistent Hacking Cough: Children will be sent home if they have a persistent hacking cough and must stay home the next day for observation. Before returning to school, they will need an evaluation and diagnosis from their doctor in writing and at least 24 hours of treatment. If in fact, they do not require any treatment we need a doctor’s note with a diagnosis of exactly what it is with a clearance that it is not contagious.
Persistent Hacking Cough: Children will be sent home if they have a persistent hacking cough and must stay home the next day for observation. Before returning to school, they will need an evaluation and diagnosis from their doctor in writing and at least 24 hours of treatment. If in fact, they do not require any treatment we need a doctor’s note with a diagnosis of exactly what it is with a clearance that it is not contagious.
Children suffering from a common cold will be assessed on an individual basis. Factors of consideration include the developmental level of your child in congruence with our ability to limit the spread of germs. The younger your child, the more difficult it is to keep the spread of germs down. For example, hand-to-face contact, mouthing of toys, uncontrolled nasal discharge, uncovered sneezing and coughing, etc.
There are several forms that must be completed before our child is enrolled in the program. For new students it is $100.00 and returning students each year is $50.00
Only non-prescription and over-the-counter medications will be given at school; the only exceptions involve special or serious problems where it is deemed absolutely necessary by the physician that the medication be given during school hours. The parent is urged, with the help of your child’s physician, to work out a schedule of giving medication at home, outside school hours whenever possible.
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