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ECM Sick Policy/Guidelines
As the cooler weather approaches, and we have more and more indoor playdates, please be cautious of taking your child to a playdate if you think he/she is sick. Unlike adults, children have a tendency to spread illness twice as fast (hands on mouth to hands on toys, wiping their nose on the back of their sleeves, etc.). In order to keep our group as healthy as possible, please try to take a look at these guidelines when make the decision about whether or not your child should attend a playdate:

Please re-think attending an event if you or your child:
o is acting sick, lethargic, achy, or has severe abdominal pain
o has yellow or green nasal secretions
o has diarrhea (the child who had diarrhea the night before, but is totally asymptomatic the following day, should be able to participate)
o has vomited within 48 hours
o has fever of 101.5 or higher (orally) or 100 (armpit)
o has eye drainage or overly bloodshot eyes
o has severe sore throat
o has cough and fever
o has been on antibiotics for less than 48 hours
o has skin lesions that look suspicious of chickenpox, particularly if the child did not receive the chickenpox vaccine and could have been exposed
o has had a severe decrease in appetite in the last 24 hours accompanied by one or more of the above symptoms

In general when the illness is mild or viral in nature, the child may return when the he has been free of symptoms for 24 hours, has no colored drainage, is tolerating food and liquid without incident (no vomiting, stools are soft and formed), coughing is minimal and intermittent, temperature is normal, energy level has returned to normal for that child, appetite has been regained, and, in the case of chicken pox, any skin lesions have dried and scabbed over.

Ultimately, parents know their kids best. If the child is less active, looks drawn out and tired, or has a fever, it is a sign that they should be kept home.

Policies courtesy BabyZone

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