Licensing Standards for DayCare Centers

Section 10:122-7.9
Illness Log

EC (a) For early childhood programsx "early childhood programs:illness log", the following shall apply:

1. The center shall maintain on file a log of the initial illnessesx "children's records:illnesses"x "illnesses:records", symptoms of illness or diseases that are exhibited by each child while in the center's care, as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-7.1(c) and (d). This illness logx "illness log" shall include:

   i. The child's name;

   ii. The date and time the illness, symptoms of illness or diseases were observed at the center;

   iii. A description of the symptoms of illness manifested by the child;

   iv. The action taken by the center to assist:

   (1) The child who is demonstrating symptoms of illness; and/or

   (2) The director in determining if exclusion of the child from the center is necessary;

   v. Any significant change in the child's symptoms of illness; and

   vi. The date, if applicable, that:

   (1) The child was removed from the center;

   (2) The child returned to the center with a licensed physicianx "physician:authorization:admission of sick child"'s note attesting to the child's admissibility to the center and recovery from a reportable disease, as specified in N.J.A.C. 8:57;

   (3) The child returned to the center with a parentx "parent:permission:admission of child with chicken pox"'s note attesting that six days have elapsed since the onset of chicken poxx "chicken pox", or that all chicken pox sores have dried and crusted; or

   (4) The child returned to the center symptom-free.

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