Originally Posted by EntropyControlSpecialist:
This policy has made one of my clients super angry (if a child gets ill in care they can't attend following 2 days). This HAS kept sickness rates down and people began actually keeping their kid home on a day they seemed slightly off but...if it may cause clients to leave is it time to reconsider?
It used to just be symptom free for 24 hrs but kids always returned after missing one day.
Let's look at this from a different angle....
Was this something that was discussed AND agreed upon by the parent?
Whether AT the time of enrollment or whenever you made the change to the 24/48 hour rule?
Then WHO's issue is it?
If a parent is threatening to leave because of a policy they ALREADY agreed to ahead of time and a policy that is put in place to protect their child, as well as the others.....then it sounds to me like it may be time for them to leave.
I'll be honest, I HAVE had families pass on enrolling here based on some of the policies I have but in my eyes it was best because those families are probably the type to not value the same things I do and probably don't share the same parenting philosophies as I do so it simply weeded them out sooner rather than later.
The parents I have now, will RAVE about my illness policies because even when others are shut down completely due to stomach bugs or HFM etc....I am not. I have very few incidences of illness and when we do have one, we nip it in the bud immediately to stop any additional spread.
I truly and honestly believe the 24/48 hour rule has solved ALOT of issues and there is no way I would eve consider not having that rule because I've seen first hand over the last 2 years how well it works.
