Originally Posted by TwinKristi:
To each their own, but that sounds like a personal issue. I would be sure to include in your contract that babies/children with non-contagious diarrhea for dietary or medical reasons will be excluded from care. What seems normal to some isn't normal to another so a parents may not know its something abnormal and to tell someone if they have this and their dr says its a variation of normal.
It's really not a personally issue but a health department and supervision concern one.
Diarrhea can rarely be contained in a diaper even when changed immediately. That means the feces can easily leak out onto the child, the flooring, furniture, toys and subsequently come into contact with other children. Not to mention the additional time it takes away from the group to constantly have to clean up a child with that sort of mess all over their person.
It's exactly why most state regs require exclusion for diarrhea. It cannot be contained, is a risk to the health of others and creates supervision concerns for providers working alone.
All of that isn't personal preference by a long shot.