Originally Posted by littlefriends:
So I’ve got a kiddo (4 yrs) just got dropped off that has sores around his mouth. He missed yesterday with a fever. Mom says he had fever over the weekend but it’s been 24 hours. I’ve never seen hand foot and mouth so I’m not sure what it looks like. He doesn’t have any spots inside his mouth or on his hands/feet. Just kind of crusty, dried up spots around the outside corners of his mouth.
During this cold/flu season I don't allow the kids to return unless they've seen a doctor anytime they are out due to a fever over 101.F
Just had strep go through my daycare and every one of my kiddos missed at least two days of care.
Three of them had a fever, got better and had no fever after 24 hrs but I still insisted they get checked out. All of them tested positive for strep so better safe than sorry in my opinion.