I only exclude for symptoms for the chikd attending. The bottom line for me is that not everyone catches what other people get. Even if the parent is home with a fever or vomitting does not mean the kids will get it. Also people are contagious well before they show symptoms so there is very little you can do to prevent illness besides manage your own health and stress.

Last month my daughter got FluB and Strep, I got strep, my husband got FluB. My youngest daughter got nothing and none of the daycare kids got any of it! My daughter had undiagnosed strep for 3 days and the beginning if FluB while the daycare kids were here and was playing with them and my youngest daughter normally. I have also had kids go home with fevers that never spread to anyone else and have had siblings at home vomitting and the other kid got nothing! This is why my illness policy only excludes for symptoms.

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