Originally Posted by Blackcat31:
We had one of those. Strictly for mildly ill children. NO regular attendance
The child could only stay for a max of 4 hours per day and it was strictly drop in for those times in which parent HAD to wrap up things at work or had to go in for a bit to get some work done.
It was run by two pediatric nurses. It closed down within a year.
They couldn't keep enough staff on site to maintain ratios...
Why?
Because everyone kept getting sick 
The problem sick bays have is that they have little attendance on Monday and Friday. On Monday the kid has been home so provider is unaware the kid is sick so the parents dope and drop and get by till after nap. On Friday the worst thing that can happen is the same thing that happened monday. The provider isn't going to exclude the next working day do it's worth the risk.
They have to make their money Tuesday through Thursday.