KristinsHomeCC 12:12 PM 10-18-2016
Controlled Chaos 12:34 PM 10-18-2016
I send home a sick policy reminder every fall. I print out the part from the handbook about the illness policy and maybe a few extra sentences if I think they need more info. I attach it to a baggie filled with a tiny hand sanitizer, tissues, EmergenC packet and whatever cold related thing in the dollar bin at the grocery store. I have the kids decorate the bag we put it in and send it home. I do the little bit of extra since its a tradition, you could easily just send home a note as a "Flue season reminder!" Hope no one else gets sick. Make sure you throw out that playdoh!
I just issued a policy reminder. It's a half sheet of paper stating that they need to monitor their child, refer back to the page on illness, etc.
When I send home a child with illness I always staple a copy of the illness policy page to the illness sheet. I also exclude for 48 hours if I send home so that stops MOST families from bringing them in ill or "possibly" ill.
KristinsHomeCC 12:41 PM 10-18-2016
Originally Posted by Controlled Chaos:
I send home a sick policy reminder every fall. I print out the part from the handbook about the illness policy and maybe a few extra sentences if I think they need more info. I attach it to a baggie filled with a tiny hand sanitizer, tissues, EmergenC packet and whatever cold related thing in the dollar bin at the grocery store. I have the kids decorate the bag we put it in and send it home. I do the little bit of extra since its a tradition, you could easily just send home a note as a "Flue season reminder!" Hope no one else gets sick. Make sure you throw out that playdoh!
I *LOVE* this idea and I'm so stealing it and doing this tonight, sending home tomorrow. I think adding the extras will make the issue resonate in their minds a little better than just a notice. Thank you, thank you! Genius!
MarinaVanessa 12:50 PM 10-18-2016
My policy is like yours except that ...
If they keep them home they can return 24 hours when symptom free
If I send them home it's 48 hours
Controlled Chaos 01:02 PM 10-18-2016
Originally Posted by KristinsHomeCC:
I *LOVE* this idea and I'm so stealing it and doing this tonight, sending home tomorrow. I think adding the extras will make the issue resonate in their minds a little better than just a notice. Thank you, thank you! Genius!
I feel like I stole that idea from someone else on here several years ago
So shout out to whoever I stole it from
My DCFs all get self conscious when I send out reminders in the newsletter "Is it me?" "I'm sorry!" They are funny, so since they are such a good group I don't mind doing something a little special to take the embarrassment out of it.
Ariana 06:42 AM 10-19-2016
I am not as fancy as ECS
But I also send home an illness policy reminder in an email and then confirm that parents read it face to face.
In this case I would add a little blurb to the illness policy reminding parents that dropping kids off who are sick is grounds for immediate termination so it is not worth it.
Heart12 09:49 AM 10-19-2016
CC that idea IS GENIUS!!!
What do you write in your friendly reminders? Just something saying, "With cold & flu weather approaching..."
TBird 11:45 PM 10-19-2016
I print my sick policy out & have my parents sign it at the beginning of every cold & flu season as well. This year I added a two page Q&A sheet. For example...
Question: "My child has a contagious illness. Did she get it from Becky in your daycare?"
Answer: "With hundreds of other possibilities (older siblings, play dates, shopping carts, birthday parties, the air....) we have no interest in wrongfully assuming where your child acquired an illness. What we are most concerned about is keeping this a well-child facility & keeping us all well & working this cold & flu season.
In other words, please don't accuse us or ask us any silly questions. We don't want sick kids here coughing in our faces any more than you do. Keep your kids home when they are sick & all will stay right with the world.
Blackcat31 05:51 AM 10-20-2016
Originally Posted by TBird:
I print my sick policy out & have my parents sign it at the beginning of every cold & flu season as well. This year I added a two page Q&A sheet. For example...
Question: "My child has a contagious illness. Did she get it from Becky in your daycare?"
Answer: "With hundreds of other possibilities (older siblings, play dates, shopping carts, birthday parties, the air....) we have no interest in wrongfully assuming where your child acquired an illness. What we are most concerned about is keeping this a well-child facility & keeping us all well & working this cold & flu season.
In other words, please don't accuse us or ask us any silly questions. We don't want sick kids here coughing in our faces any more than you do. Keep your kids home when they are sick & all will stay right with the world.
I send home a reminder letter with a copy of my illness policy and I have a statement in the reminder about not playing the "blame game" as far as pointing fingers at who gave who what. I hate when parents try to do that... I fail to see the point.
I also explain to parents that what they view as "a little under the weather" or "not feeling 100%" is a much bigger deal at daycare than it is at home.
thrivingchildcarecom 01:59 PM 10-20-2016
I wish I could tell you this is rare. It's not! I think parents try to live in denial whenever it's convenient for them to. Anyway, check out this post I wrote about parents not following your policies.
http://thrivingchildcare.com/2016/10...wing-policies/
(Admin: no link farming allowed on this forum. I want searchable content here. I'll let this link stay.)
AmyKidsCo 05:37 PM 10-20-2016
Originally Posted by Controlled Chaos:
I send home a sick policy reminder every fall. I print out the part from the handbook about the illness policy and maybe a few extra sentences if I think they need more info. I attach it to a baggie filled with a tiny hand sanitizer, tissues, EmergenC packet and whatever cold related thing in the dollar bin at the grocery store. I have the kids decorate the bag we put it in and send it home. I do the little bit of extra since its a tradition, you could easily just send home a note as a "Flue season reminder!" Hope no one else gets sick. Make sure you throw out that playdoh!
I do something like this too. I call it a Sickness Survival Kit and along with the goodies I include a copy of my illness policy. Last fall was fairly healthy so I didn't send it out until February when there were tons of things going around.
Controlled Chaos 11:56 AM 10-21-2016
My goodie bag was Game of Thrones themed this year lol
I had a meme of "Brace Yourself...Cold and Flu Season is coming" and then the following text -
As the cold and flu season descends down
upon us like a swarm of nightwalkers –
I will be sanitizing and disinfecting
everything possible as much as humanly
possible. We are drinking extra water and
washing hands like crazy.
For when that isn’t enough – a friendly
reminder of when a child is too ill attend
daycare:
-Fever (100 or higher)
-Vomiting
- Diarrhea that cannot be contained in
diapers or potty trained child is having accidents
-Unexplained rash
- Child is lethargic or not able to participate
in activities
- Any of these in the last 24 hours
Thanks for always being so proactive in
keeping your children home when they aren’t
well.
Controlled Chaos 11:57 AM 10-21-2016
Originally Posted by AmyKidsCo:
I do something like this too. I call it a Sickness Survival Kit and along with the goodies I include a copy of my illness policy. Last fall was fairly healthy so I didn't send it out until February when there were tons of things going around.
I like the name!
If you posted about this 2 years ago then it was YOU I stole it from!
Thanks!