Health (from the Nest Parent Handbook)
First experiences with school often mean an increased rate of illness. Do not be surprised if your child gets sick more often than usual. For the benefit of your child and his/her classmates, please make sure that your child is in good health before sending him/her to school. A child who does not feel well cannot effectively participate in our program and will spread illness to others. If the following conditions exist, please keep your child home:
Children with a temperature of 100 degrees or higher are to be kept home until they are free of fever and symptoms for at least 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication. If antibiotics are prescribed for any reason, your child must take them for 24 hours before returning to school. Children who come to school are expected to participate in all activities, including outdoor time. If your child is unable to participate in all aspects of the class, please keep him/her home.
If your child becomes ill at school, you will be contacted and expected to bring your child home within 30 minutes of receiving a call from The Nest. If you are not available, we will call one of your emergency contacts.
Contagious Disease
We require that parents report incidences of contagious disease to the Early Childhood Director or the Main Office. This includes, but is not limited to, chicken pox, head lice, conjunctivitis, strep, Fifth’s disease, H1N1, and the Coxsackie’s virus. To help protect all children, we will notify parents of any known exposure. We will maintain confidentiality.
In the case of head lice, you may be asked to provide a doctor’s note confirming the absence of lice before your child returns to school. We may also require a doctor’s note indicating that your child is free of infection in the case of some infections.
First experiences with school often mean an increased rate of illness. Do not be surprised if your child gets sick more often than usual. For the benefit of your child and his/her classmates, please make sure that your child is in good health before sending him/her to school. A child who does not feel well cannot effectively participate in our program and will spread illness to others. If the following conditions exist, please keep your child home:
- Fever of 100°F or above
- Diarrhea
- Vomiting
- Persistent cough
- Sore throat and/or strep throat
- Flu-like aches and pains, weakness and general lethargy
- Unexplained rashes
- Chicken pox
- Head lice
- Reddened eyes
- Herpes mouth sore
- A green or thick white nasal discharge
- Persistently runny nose
Children with a temperature of 100 degrees or higher are to be kept home until they are free of fever and symptoms for at least 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication. If antibiotics are prescribed for any reason, your child must take them for 24 hours before returning to school. Children who come to school are expected to participate in all activities, including outdoor time. If your child is unable to participate in all aspects of the class, please keep him/her home.
If your child becomes ill at school, you will be contacted and expected to bring your child home within 30 minutes of receiving a call from The Nest. If you are not available, we will call one of your emergency contacts.
Contagious Disease
We require that parents report incidences of contagious disease to the Early Childhood Director or the Main Office. This includes, but is not limited to, chicken pox, head lice, conjunctivitis, strep, Fifth’s disease, H1N1, and the Coxsackie’s virus. To help protect all children, we will notify parents of any known exposure. We will maintain confidentiality.
In the case of head lice, you may be asked to provide a doctor’s note confirming the absence of lice before your child returns to school. We may also require a doctor’s note indicating that your child is free of infection in the case of some infections.
