MEDICATIONS AND ILLNESS POLICY

Signed permissions slips are required for all children needing medication while at the center. Exact instructions about dosage, time, days the medicine is needed and conditions for giving the medication must be noted and signed by the child's doctor. All medication must be in the original container. If it is prescription medicine, the name on the prescription must be that of the child.

Children should not be brought to school when they are too ill or uncomfortable to participate in the normal daily activities including outdoor play. Children who get sick at school must be picked up from school as quickly as possible to help avoid exposing other children.

Illness Guidelines

• fever over 100º F
• unexplained diarrhea
• vomiting
• unexplained rashes
• general inability to participate in school activities
• discharge from or crusting of the eyes
• greenish discharge from the nose
• excessive coughing
  

If your child contracts a contagious disease, please call the school so that we can be informed and respond appropriately to the other parents. The staff appreciate your calling to explain any absence - we miss your children when they are absent and are concerned if we do not know why. Children must be fever-free for 24 hours before they can return to school. The only exception is when an ear infection has been diagnosed and the child has been on antibiotics for at least 24 hours. Families receiving tuition subsidies must call us if their child is absent; this is a funder's requirement.

The guidelines listed above will be used to evaluate your child at school. When a staff member calls to say your child must be picked up, please do so as quickly as possible. If you have questions concerning the legitimacy of the call please direct them to the director at another time. Sometimes staff will call parents to alert them that their child is not feeling well even though the parent is not required to pick the child up. Some parents choose to pick their child up at these times while other appreciate being alerted that a visit to the doctor might be needed. We try to work with you as a team to ensure that your child remains healthy.

Lice: Children with lice may return only after special shampoo has been used and all live nits have been removed, as verified by the site director or designated staff.

Allergies: Parents should provide the school with a list of all known allergies. Please talk with your child's teacher about symptoms and any signs which we should be on the alert for.

Emergencies: In the case of a critical illness or injury, your physician will be contacted for instructions and you will be contacted as quickly as possible. If your or your physician cannot be contacted, the child will be taken to the Emergency Room at Brackenridge Hospital. EMS will be contacted when appropriate.