PARENTS AGREE TO KEEP THEIR CHILD(REN) AT HOME OR SEEK ALTERNATE CARE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:

·         Pain – any complaints of unexplained or undiagnosed pain.

·         Fever (100°F/38.3°C or higher).

·         Sore Throat or trouble swallowing.

·         Headache or stiff neck.

·         Unexplained diarrhea or loose stool combined with nausea, vomiting or abdominal cramps. The child will be kept at home until all symptoms have stopped.

·         Diarrhea which is not contained in a diaper or a child who can make it to the bathroom must be kept home.

·         Nausea or vomiting.

·         Severe itching of body and/or scalp.

·         Known or suspected communicable diseases.

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IT IS REQUIRED TO KEEP (OR TAKE) A CHILD HOME WHEN THE CHILD:

·         Is suffering from one or more of the above symptoms.

·         Is not well enough to take part in the activities at Pam’s Play Place and Preschool.

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ULTIMATELY THE CARE OF AN ILL CHILD IS THE PARENT’S RESPONSIBILITY

·         Parents will inform the child care within 24 hours of a diagnosis of a serious illness or contagious disease of a communicable nature in the family. Failure to do so may result in termination of child care services.

·         Parents agree that a child will be symptom free, without the aid of symptom reducing medications such as Tylenol, for a full 24 hours prior to returning to child care. We reserve the right to ask for a note from your family physician, depending on the illness/disease.

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MEDICATIONS:

Medications will only be given to a child in care with the following conditions:

·         Parent gives written permission to the caregiver, with full instructions as to dosage, and times to administer medication. (forms are available from Pam’s Play Place and preschool for this purpose).

·         All prescribed medications must have the child’s name on the prescription bottle and be accompanied by a doctor’s note. (forms are available from Pam’s Play Place and Preschool for this purpose – it is suggested you keep them in the glove compartment of your car, so you have them available when visiting the doctor).

·         Non-prescription medications will be administered as per recommended dosage on medicine bottle and with a note from the parent and child’s doctor.

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CARE OF A SICK CHILD AND NOTIFICATION OF PARENTS

·         When a child becomes ill, I will make the child as comfortable as possible in a quiet place where he/she can rest and will be closely supervised.

·         Parents will be notified immediately and agree to begin to make alternate work arrangements or arrangements for alternate care. If your child is seriously ill, you or an alternate must come IMMEDIATELY. If I cannot reach a parent, I will call an emergency contact listed on the Release of child form or the child’s doctor may be contacted depending on the seriousness of the illness.

·         Ill children need to be picked up within one hour. A parent of an ill child who still remains at Pam’s Play Place and Preschool after one hour of parent contact will be billed $10.00 per hour or any part of an hour until the child is picked up by the parent or an authorized substitute.

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(Pamela Ball)                                                           (Date)

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