sammy
15-03-2009, 10:09 PM
so far my sickness policy contains the notifiable illnesses in which the child should be excluded, such as diarreah, vomiting, measles etc.
But i just wondered would you exclude a child if he has a cough or cold. A parent asked me if she should bring her child last week (only have him 1 afternoon a week) he had a cough, i said yes as i thought if he was that poorly she wouldnt have bought him herself. Anyway i had him, his cough was bad, but now my older son has caught it and has had a high temp since yesterday and now cannot go to school tommorow!!! and probably means i wont be minding another child as she wont want him to catch it either.
If one of my children are ill i normally let the parent know and let it be their decision as to what they want to do about it. I have had one of my children be sick and the mother still wanted her child to come to me as she didnt want him to go anywhere else and she had to work.
I really feel i should of said no now to the child with the cough as now my child is suffering and hes NEVER ill.
The question is in that situation would you still of cared for the child? and are my policies too leanient (sp)
But i just wondered would you exclude a child if he has a cough or cold. A parent asked me if she should bring her child last week (only have him 1 afternoon a week) he had a cough, i said yes as i thought if he was that poorly she wouldnt have bought him herself. Anyway i had him, his cough was bad, but now my older son has caught it and has had a high temp since yesterday and now cannot go to school tommorow!!! and probably means i wont be minding another child as she wont want him to catch it either.
If one of my children are ill i normally let the parent know and let it be their decision as to what they want to do about it. I have had one of my children be sick and the mother still wanted her child to come to me as she didnt want him to go anywhere else and she had to work.
I really feel i should of said no now to the child with the cough as now my child is suffering and hes NEVER ill.
The question is in that situation would you still of cared for the child? and are my policies too leanient (sp)