Ill child (your own)

[mumofone]

What do you all do when your own child is ill? Do you warn parents and let them make the choice as to whether they send their kids or not?

[kellib]

Depends what illness my child has, if it's a sickness bug I just close for the 48 hours and also cos I'm shattered from being up all night!

Anything else then I usually tell parents he's ill and give them the choice, parents usually always still send kids to me in that instance!

[AliceK]

If mine have D&V then I close, no question. If they have the usual cold / cough / high temp etc then I open. They are happy to send their children to me with these things so I open if mine do. TBH if I closed when one of mine was ill or refused to have mindees when they were ill with colds etc I would hardly work. So basically if it is something minor I will stay open.


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[Jessymax]

I don't have children but if your child has something you wouldn't let a parent bring their child if they had then I think it would be obvious choice hope they better soon xx

[BallyH]

What does is say in your sickness policy/parents contracts? My boys are older now so they normally lie in bed all day and I pop up to see them. But I know you've got a young baby/child and they really need your attention so you may have ot judge it for yourself and cancel everyone. If I do that my policy/contracts say 'no fee' to parents.

[mama2three]

Remember if its a sickness or diarrhoea issue then we are obliged to close as we are registered food businesses.

[natlou82]

I'm in that situation today DS sick at school, great closed for 48 hrs! If just general unwellness, cough, cold, headache I inform parents and give them the choice to attend or not. I don't charge if they keep their child away.