An ill child will not be allowed to attend the Co-opduring the duration of his/her illness. Colds, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, or other illness jeopardizes the health of thechild, or other children and staff.
Children with runny noses orlingering cold symptoms will be accepted at the discretion of the Executive Director. If your child becomes ill while at the center, you will be notifiedfirst. If parents cannot be reached, we will contact people from your emergency list. If a child is sent home from the Co-op, they will need to stay at homethe full following day. Children cannotreturn to the Co-op until they have been free of symptoms for 24 hours withoutthe aid of fever reducing medication such as Tylenol or Motrin.
Definition of illness (requiredby the Child Care Division’s regulations book)
A center shall not admit or retain in care, except with the written approval of the local health officer, whohas treated the child within the past twenty-four hours, a child who:
Is diagnosed ashaving or being a carrier of a child care-restrictable disease, as defined inHealth Division administrative rule, OAR 333-019-0010*, OR
Has one of the following symptoms, or combination of symptoms, of illness:
- Fever over 100degrees F taken under the arm or 101 with the ear or forehead thermometer
- Diarrhea (morethan one abnormally loose, runny, watery, or bloody stool)
- Vomiting
- Nausea
- Severe cough
- Unusual yellowcolor to skin or eyes
- Skin or eyelesions or rashes that are severe, weeping, or pus-filled
- Difficultbreathing or abnormal wheezing
- Complaints ofsevere pain
- Live lice or nits
- Stiff neck andheadache with one or more of the symptoms listed above
- Too tired or toosick to participate in daily activities
*A child will not be able to attend the Co-op FamilyCenter during the time they arediagnosed with a restrictable disease such as diphtheria, measles, SalmonellaTyphi infection, shigellosis, Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC)infection, hepatitis A, tuberculosis, chickenpox, pertussis, rubella, andscabies and any open or draining skin lesions infected with Staphylococcusaureus or Streptococcus pyogenes.
