| On February 8th, 2007 the Wall Street Journal | | | | have a clear understanding of whether that child |
| published an article on "sick days-when to keep your | | | | should stay home? Maybe, maybe not. |
| child home from daycare". To summarize the article it | | | | Everyone realizes that the best place for a sick child is |
| basically discussed the fact that many parent's have | | | | at home- it's in the best interest of the child to |
| problems when children become ill and they still have | | | | advocate this in our daycare centers and to our |
| to go to work. | | | | parents. |
| This is very true, many parent's do have problems | | | | As a reminder, when new parent enrolls in your |
| when finding back-up childcare mainly because we are | | | | childcare be sure to discuss with them your policies. |
| a busy society and just about everyone has | | | | What are the specific restrictions you have when a |
| something planned today, tomorrow and next week. | | | | child is ill? And be exact, what is the exact |
| So when a child does all of the sudden become ill it's a | | | | temperature that a child should be not allowed into |
| huge issue. | | | | childcare. Make sure that you take a special time to |
| Part of the problem also lies in the child care facility | | | | discuss your policies on illness and what illnesses are |
| and their clear explanation of what their policies are. | | | | not allowed in daycare. |
| The article in the Wall Street Journal stated that many | | | | Policies are so very important you definitely want to |
| parents were not sure as to what the sick policy was | | | | keep your daycare smooth and running. |
| of their childcare center. So, at 2A.M. does the parent | | | | |