Illness Prevention
GENERAL HEALTH PRACTICES:
We believe that good hygiene produces healthier children, and so practice daily cleanliness procedures with the children. They wash their hands before and after every meal. The center is also cleaned on a very regular basis, with each staff keeping a schedule of their portion of the daily cleaning of the center.
The Toddler Room practices very strict diapering and toileting procedures to minimize the chance of spreading any illnesses between the children.
Cleaning schedules and toileting procedures are posted throughout the daycare.
WHEN YOUR CHILD IS SICK:
In the case that your child becomes sick, we ask you to keep him/her home (or have arrangements made) if any or all of these symptoms are apparent:
In general, if your child is not well enough to participate in the regular program, it is recommended that you should keep the child home for his/her own benefit and comfort. We realize how this can be a hardship for parents but we cannot permit it for several reasons:
MEDICATIONS:
When your child needs medication to be administered at the daycare, it needs to be in its original container, and if a prescription, the child’s name needs to be clearly visible in original print.
Please inform both your child’s teacher and the daycare director.
The medication must be signed in the medication book provided from each area of the daycare (infant, toddler, main room). If the medication is not signed in, we are not allowed to administer it to your child. It will be stored in a safe area away from where the children play. Please ask for the medication at the end of the day if you need to take it home again with you.
PEANUT FREE:
Please note that due to the number of children that have some very severe allergies to peanuts, The Church of the Nazarene Daycare does not serve any food containing peanuts and endeavors to be a “Peanut-Free” Centre. We are requesting that products containing peanuts be kept at home. Any children with a severe allergy to peanuts should make the center and staff aware immediately. The center does not have an epi-pen present and as such it is highly recommend for your child’s sake that you bring one if needed and the daycare staff will help the child administer it.
We believe that good hygiene produces healthier children, and so practice daily cleanliness procedures with the children. They wash their hands before and after every meal. The center is also cleaned on a very regular basis, with each staff keeping a schedule of their portion of the daily cleaning of the center.
The Toddler Room practices very strict diapering and toileting procedures to minimize the chance of spreading any illnesses between the children.
Cleaning schedules and toileting procedures are posted throughout the daycare.
WHEN YOUR CHILD IS SICK:
In the case that your child becomes sick, we ask you to keep him/her home (or have arrangements made) if any or all of these symptoms are apparent:
- High Temperature
- Diarrhea
- Lethargy
- Chicken Pox (As per exclusion period set by the Child Care Act)
- Head Lice (As per exclusion period set by the Child Care Act)
In general, if your child is not well enough to participate in the regular program, it is recommended that you should keep the child home for his/her own benefit and comfort. We realize how this can be a hardship for parents but we cannot permit it for several reasons:
- It isn’t fair to the other children in the daycare. No one would want their child catching a cold because of someone else in the daycare – and no matter how much prevention is used; it is too easy for children to catch colds from one another here.
- It isn’t fair to our care providers who have to deal with very unhappy children (children usually aren’t very happy when they are sick – except maybe when they are older and miss school!). Children who are sick cannot fully participate in the daycare program.
- It increases the likelihood of our own caregivers becoming ill. When they miss work due to illness, they do not receive any earnings and they are the ones who lose out.
- With caregivers not being able to come to work, it compromises the best care for the children. Children will need to have a fill-in worker or might have to be in a group other than what they are used to. In the case that shortage of qualified caregivers is serious enough, the Centre may have to close for the day or children may have to be denied care for the day.
MEDICATIONS:
When your child needs medication to be administered at the daycare, it needs to be in its original container, and if a prescription, the child’s name needs to be clearly visible in original print.
Please inform both your child’s teacher and the daycare director.
The medication must be signed in the medication book provided from each area of the daycare (infant, toddler, main room). If the medication is not signed in, we are not allowed to administer it to your child. It will be stored in a safe area away from where the children play. Please ask for the medication at the end of the day if you need to take it home again with you.
PEANUT FREE:
Please note that due to the number of children that have some very severe allergies to peanuts, The Church of the Nazarene Daycare does not serve any food containing peanuts and endeavors to be a “Peanut-Free” Centre. We are requesting that products containing peanuts be kept at home. Any children with a severe allergy to peanuts should make the center and staff aware immediately. The center does not have an epi-pen present and as such it is highly recommend for your child’s sake that you bring one if needed and the daycare staff will help the child administer it.