Child Care Health Policies

Our goal is to keep your child as healthy as possible so his/her energy can be used to grow and learn instead of to fight germs. Read on to see how our child care health policies enable us to provide the healthiest possible environment.

Child Care Health - Communicable Disease

Child Care Health Doctor One of our goals is to promote optimum health among our children, our families, and in our community. In addition, we are mandated by state law to report any confirmed cases of certain communicable diseases such as chicken pox, measles, mumps, scarlet fever, infectious hepatitis or meningitis to all enrolled families, my licensing specialist, and the Appleton Health Department. All communicable disease reports will be posted near the sign-in sheet and will include signs and symptoms of the disease, but will omit the names of children who are ill and their families.

Child Care Health - Healthy Environment

Each child's health is important to all of us as it can affect our families and home life. We strive to maintain a healthy environment by encouraging the children to cover their sneezes and coughs, and to wash their hands frequently, especially before and after eating and after using the bathroom. As mandated by Wisconsin licensing rules, toys and surfaces used by the children are disinfected regularly, and any toys that are mouthed are disinfected as soon as possible.

Child Care Health - Illness in General

In order to provide the most positive daily experience for each of the children, licensing rules require that all children be observed for signs of illness upon arrival, and prohibit Amy & Kids Co. from caring for any child who is ill. Please do not bring your child if he/she has any of the following symptoms:

Child Care Health Stethoscope If your child arrives exhibiting any previously listed symptom, or any other questionable symptom, we are not allowed to accept him/her for care that day. If your child develops any of these symptoms while in our care, he/she is required to return home immediately. Please inform us if your child has been ill recently or if there is an illness in your family, even if the illness occurred over the weekend. We will notify you when members of our family become ill. Parental cooperation is essential to maintaining a healthy environment for everyone present at Amy & Kids Co.

Child Care Health - Illness with Diarrhea or Vomiting

Because vomiting and diarrhea are often contagious and make it difficult to maintain a clean and hygienic environment, we cannot care for a child who has diarrhea/is vomiting, or has had diarrhea/has vomited within the past 24 hours. One incident of diarrhea or vomiting while at Amy & Kids Co. will require that your child return home immediately. Your child may not return to care until a full 24 hours has passed since the last bout of diarrhea or vomiting.

Child Care Health - Illness with Fever

Child Care Health Vet Since a fever often is a symptom of contagious infection or illness, we cannot care for a child who has a fever above 101 or has had a fever above 101 in the past 24 hours. If we suspect that your child has developed a fever while in our care, your child's temperature will be taken with an ear thermometer at least twice at 15-minute intervals, and each temperature recorded. Two readings of fever over 101 require that your child return home immediately. Your child may not return to care until a full 24 hours has passed after the fever has ended naturally, without use of fever reducer. If a doctor determines that the fever is due to an infection, the child may return 24 hours after beginning an antibiotic, or with the doctor's written note.

Child Care Health - Illness with Rash

Because children play so closely together and share space frequently, we cannot care for a child who has a contagious or an unexplained rash. If your child develops a rash while in our care we will notify you and isolate the child within our sight and hearing. You are expected to pick up your child within one hour of notification. If your child is not picked up within one hour your child's emergency contact person will be called to pick up the child. Your child may not return to care until the rash vanishes, a cause is found for the rash, or a doctor's written note allows the child to return.

Child Care Health - Illness Reports

An Illness Report will be filled out whenever a child is required to return home due to health issues. After both the provider and a parent sign the report you will receive one copy to take home and the other copy will be placed in your child's file.

Child Care Health - Medication Administration

Child Care Health Meds In order to avoid accidents and mistakes, we are able to give your child medicine only if you have completed, signed and submitted a Medication Authorization form. You can download a copy to bring with the medication, or we have copies in a labeled yellow envelope near the sign-in sheet. Both prescription and non-prescription medications must be in the original container with the original label, and have your child's name, the correct dosage and administration directions written on it. All medication administered is recorded in the medical log, along with the dosage and time it was administered, and the initials of the caregiver who administered it. Parents have access to medical log entries concerning their child.

Child Care Health - Preventative Care

Child Care Health Prevention Routine immunizations help protect us all from life-threatening diseases. Your child's immunizations must be kept up to date and his/her Immunization Record kept updated and on file with me. To make sure that your child is able to participate in all of our activities, he/she must have a physical within 30 days of his or her start date, and at regularly scheduled intervals afterward. Due to licensing regulations, failure to keep immunization and physical forms current may result in your child being excluded from care until the forms are updated.

Child Care Health - Returning Home

If your child becomes ill while in our care we are not allowed to care for him/her. We will isolate your child within our sight and hearing and notify you immediately. You are expected to pick up your child within one hour of notification. If your child is not picked up within one hour your child's emergency contact person will be called to pick up the child. Your child may return to care when he/she is symptom free for 24 hours; has been appropriately treated by a health care provider; and/or has been given written medical approval to return to child care.

Child Care Health - Smoking

Child To maintain a healthy environment for our lungs, smoking is not allowed anywhere on the premises of Amy & Kids Co. when children are present.