ILLNESS/COMMUNICABLE DISEASE EXCLUSION POLICY

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ILLNESS/COMMUNICABLE DISEASE EXCLUSION POLICY

• Our Illness / Communicable Disease Exclusion
  Policy is based on Maryland Department of Health
  and Human Services.
• Prior to enrollment, you must give the Center
  current medical and immunization records of your
  child. These records must be updated annually.
  Children without appropriate current medical
  records may not attend the Center.
• 2. Children should be excluded from the center
  for the following reasons
• A. The illness prevents the child from
  participating comfortably in program activities.
• B. The illness that results in a greater need
  for care than staff can provide without
• compromising the health and safety of other
  children.
• Certain symptoms in children may suggest the
  presence of a communicable disease. If your child
  has any communicable disease, please inform the
  center immediately so we can take the necessary
  precautions.
• Children who have symptoms listed below should
  be excluded from the center
• Appearance / Behavior
• Child looks or acts differently than usual
  unusually tired, pale, loss of appetite,
  confused, irritable, difficult to awaken plus has
  oral temperature of 101F or above.
• Cough Respiratory
• Difficult or rapid breathing, severe cough, high
  pitched croupy, wheezing sound after cough.

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ILLNESS/COMMUNICABLE DISEASE EXCLUSION POLICY
Nausea /Vomiting, 2 or more episodes within the
previous 24 hours. Conjunctivitis (defined as
pink or red conjunctiva with white or yellow eye
discharge ) until the child has been treated on
antibiotics for 24 hours Impetigo, until 24
hours after treatment has begun. Strep throat,
until 24 hours after treatment has begun. Head
lice, until after treatment has begun and all his
nits are removed. Scabies, until 24 hours after
treatment has begun. Chicken pox, until all
lesions have dried and crusted ( usually six days
). Pertussis (whooping cough ), until five days
of treatment with appropriate antibiotics. Hepati
tis A virus, until one week after onset of
illness, after immune globulin has been
administered. REQUIRED CONDITIONS FOR A CHILD
TO RETURN TO THE CENTER A child who has been
excluded due to illness or communicable disease
from the center may return 1. When he or she
is free of fever, vomiting, and diarrhea for a
full 24 hours. 2. When he or she has been
treated with an antibiotic for a full 24
hours. 3. When he or she is able to participate
comfortably in usual program activities,
including outdoor time. 4. A childs physician
signs a note stating that the childs condition
is not contagious.
PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS and NON-PRESCRIPTION
MEDICATIONS Prescription medications must be
in a container labeled by the pharmacy or
physician with the childs name, dosage, and
expiration date. At least one dose of
prescription medication must be given at home
prior to childs arrival at the center.
Non-prescription medications must be in the
original manufacturers container labeled with
instructions for dosage and expiration date.
Except for acetaminophen ( Tylenol ) and other
topical medications, a staff member may
administer only one dose of non-prescription
medication to a child per illness unless a
licensed health practitioner provides written
approval for the administration of
non-prescription medication and the dosage. All
medications shall be administered according to
the instructions on the label of the medication
container or a licensed health practitioners
written instructions, whichever are more recently
dated. Please give all medications to your
childs teacher who will ensure proper storage
and proper medication administration. Please do
not send any medication in your childs bag, cot
pocket or leave any medication in your childs
cubby. No medication, prescribed or
over-the-counter, will be dispensed without the
appropriate Medication Authorization Form,
completed and signed by the childs
parent/guardian and Physician.