Lil’ Thinkers Group Family Daycare
610 West 141 Street, Suite 6C
New York, NY 10031
Phone: 1-347-688-1498
Email: lilthinkers@yahoo.com
Website: lilthinkersfamilydaycare.org
Sick Child Policy
I have a very strict sick policy. Please Do Not Bring Your Child To Care If He/She Is
Ill. Masking Your Child's Symptoms With Over The Counter Medication (I.E.
Tylenol) Before Bringing Your Child To My Family Day Care Will Be Grounds For
Termination Of Contract. The Health Department Discourages The Admittance Of
Any Child Into A Family Day Care Home Or Center Who Exhibits Any Of The
Following Symptoms. Therefore It Is The Policy Of Lil’ Thinkers Family Day Care To
Not Accept For Care Any Child Who Exhibits The Following:
• Unusual Rash
• Fever Over 100 - Child Needs To Be Fever Free For 24 Hours before Returning To Care
• Runny Nose with Colored Discharge
• Excessive Coughing
• Diarrhea within Last 24 Hours
• Discharge from Eyes or Ears
• Vomiting - Do Not Bring Your Child If He/She Has Vomited Within Past 24 Hours
• Lice - Cases Of Lice Must Be Treated And Child Must Be Lice And Nit Free Before
Returning To Care.
Communicable Diseases - All Cases Of Communicable Diseases Require Notification
Of Parents Of All Children In My Care As Well As Notification Of The Public Health
Department.
Children With A Mild Cold Can Attend Care If They Can Participate In Normal
Activities (If Child Is Too Sick To Go Outside, He/She Is Too Sick To Be At Day
Care.). They Will Be Monitored And If The Cold Reaches The Point That The Child
Will Not Play, Has A Continuous Cough Or The Nose Secretions Are Not Clear, Then
The Parent Will Be Required To Pick The Child Up And Keep The Child Home Until
They Have Been Symptom Free For 24 Hours. If your child is just plain miserable
and inconsolable (whining, crying, repeatedly asking for you), not participating in
any of our activities, lying down a lot, I will have no choice to have you pick your
child up. The best place for them is being home.
If You’re Child Becomes Ill While In My Home They Will Be Isolated From The Other
Children, Still Within Sight Or Sound Of Provider, And Given Special Attention
And Comfort. You Will Be Notified Immediately And Will Be Required To Pick Your
Child Up Within half an Hour. If Parent(S) Can Not Be Contacted, Emergency
Contacts Will Be Notified And They Will Be Required To Pick Up Child. If
Reasonable Efforts Are Not Made To Pick Up A Sick Child, The Child Care Contract Is
Subject To Immediate Termination. This Policy Is For The Health And Safety Of All
Concerned.
Before Returning To Care Your Child Must Be Free Of All Symptoms For 24 Hours,
Or Be Accompanied By A Doctor's Note. If Your Child Has Been Absent From Care Due
To An Illness For 3 Or More Days, You Must
Bring A Doctor's Note Indicating The Child Is Well Enough To Return To Care.
Children Requiring Prescription Medication For A Contagious Illness Must Stay
Home Until The Child Has Been On The Medication For A Period Of 24 Hours. Some
Illnesses Require The Child To Be Out Of Care Longer.
These Policies Benefit Your Child As Well As Other Children. Your Compliance Is
Appreciated And Will Be Compensated With The Assurance That All Ill Children Will
Be Kept At Home. If you decide to bring in your child and they are sick with any of
the symptoms mentioned, you put all the other children and my staff and I at risk of
catching it. I will have no choice but to close until we are all better so please do not
bring in your child sick. It won’t be fair to those parents who cannot go to work when
it could have been prevented. If they wake up with fever, please do not give them
medication and bring them in, I will send children home if I feel they are not well
enough to be at daycare. Please understand that these policies are strictly enforced.
I understand and agree with the terms of these policies
Parent Signature_______________________________________________Date