Chicken Pox's Policy

Your child must stay home.

You child can return to daycare:
~ its been two (2) weeks; fourteen (14) days from the day the spots first showed up
~ Fever

• 24 hours from the time the fever reducing medication are out of your child system (8 to 10 hours after taking last dose) and fever has not returned
• 24 hours free of any fever reducing medication or any other medication that can mask symptoms of illness.
• If no medication is given: 24 hours starting one (1) hour after you discover your child’s fever has broken

~ all the blisters have dried up
~ child can join in the activities
~ you have a Dr.s note stating your child is no longer contagious  
~ your child can eat and drink normally

Your child will be home for two (2) weeks or longer