COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS)

Symptoms of COVID-19Those who are infected with COVID-19 may have little to no symptoms. You may not know you have symptoms of COVID-19 because they are similar to a cold or flu.
Symptoms may take up to 14 days to appear after exposure to COVID-19. This is the longest known infectious period for this disease.
Symptoms have included:

• fever
• cough
  
• sore throat
  
• difficulty breathing
  
• pneumonia in both lungs

In severe cases, infection can lead to death.

Your child can return to daycare, once all the following criteria has been meet:

Fever:

•  48 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
  
• 48 hours free of any fever reducing medication or any other medication that can mask symptoms of illness.
  
• If no medication is given: 48 hours starting one (1) hour after you discover your child’s fever has broken
  

Coughing:

• Once the provider has been given a dr.'s note stating the child's cough is not contagious.
• The cough is mild and will not disturb the child's nap or interfere with your child's ability to eat/drink or do daycare activies

Difficulty Breathing:

•  Your child must be breathing with little to no problems

Pneumonia in lungs:

• Once the provider has a Dr. note stating the Pneumonia is gone.

Other:

• Your child must be able to eat and drink normally again
• Your child must be able to participate in the daycare actives

 
If I find out that you have given your child medication to cover up a any symptoms of COVID-19 before sending your child to daycare, I hold the right to terminate care immediately.

Exposure to the covid-19 (coronavirus)

If your child has been exposed to an effective person, please keep your child home for 14 days to monitor for symptoms.
Please also inform your provider.