Diarrhea/Constipation Policy

Your child is required to remain home.

Diarrhea due to illness is highly contagious.

We can discuss your child's return to daycare once all the following criteria has been met:

Diarrhea

• 48 hours diarrhea free
  
• 48 hours free of any diarrhea reducing medication or any other medication that can mask symptoms of illness
  

If your child gets diarrhea while at daycare, you will be contacted to pick your child up.
 
If I find out that you have given your child medication to cover up diarrhea before sending your child to daycare, I hold the right to terminate care immediately.

Constipation

If your child is in pain or simply can not participate in the daily activates due to constipation. Your child will need to remain home. 

*** If your child is on medication long term, please speak with me and we will work something out.

We can discuss your child's return to daycare once all the following criteria has been met:

• If your child is not is pain and can still participate in all the daycare actives your child can still come to daycare
  
• Provider will access on a case-by-case bases
  

I will not give your child a laxative, prunes or prune juice here at daycare.

If your child is in pain or simply can not participate in the daily activates once at daycare, I will send your child home.

• A  48 hour period is between 12:00 am and 11:59 pm
  

Example: if a fever starts Monday morning and breaks Monday night, the 48 hour period starts as of 12:00 am Tuesday morning.  If your child isn’t given any medication and the fever doesn’t return between 12:00 am Tuesday to 12:00 am Thursday, your child can return to daycare Thursday. 

Diarrhea - Your child is required to stay home at least twenty-eight (48) hours, if not longer.
Constipation - The length of time your child is required to remain home will depend on the severity of the constipation.