When It's OK To Send Your Child To School

Common Illnesses
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Why Kids Get Sick So Often
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When To Send Your Child to Daycare
Safe Use of Antibiotics

When It's OK To Send Your Child to Day Care/Pre-School

Most often, children are most infectious BEFORE you know they're sick. Keeping your child home from day care and/or pre-school will not prevent childhood illness. In fact, the best way to build resistance is often repeated exposure.

If your child is sick, keep him home if he is too ill to participate in normal activities, throwing up, or has a bacterial infection and has not been on antibiotics for 24 hours. If children are well enough to be out of bed and playing/enjoying activities, they're well enough to go to day care or pre-school from a medical perspective. Check with your provider or pre-school regarding individual guidelines.

General Guidelines

When they have a fever higher than 100 degrees. This is a rule used by many, schools because fever is a sign of potentially contagious infection, even if the child feels fine. Schools often advise keeping the child at home until he has been fever-free for 24 hours.

When they have a known contagious infection, such as chicken pox, strep throat or conjunctivitis.

Most schools recommend that children taking antibiotics for contagious bacterial infections should be kept at home until they have taken medicine for one or two days.

When the child is vomiting or has diarrhea.

When the child looks and acts sick.

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Common Illnesses Contagious Diseases Lifelong Health Issues Unavoidable Conditions Why Kids Get Sick So Often When To Call The Doctor When To Send Your Child to Daycare Safe Use of Antibiotics		When It's OK To Send Your Child to Day Care/Pre-School Most often, children are most infectious BEFORE you know they're sick. Keeping your child home from day care and/or pre-school will not prevent childhood illness. In fact, the best way to build resistance is often repeated exposure. If your child is sick, keep him home if he is too ill to participate in normal activities, throwing up, or has a bacterial infection and has not been on antibiotics for 24 hours. If children are well enough to be out of bed and playing/enjoying activities, they're well enough to go to day care or pre-school from a medical perspective. Check with your provider or pre-school regarding individual guidelines. General Guidelines When they have a fever higher than 100 degrees. This is a rule used by many, schools because fever is a sign of potentially contagious infection, even if the child feels fine. Schools often advise keeping the child at home until he has been fever-free for 24 hours. When they have a known contagious infection, such as chicken pox, strep throat or conjunctivitis. Most schools recommend that children taking antibiotics for contagious bacterial infections should be kept at home until they have taken medicine for one or two days. When the child is vomiting or has diarrhea. When the child looks and acts sick.
		COMMON CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES & INFECTIONS \| YOUR CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT PARENTING CHALLENGES \| RESOURCES AND INFORMATION \| ABOUT THIS PROGRAM BACK TO PRAIRIE PUBLIC TELEVISION \| RETURN TO PRAIRIEPUBLIC.ORG HOME PAGE
		Missed A Program? Healthworks on Videotape If you missed seeing Healthworks on Prairie Public Television, you still have a chance to keep up to date with these important health issues. Order a videotape copy of any of these interesting and informative programs for only $24.95 per program. Order online or call 1-800-359-6900 to order your copies today.
		© 2001 Prairie Public Broadcasting, Inc.