Health Care Policies

Children (and staff) with the following symptoms should not be in the nursery:

Within the last 24 hours....

• Fever of 100 degrees or above (oral temperature.) This is the equivalent of 101 degrees rectally or 99 degrees axillary.
• Vomiting
• Diarrhea (6 liquid stools)
• Yellow or green nasal discharge
• Less than 24 hours on an antibiotic after an infection diagnosis.
• Pinkeye or drainage from the eye.
• Rashes not related to diapering, heat or allergic reaction to medicine (unless a note from physician is provided)
• Children recovering from Chicken Pox may return to the nursery provided all open areas are scabbed over.

No prescription or nonprescription medications are given by the nursery staff except for diaper rash ointment. This is applied only if you approved it, along with specific instructions for its use.