3 Crucial Daycare Transition Tips for Parents | Illness and Getting Sick in Childcare & Preschool
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- čas přidán 8. 01. 2023
- Do you have a child enrolled in daycare or preschool, or will be enrolling soon? If so, this video is for you and hands down, one of the most important topics for parents to be aware of. In this video, I describe the reality of illnesses in daycare, childcare illness policies, and what you can do to plan for these situations which pose numerous challenges for parents.
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Feel free to leave any questions in the comments. Hope these tips are helpful and good luck!
I decided to withdraw my child once he ended up with RSV and HFM within a week of each other. I understand children get sick, but the school had zero communication and didn’t inform others of the HFM. I enrolled my son at another school two week ago and he’s already sick! But they have much better communication and transparency to illnesses going around!
Yea, the transparency so parents have a heads up and can look out is very important. Also, some parents choose to keep their child home until a certain illness clears, which is their right, but schools need to inform them so they can choose.
On the flip side, it definitely is a catch 22 because for every illness notice we put out, there's a handful of nasty parents contacting us and giving us a hard time and blaming us, esp. when there are a lot of notices going out - and it creates a panic and chaos. So I think some providers try to cover it up for that reason. Doesn't make it right, but it does get very exhausting to deal with when it's outside our control 😞 and is. def a common reason ece professionals decide to leave the field.
@@thedaycareguide yes! We would’ve kept him home and also had a better understanding of what his illness was. My sons HFM presented itself as basically a full body rash. We had no idea what it was. Allergies? New soap? It wasn’t until they discovered the blisters in his mouth did we have an official diagnosis. Transparency is key! Thank you for your videos! I’m going to be watching them all over the next few hours.
@@thedaycareguide I completely understand that! I work at a center and I know parents want all the information and it’s so important for children’s privacy to be respected. I think our parents are more grateful for the transparency than hiding what’s going on!
Do you children who are in daycare, removed for a few months, and return will start back at square 1 or will they have some built up immunity? Crossing fingers… it’s been a rough few days for us!
Definitely, well said. Transparency prevents so many problems. Thanks and I'm glad they are helpful! Lmk any topics you'd like to see covered. Currently working on a preschool transition series.
It truly takes a village…
There's really no other way 😬
I thought my life would be better, starting daycare and then working and things would be fine, haha what a joke even though I switched schools my babies are still sick , the last straw was when they caught a stomach bug and I was changing 2 diapers of poo a hour I’m done… I quit my job because of this .. I never knew it was that bad, even at the nicest daycare, the pediatrician was even shocked because our kids hardly ever get sick back when I stayed at home with the others ..
Yup. An all too-common story that's not spoken about realistically and really surprises parents. So many parents will move to a different center thinking that center isn't clean enough and that's why. It's not because of that; it's just inevitable 🤷🏼♀️. Sorry that situation happened and I hope at least they're getting sick less staying home for awhile!
Did your kids pass the stomach bug to you too?
@@MulataLinda8 no we didn’t get it in a house of 7 total only the babies
@@tiffanysgottimetoday4589 that's crazy that you didn't catch it, that's how it's transmitted, is through their poo. Other than handwashing how did you dodge that virus!!! Did you wear gloves??? I have my 8mg zofran ready in case we get hit again.
Don't send your children to these places, because they will get sick. Send your kids to a grandparent, or better yet, stay home with them if possible. If that's not possible, and your family members are all a-holes, then give your kids NAC for kids (they come in gummies), zinc and quercetin (comes in a liquid that you can put in their drinks). This will prevent them from getting sick while building their immune system. Otherwise, you're screwed.
The last thing you'd want is your child coming home with a new strain of Covid, and now YOU have Covid. It's not worth it!