HEALTH POLICY PROCEDURES

REASONS TO KEEP YOUR CHILD HOME FROM SCHOOL:

• Fever of 100.4° or greater
• Diarrhea
• Vomit (beyond spitting up)
• Undiagnosed rash
• Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)
• Nasal discharge, cold and persistent cough
• Strep infection
• Head lice
• Mouth sores, especially if drooling occurs
• Any communicable disease
• Any illness that prevents your child from participating comfortably in program activities
• Any illness that results in a greater need for care that staff can provide without compromising the health and safety of others
• Ear infection treated less than 24 hours
• Rash combined with irritability
• Chicken pox, and has not been cleared by the doctor to return to school
• Whooping cough, until five days after antibiotic treatment
• Mumps, until nine days after onset or parotid gland swelling

When can my child return to the ECE?
When your child has been symptom free for 24 hours, your child may return to school. In the case of a fever, your child must be symptom free without the use of fever reducing medicine. 

What do we need to return?
The staff at the JCC will inform you if a doctor’s note is required for your child to return. If a note is required, it must be from your child’s physician or associate doctor as identified on the enrollment application or from a local urgent care/ER facility. Your doctor may fax the information to us at 330-867-7856. Please note that if we have not received the note or a fax BEFORE your child is to return, your child will not be readmitted to the center.

MEDICATION REMINDER

If your child requires medication during the school day, a medication administration form needs to be filled out in the ECE office. If medications are needed in the event of an allergic reaction, a Medical Care Plan will be necessary along with instructions on how to administer as well as the expected results after the medication is given.  

Once the necessary paperwork is complete, the medication and forms will be delivered to your child’s classroom. Medications are kept securely in your child’s classroom out of reach of children.

If you have questions whether your child should attend school, please contact the school office at  330-835-0044.

THE MANDEL ECE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE THE FINAL DECISION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT YOUR CHILD IS WELL ENOUGH TO BE IN ATTENDANCE. OUR DECISION IS BASED ON THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF ALL THE CHILDREN AT OUR CENTER.