About Us - Medicine & Illness
Medicine Administration
All staff will be trained on medicine administration by trained nurses from the Child Care Licensing office.
Any prescription drug to be administered to a child must have a medicine form filled out by the parent and prescribing doctor. Medications needing refrigeration will be stored in the kitchen refrigerator in a plastic bag and clearly labeled as to intended child and dosing instructions. Only teacher or assistant teacher of child, director, or assistant director will be allowed to administer medication.
Self-administering Medications
A child may self-administer medications according to Child Care Licensing Regulations under the following conditions/requirements (pg 51, Child Care Licensing Regulations, sections 15.4.h.13.A, B, C and 15.4.h.14):
- Written permission from child's parent and child's physician to administer asthma medications, emergency allergy medications, or other 'similar emergency medications'.
- Written permission from child's parent and child's physician to administer insulin or 'other injected medication that the child requires'.
When a child self-administers one of the above mentioned medications staff members must log in the date, time, and medication administered. The staff will also note the occurrence in the child's file and make the parent aware at the end of the day that the medication was self-administered and when.
Children are under no circumstances allowed to self-administer prescription or over-the- counter medications with the exceptions of those outlined above. If a child is to take any medication, with the exceptions of those mentioned above, the parent is to fill out a medication form and sign it. The child's physician is to sign the form whether or not it is for a prescription medication or an over-the-counter medication.
Only 'preventative' ointments can be applied without written statement from child's physician. The parent needs to fill out a medication form to be placed in the child's file. 'Preventative' ointments include over-the-counter diaper crèmes, sunscreen, and lip balm. These ointments must be administered by the teacher or assistant teacher and charted on the medication form in the classroom and noted in child's chart.
Illness
Children enrolled in the center are not allowed in the center if:
- Temperature is greater than 99 degrees and not related to teething
- Communicable illnesses such as strep, pink eye, flu, pneumonia, stomach virus (including diarrhea and vomiting), impetigo, lice, etc.
- Reportable illnesses
All children must be properly immunized and parent must provide proof of immunizations. If the parent has a religious belief that does not allow the parent to immunize their child, a statement from the pastor of the church the parent attends stating the bylaws and provisions for such decision must be provided to the director in place of the immunization record.
Children with signs of the common cold (without fever or stomach virus) are able to attend the center.
Children will be allowed to reenter the center when they have been given a note from the child's physician that states it is okay for the child to return to group care. In most circumstances, this is usually after the child has been on medication for 24 to 48 hours.
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