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Hand, foot and mouth at nursery.

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MummyKnight · 01/02/2014 09:54

I had a call from DD's nursery last week to say they had noticed spots on her fingers and blisters in her mouth. They said one of the other children has hand, foot and mouth and that my DD also had it. They said she could stay that day but they wanted to make me aware in case I wanted to take her to see the Dr. They also said she had a temperature and wasn't eating much. I'd never heard of hand, foot and mouth before so called my Dr who said it was just a case of waiting it out. When I collected DD from nursery I could see no sign of spots anywhere on her body and the only marks in her mouth were 2 teeth that were just starting to come through. It's now been a week since nursery called me and still no sign of anything. I'm not sure what to do now, it seems as though nursery were confusing teeth with blisters and being over cautious. The same day as the phone call DD's key worker told me one thing on pick up but DD's day sheet said something completely different. I'm concerned that they have confused my child with another. I did speak to the manager about my concerns but she and DD's key worker just brushed it off as extra vigilance and confusion between the staff. Should I make a complaint or just leave it?

TIA

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insancerre · 01/02/2014 12:22

What would your actual complaint be?

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MummyKnight · 01/02/2014 14:20

The fact that they told me my DD was ill when she wasn't, I had already told them that morning that she was teething an as they were molars they were really bothering her.

I'm just not sure if its something to complain about or not. Obviously if it was the other way round and she was ill and they didn't tell me then there would be no question.

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AntoinetteCosway · 01/02/2014 14:35

It sounds like they were concerned she might be ill so they told you about it. How on earth could that be worthy of a complaint?!

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wadi1983 · 01/02/2014 15:24

A child with hand foot and mouth alook a temperature shouldn't be left at nursery.

Strange nursery!

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ilovepowerhoop · 01/02/2014 15:33

hand foot and mouth isnt something that they need to exclude for but it does seem strange that you never found any blisters on her hands or in her mouth. I would give them the benefit of the doubt this time and complain if something similar happened again.

www.hpa.org.uk/webc/HPAwebFile/HPAweb_C/1194947358374

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wadi1983 · 01/02/2014 16:13

combined with a temperature, the child shouldn't of been there!

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MummyKnight · 01/02/2014 19:13

Thanks for the advice everyone, I think I'll leave it as I have mentioned it to the manager already and it's not exactly a serious issue.

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breatheslowly · 04/02/2014 18:34

My DD had HF&M with one spot on her foot, none on her hands and a mouth full of spots - so it does present differently with different children. However I think a child with a temperature shouldn't be in nursery. It all sounds a bit odd.

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