Would you send your child to nursery with a cough and snotty nose???

[gigi556]

Just wondering peoples thoughts on this.... Reading through nursery policy it says not to send if showing any signs of infectious disease....

Anyway, my son has had a cold since last Tuesday/Wednesday. Kept him out of nursery last week. He only attends Tuesday and Thursday mornings. He's well in himself and full of energy but still snotty and coughing. I think I'm going to keep him out as I guess he's still infectious but in reality is this sort of thing adhered to? I imagine most people have to go to work... Our whole house has been down with this cold and I was saying to DP that if I was working I'd be back in the office no question. I'm starting my own business so don't have to be anywhere. I'm just desperate for a break and losing precious time.

[Doyoumind]

You aren't expected to keep children off nursery and school for a cold. If he seems well enough send him in. It's D&V and chicken pox etc that they are concerned about rather than sneezing and runny noses.

[Faithless12]

Depends, do they have a temperature? A little warm and I’d send them in, anything above 38 for my DS and no. If no temperature then they go in.

[gigi556]

No temp. It's just the tail end of a cold. He's absolutely fine but still bubbling snot out his nose and coughing. He's full of beans laughing his head of in the shower with his dad right now.

[LittleBearPad]

Colds don’t count. Most nursery children have coughs and sniffles all winter. If he’s happy in himself i5 will be fine.

[gigi556]

If he was at school I'd send him. I was just worried as it's a nursery and what the policy says.

[PaintBySticker]

I would. Otherwise they’d be home half the winter. Not a fever, but cough and snot unavoidable in my opinion.

[Oblomov18]

I would. You don't stay off for the tail end of a cold.

[WerewolfNumber1]

Oh definitely send him, it’s fine. If I kept mine off every time he was snotty he’d never be there. Nobody expects you to keep him home for tail end of a cold.

[gigi556]

Sent him and all was good. Thanks for wise mums advice!

[PaulMorel]

I would. Unless his temperature is over 38, then that's a no. But if he feels all well and can keep up till the end of the day then that's perfectly fine.