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Would you have sent your child to nursery today ?

37 replies

rarrira · 12/11/2024 11:09

My little one, 2 and a half, had a fever in the night and quite a bit of coughing. I gave him calpol at midnight. He was upset on and off during the night.

His fever went down and by this morning, he's himself. I haven't had to top up calpol yet or anything. He's just got a cough.

I didn't send him to nursery today. I tend not to when he's been unwell in the night.

Would you have sent him when he seemed ok in the morning ?

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KnittyNell · 12/11/2024 11:24

No!
I am a childminder and don’t accept children until 48 hours after a fever have passed, they could be harbouring all kinds of diseases.

redgingerbread · 12/11/2024 11:19

Yeah, I’m afraid I definitely sent mine to nursery when he was below par but not actively ill - not much choice really as we had to work and this was pre covid so WFH wasn’t a thing.

Sweetaschocolate · 12/11/2024 11:16

I find fevers always lower in the moring so potentially it could start going up again as the day goes on.

You know your child so do what you feel comfortable doing.

DoctorAngelface · 12/11/2024 11:14

It would depend on how urgently I needed to be at work. It doesn't sound like he has one foot in the grave. But on the other hand, he does sound unwell.

If I could get away with skipping work, I'd ditch nursery.

InTheRainOnATrain · 12/11/2024 11:13

No because he had a fever in last 24 hours, so could potentially be infectious with something even if it hasn’t reared it’s ugly head yet and also because he had a bad night’s sleep so is going to be tired and grumpy. It would be back to nursery tomorrow though if all was fine today and he slept well tonight!

SarahLHs · 12/11/2024 11:12

If I had to work then yes I'd send them. If I was off then I wouldn't.

5475878237NC · 12/11/2024 11:12

No I wouldn't have.

Overthebow · 12/11/2024 11:12

Yes I would have sent my DC in, but we have been hammered with sickness from school and nursery recently so have used up a lot of goodwill with both our work. We are now sending to school and nursery as long as they are ok in themselves so would send in this situation.

YellowHatt · 12/11/2024 11:11

Mine enjoys nursery so if they were back to feeling themselves and no calpol needed then I would have.

Floralnomad · 12/11/2024 11:11

I probably would have taken him in but told them he had a bad night and to call if they felt he wasn’t coping .

Lostworlds · 12/11/2024 11:11

If he’s not slept well, had a fever during the night and you’re at home then no I wouldn’t have sent him.

FuckoffeeBeforeCoffee · 12/11/2024 11:10

I would have.

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