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Nursery/Pre-school temperature - illness policy?

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Porgs2 · 19/01/2025 20:45

Not really an AIBU. Do the ones you use specify a temperature at which the child will be sent home? Children aged two to four. Thanks 🙏

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KnittyNell · 19/01/2025 21:49

Porgs2 · 19/01/2025 21:46

I think she’s gone now 🫠

Cheerio! 😄

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Porgs2 · 19/01/2025 21:46

I think she’s gone now 🫠

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Nespressso · 19/01/2025 21:45

@User457788 your child would be dead / their brain would be literally fried after a temp of 45 deg. It’s not humanly possible.

SweedieLie · 19/01/2025 21:44

Even twice when my daughter had a UTI and had a temp of 45 degrees. She was fine 🙂 so I guess it depends on the kid

Oh give over 😂. No, if your child is still alive then she's never had a temperature of 45 degrees.

Why stop there when you're posting nonsense though? Go the whole hog! My daughter had a temperature of 51 degrees but she was still smiling! Even as I could see the flames licking out of her ears, I knew she wasn't unwell enough for hospital! 😁

Msrachel · 19/01/2025 21:38

My two are in a private nursery they are 22 months.

They are allowed to go with a temp as long as they’re well in themselves, they’ll give calpol if needed.

In reality I’ve never sent mine with a temp as for them a temp is usually combined with not feeling well enough to go. They’ve never had calpol at nursery although I have given them nurofen before they’ve gone if they’ve been teething badly.

They started in September and have been sent home a couple of times, once for HFM that developed into impetigo, once for a vomit that they thought was a bug but we later realised was just teething and he was sticking his hands in his mouth which made him sick, once for an actual vomiting bug.

I have twins so in the same room at nursery and they have pretty much had a cold every week since they started. Nursery is okay with a slight temp they just keep an eye on it.

KnittyNell · 19/01/2025 21:37

CatsLikeBoxes · 19/01/2025 21:35

Google suggests 99.9% people would die with a core body temp of 43⁰c. And as for your point that a temperature is no bad thing particularly if they're well in themselves - why would you even take the temp if they're well? So if you know their temp is high, it would normally be because they are showing signs of illness. It may be difficult to work when your child is ill, but that doesn't make it any less unfair on the other children and staff when you send your ill child in.

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A voice of reason. Thank you.

CatsLikeBoxes · 19/01/2025 21:35

User457788 · 19/01/2025 21:15

Yep which my kids don't/have never had. Even twice when my daughter had a UTI and had a temp of 45 degrees. She was fine 🙂 so I guess it depends on the kid. A temp of 38/39 is barely a temp and not one I'd worry about febrile convulsions with (they are also rare anyway).

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Google suggests 99.9% people would die with a core body temp of 43⁰c. And as for your point that a temperature is no bad thing particularly if they're well in themselves - why would you even take the temp if they're well? So if you know their temp is high, it would normally be because they are showing signs of illness. It may be difficult to work when your child is ill, but that doesn't make it any less unfair on the other children and staff when you send your ill child in.

Piccalow · 19/01/2025 21:34

Porgs2 · 19/01/2025 21:33

Oh yes this happens regularly…they think we are daft obviously…they bring them in saying oh they aren’t quite themselves but no temperature…then by lunch time it’s worn off!

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Very silly. Sounds like they take the piss I'd chuck them out

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Porgs2 · 19/01/2025 21:33

Piccalow · 19/01/2025 21:31

Ah I thought maybe they give owners this info when in training. I think a policy of no temperature is sensible and you will tell the ones who try sneaky calpol because their kids will zonk out when it wears off

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Oh yes this happens regularly…they think we are daft obviously…they bring them in saying oh they aren’t quite themselves but no temperature…then by lunch time it’s worn off!

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KnittyNell · 19/01/2025 21:33

Porgs2 · 19/01/2025 21:31

I think we are just banging our heads against a brick wall!

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Absolutely.
Someone appears to be coping with their guilt by denial.

Sendhelp20 · 19/01/2025 21:32

User457788 · 19/01/2025 21:15

Yep which my kids don't/have never had. Even twice when my daughter had a UTI and had a temp of 45 degrees. She was fine 🙂 so I guess it depends on the kid. A temp of 38/39 is barely a temp and not one I'd worry about febrile convulsions with (they are also rare anyway).

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This is really odd
39 is very much a high temps so is 38 but less so
however febrile convulsions and rigours to isn’t about the high temp it’s about the body temp increasing
you can be very poorly with a temp of 39 more so than one or 40 !

KnittyNell · 19/01/2025 21:31

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Keep telling yourself that.

Piccalow · 19/01/2025 21:31

Porgs2 · 19/01/2025 21:29

No

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Ah I thought maybe they give owners this info when in training. I think a policy of no temperature is sensible and you will tell the ones who try sneaky calpol because their kids will zonk out when it wears off

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Porgs2 · 19/01/2025 21:31

KnittyNell · 19/01/2025 21:29

As I have explained twice, it takes a while for symptoms to develop after the start of an illness!

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I think we are just banging our heads against a brick wall!

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KnittyNell · 19/01/2025 21:29

User457788 · 19/01/2025 21:28

A slight temp is not Ill.

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As I have explained twice, it takes a while for symptoms to develop after the start of an illness!

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Porgs2 · 19/01/2025 21:29

Piccalow · 19/01/2025 21:29

Do you own a nursery op?

No

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User457788 · 19/01/2025 21:29

Porgs2 · 19/01/2025 21:28

It’s not a 360, I realised when I’d made the post people thought I was posting as a parent of a nursery aged child. It’s absolute rubbish that your child had a temperature of 45 and has no lasting issues from it. A temperature that high would cause brain damage or death.

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Well we've lived it - you keep arguing it even though it's never happened to you? Why would I bother lying?! Why post this thread and then argue about the replies.

Piccalow · 19/01/2025 21:29

Do you own a nursery op?

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Porgs2 · 19/01/2025 21:28

User457788 · 19/01/2025 21:26

So clearly you think only your experience is correct. Its impossible for anyone to have sepsis and have a temp less than 45 but also impossible for a child to be ill and have a temp over 40 and not have sepsis. Incredibly small minded.

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What on earth are you talking about?

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It’s not a 360, I realised when I’d made the post people thought I was posting as a parent of a nursery aged child. It’s absolute rubbish that your child had a temperature of 45 and has no lasting issues from it. A temperature that high would cause brain damage or death.

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User457788 · 19/01/2025 21:28

KnittyNell · 19/01/2025 21:27

You are extremely rude.
Do you think your job is so important that your children are sent to childcare or school even if they’re ill?

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A slight temp is not Ill.

KnittyNell · 19/01/2025 21:27

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You are extremely rude.
Do you think your job is so important that your children are sent to childcare or school even if they’re ill?

User457788 · 19/01/2025 21:26

Porgs2 · 19/01/2025 21:24

Oh and I also lost a close family member to sepsis so don’t tell me I haven’t lived it, hun.

So clearly you think only your experience is correct. Its impossible for anyone to have sepsis and have a temp less than 45 but also impossible for a child to be ill and have a temp over 40 and not have sepsis. Incredibly small minded.

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Petrie99 · 19/01/2025 21:24

EbbandTheWanderingHearts · 19/01/2025 20:49

We will give one dose of calpol as long as they've not already had some at home and see how they go but if it's above 39 then they're sent home. If there's other signs of illness then we'd send them home with a lower temperature.

This is what our policy is. No requirement to keep off if temp is under control the following day, unless other signs of illness.