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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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User457788 · 19/01/2025 21:00

Porgs2 · 19/01/2025 20:58

Our thermometer is amber from 37.5…at a previous place of work anyone over 37.8 was sent home but that was during the pandemic

They'd never call you as low as that! Would have to be at least 39 before my nursery would call as long as they were well in themselves.

User457788 · 19/01/2025 20:59

All you can do is smash some calpol and nurofen into them just before drop off and hope you might be able to do some work before they call you just after lunch to pick up your little one if the temp spikes.

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Porgs2 · 19/01/2025 20:58

Our thermometer is amber from 37.5…at a previous place of work anyone over 37.8 was sent home but that was during the pandemic

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Mielbee · 19/01/2025 20:57

Ours will give a dose of calpol with parental permission but you have to come and collect them if they do that. No seeing how they are afterwards or anything like that.

InTheRainOnATrain · 19/01/2025 20:57

Oh and they will give prescription medicine e.g. antibiotics for an ear infection but won’t give calpol to mask a fever or anything like that

InTheRainOnATrain · 19/01/2025 20:55

Ours will send home for any fever, so over 38, and says stay home until temperature is normal and that they must be well enough to participate in all activities including sports on their return.

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Porgs2 · 19/01/2025 20:55

We aren’t allowed to give any medication in our setting unless it has been prescribed. I’m curious to know how others work and if we should have a particular threshold on our policy.

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mindutopia · 19/01/2025 20:52

I think they would give calpol and probably call to let us know, so we could collect if we wanted. They would specifically ask that they are collected if the calpol doesn’t bring it down. I think anything over 38c would be classed as a fever.

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.