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To send my DC to nursery with a cold?

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Cloudbow · 15/07/2025 19:17

Nursery have told us that there’s a child in my DCs room that is vulnerable to respiratory illnesses and to think about it keeping children home if they have a respiratory infection. My Dd has a cold and a mild cough currently, aibu to send her in to nursery? No temperature or vomiting so usually she’d go in no question.

We don’t have any family back up and we can’t take time off work to look after children that are well enough to go to nursery so we’re going to have to send her in. Should I mention it to the staff tomorrow when I drop her off or just send her in and don't say anything?

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Zanatdy · 15/07/2025 19:35

I’d send her but speak to them. It will be for the other parents to decide if they want to keep their child off. Kids in nursery have colds all the time and not reasonable to keep them off every sniffle

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Cloudbow · 15/07/2025 19:33

Yes this is my thinking. I’m going to have to send her in because of work, and I don’t want her to miss out when she’s not too unwell to go in.

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cheesycheesy · 15/07/2025 19:26

Id send them in. You can’t cater to another child and the nursery shouldn’t expect you to! It’s down to the parents.

FlowerPower2525 · 15/07/2025 19:20

I'm sorry but I would. You can't keep them off for every cough and sneeze. If they're well enough to go then go. It may sound harsh but why should other dcs miss out on education/ play or whatever because someone is vulnerable. That's down to the vulnerable child's parents to keep them off. ( one of my dcs is vulnerable and I would never expect anyone not to send their dc to nursery in case my dc caught anything)