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Mindee has temperature of 38.5 - I think he should go home.

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Riddo · 06/05/2014 10:39

He's 17 months, has a horrid cough, is subdued and snotty. Mum knows I don't take children with a high temperature. Neither parent is answering their phone. Am I being unreasonable to think he should go home?

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kalidasa · 06/05/2014 11:13

Not a childminder, but DS is 17 months and was with a childminder until last week. I would definitely expect to be called and to collect in this situation, in fact I would be upset not to be told about a proper temperature. We did send DS sometimes at the tail end of a cold or when he was a bit snotty/dribbly and we weren't sure if he was just teething, if he didn't seem unwell in himself, but we never sent him if he had a temp or was subdued/unhappy/bad cough. I don't think it's fair on anyone really.

Beanymonster · 06/05/2014 11:02

Any chance you can segregate for the day and have an exclusion period, e.g. Go away with your sickly child and don't return until x day where we can check temp and see how it's going?
although we all know parents arnt answering as they know what the problem is?

Goldmandra · 06/05/2014 11:02

Does your contract say that you won't care for a sick child? I made sure it was in mine so that parents are in breach if they do this. I would consider giving them a written warning so that this doesn't happen again. It isn't fair on you, your own children if you have them or the other mindees.

What will you do if his temp goes higher and you're more concerned about him?

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Riddo · 06/05/2014 10:55

I've tried all contacts. They have no emergency contact as family are abroad. His temp has gone down to 38.1 with calpol, it's just annoying as the other mindees will inevitably get it.

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Goldmandra · 06/05/2014 10:51

Do you have any other contacts? If so I'd try them and be clear that he need to be collected. If not can you contact them on landlines at their places of work?

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