Is this a normal procedure from childminder?

[hotchocolateautumn]

Hi,

our childminder always sends our son home when he has runny poos and then he's not allowed to return for 48 hours.

Just wanted to ask other people on
here if their childminder does the same?

Is it a normal procedure to block the child from coming for 48 hours?

Thanks x

For our nursery it’s 48 hours after diarrhoea or vomiting which I think is quite standard.

It’s normal for school, nursery etc to ask you to keep kids off for 48 hours after Diarrhoea (&vomiting) as per NHS advice.
How often does he have runny poo & what are you calling runny? Have you discussed it with a Dr?
www.google.co.uk/search?q=diarrhoe+and+48+hours+off+school&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-gb&client=safari

www.nhs.uk/conditions/diarrhoea-and-vomiting/

Yep, 48 hours exclusion for our nursery for vomiting and diarrhoea too.

Diarrhoea or just a loose poo?

Pretty standard in all childcare and education settings for quite a long time now.

Btw is 48hrs after last episode of diarrhoea. Not the first.

Why are you questioning this?

Completely normal to prevent it running rampant.

Totally normal.
48 hours from the last episode not the first

Absolutely.

This infuriated me. My DS had runny poo until he was about 7. Nursery, Reception all tried to keep him off. I went to the GP in the end as the school asked me too complete wasting everyone’s time. Very common to have loose watery stools. Obviously if there’s a change to the norm that’s concerning. How often have you been excluded for 48hrs?

Yep normal. 48hrs after last episode.
Same with nurseries schools etc

And most work places!

Ours will wait a while to see if it happens again. They won't just send home at the first incidence which I'm grateful for, as it only ever happens once and he is never actually ill.

Gosh, my ds would never have been there. Turned out he had an intolerance to certain sweeteners.

I think they should distinguish between being a bit runny and proper diarrohea

@MarmitesMyMate

And most work places!

Really? None of my workplaces have ever had that rule, I guess you could understand it in a kitchen etc

It's quite normal if it's because they're possibly poorly with a tummy bug. DS unfortunately often had loose bowels due to a combination of non-coeliac gluten intolerance and fast gut transit / toddler diarrhoea and it was tiresome to have him constantly sent home from nursery and - later on - school. They wouldn't budge on their policy just in case he was actually^^ ill on any specific occasion.

Our nursery have that rule but if it's two consecutive nappies. And only if properly runny. Although it's frustrating as parents if there's nothing else wrong, I'm sympathetic because no one wants a D&V bug running through a childcare setting. Sent home after one seems a bit harsh though. Lots of things could lead to one dodgy nappy.

Normal for nursery. So I guess it's the same

We used to get the call on the third runny nappy and then the 48 hour time kicked in. One of DCs had toddler diarrhoea which was a nightmare until her paediatrician wrote a note explaining that without any other symptoms it wasn't covered contagious and the normal 48 hour rule didn't apply

He has been sent home on two instances after having a runny poo for 3 times in a row. The second time he was being sent home I agreed with the childminder as he was poorly.

The first time he was perfectly fine though.

Also, the childminder always moans everyday at pickup that something is wrong with my son. One time he had a prolonged cold. I spoke to the GP about it and he said that it's totally normal for a cold to take longer to clear up and that it is completely normal at this age to have frequent colds.

The childminder said she didn't agree with the GP and that we should go to A and E and that maybe he needs antibiotics.

Antibiotics for a cold???

Other times she mentions how my son has had another runny poo. The problem is he has creamy poos which stem from him drinking lots of cow milk.

She calls them "runny poos" though, making it out like like there is something wrong with him.

Another time he had left over vegetable soup for breakfast that he had the night before. As the soup was green it made his poo a bit green.

She whatsApped me to ask what he ate and when I said a bit of vegetable soup, she wrote "Vegetable Soup for Breakfast?????"

It was really rude. Normally we feed him normal breakfast in the morning, but on this occassion we just fed him something out of the ordinary. He was perfectly fine, but she reacted in a really weird way.

If you're not happy change your childcare.

I would have exactly the same reaction if someone told me their kid had vegetable soup for breakfast 😂

Not a childminder, but nursery.
Son was repeatedly sent home for 48 hours due to runny poo.

He wasn't ill and eats a lot. Toddler diarrhea is a thing, his sister was similar.

We took him to the Dr who said that if it was an illness he would be losing weight. He's a stocky little thing and certainly not underweight. Dr gave us a note to give to nursery and he hasn't been sent home since.

Still has some horrific poos

Your child minder has a duty of care towards all of the children she minds, if your child presents with ''runny poos" more than once, she has to ask you to collect him.
Creamy poos due to lots of cowsmilk? Just what do you deem to be lots?
Vegetable soup for breakfast? That's not really the norm is it?
It seems you have an excuse ready for everything she raises with you.

She's just doing the best for all the children in her care. If your child was at School or Nursery it would be the same.

It’s standard practice wherever you send him. As annoying or inconvenient as it might be for you, if it is contagious and spreads to other children it becomes a much bigger problem.

What you are saying sounds normal for childcare to me, but you don't sound like you trust your childminder anymore and so therefor it might be a good idea to look for another care provider. Be warned though - this is normal!!