To wish people would consider the 48 hour exclusion rule!

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I have namechanged for this thread.
I work as a nanny and don't want to risk outing myself!
Yesterday I had a phone call to say one of my charges had been sick in the night and just to prewarn me before I arrived, and double check if he should go to preschool!!
The child spent the whole day tired, laying around, had a temperature and no appetite and no inclination to want to do anything, however there was no more sickness just a constant streaming runny nose.
I text today to see how he is (as I was sick in the night last night and was worried his sibling might have been).
I received a reply to say he seems fine, enjoyed his swimming lesson and the birthday party he went to.
Aibu to think he shouldn't have gone swimming or soft play today?? I have worked in various forms of education and childcare over the years and I am getting fed up of parents who seem to think that the 48 hour exclusion rule is there for their inconvenience.
Maybe I am feeling bitter as I have spent the day feeling ill, so mumsnet aibu???

So, those of you who are insisting the 48h rule has to be strictly followed, do you confirm that for a SAHM, if you are sick, you will not leave home for the length of the illness + 2 days. So, no school run, DCs who don't go to nursery/school won't leave the house either, etc.?
Or do you still do the school run? Go to the park with younger DCs?

Tellmehow - sounds like a poorly run nursery to me! I definitely would have looked for another childcare provider. To hide behind a policy is the height of stupidity in my view.

Living on the dance floor

I would.ask a friend to take sibling to school or to drop me some shopping and not go out.

The schools in my area have changed this rule to only if they have a bug and not if its a one off thing from eating something that dissagrees or if they ran around like a nutter. Sickness bugs seem to be on the rise

Itsnit a realistic rule

I just want parents to follow the rules

Except there aren't any rules. What on earth makes people imagine that there are?

User I think rule is us lightly as it obviously cannot be enforced.

My son threw up at nursery in Tuesday straight after eating so probably not due to a bug. Collected him straight away (luckily on mat leave with ds2) and keeping him home until Friday just in case. Not fair to risk it with other children

A local school has found it necessary to send a letter to parents, reminding them that a child puking at the bus stop should not attend school. The 48 hour rule is sensible, but hard on working parents.

Outback - unless your son has other signs ie fever/diarrhea this seems OTT to me!

Chickennugget - nice to see some sensible schools around :)

Yeah, but then you get parents upset if their child didn't get the attendance award.