Do I send DD to nursery tomorrow?

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She's 3 and does mornings at school nursery. She's on medication for her chest to prevent chest infections getting nasty.

She started with a cough on Monday after nursery and was sick in bed Monday night due to her cough, didn't sleep much at all so kept her off Tuesday. Same again Tuesday night sick in bed so kept her off today but she's been much perkier today. I'm laid in bed now listening to her coughing away but not sick tonight. I'm worried about poor attendance as she gets quite poorly with a cold etc and was last absent from nursery for the last 2 days before Christmas holidays.
However feel mean sending her to nursery tomorrow when she'll be tired from coughing but I know she'll be her lively self at home.

AIBU to send her in or would you keep her off?

Please keep to the 48 hours. School staff here and believe me, we curse the parents who send the child in and suddenly we get a spate of vomitting children. At 3 it's non compulsory school absence. Yes, we can have funding reduced if they do not attend in a regular pattern but we mark them as ill the same way as regular pupils and it's fine.

Sickness due to coughing is fine - otherwise both of mibe would be st school once in a blue moon! youngest has croup frequently and does throw up if he coughs lying down, oldest needs medicine with a horrible texture that makes him throw up regularly.

48 h rule is for children who don’t have these issues, or uncharacteristic throwing up

I’d send her in. If she was only sick because of her cough and not because of anything else.

Dd has been sicking a bit recently. She is 6m. She has a cold and can’t clear her nose properly. I explained this to nursery. They understood.

I’d send her.

Am guessing it’s not a full day?

Even if it is and she struggles you can collect her if the nursery ask you to.

She may well be tired, and in turn it may tire her out enough so she gets a restful nights sleep tonight.

Please don't send her, she has been sick! You may spread it. If everyone stuck to the 48 hour rule then less people will be sick.

If she is unwell don’t send her. She may make others poorly and if she’s not right she’ll probably pick up something else - young children share viruses very well!

Attendance needs to be monitored at that age but it isn’t compulsory and so long as you keep in touch with them about her it’s fine.

She's not at school, you could keep her off for shits and giggles if you wanted. Dont worry just let her rest

Attendance is really not a big deal for a 3 year old. As long as you let them know she won't be in, they really shouldn't care. We would often take our Dd out of nursery for holidays, family visits, etc - it's not a big deal. She has the whole of her educational career for you to have to stress about attendance, so don't let it bother you at 3.