To not get her tested?

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DD was sent home from nursery after developing a cough and temperature while there. Her temp was fine that morning and there was no sign of a cough. Told the nursery she's more than likely need a nap as she'd been up some of the night with night terrors.

Picked her up and I was asked to keep her off for 10 days in following with guidelines. Even in the event of a negative test she would have had to stay home. Soon as we were home I checked her temperature which was completely normal. Within 10 minutes of being home she was asleep. After an hours nap she woke right as rain no cough, temp still normal and there has been no sign of any symptoms since she's been her usual happy bubbly little self.

I decided against getting her tested as the symptoms she did have lasted a couple of hours at most. Although we did self isolate for the 10 days as a matter of precaution.

The nursery have called today as DD is due back tomorrow. Her keyworker asked about whether she had been tested i said no and I explained the reasonings behind it. She's said she'd pass that on the the management team and someone would be in touch regarding her attendance tomorrow.

Was I being unreasonable not to get her tested?

Why does she have to stay off for 10 days even if she test negative? Is that a new rule?

Seems pointless to test if they make them stay off for ten days anyway! You can get Covid more than once so even if she had had it (which is unlikely given her age and the short duration of her symptoms) she could still get it again. Really weird decision from the nursery.

Why does she have to stay off for 10 days even if she test negative? Is that a new rule?

If thst's the case, I don't understand what the point of the test is, if not to allow people to go about their business!

NHS website says that if you test negative you don’t need to continue isolating. If positive then you must isolate until you are better and everyone else must isolate for 14 days from onset of the original person started self isolating. So you could argue that because you don’t know whether or not she had it, the rest of your household should still be isolating for another four days. If nursery are telling you she has to isolate for ten days regardless of test result that seems a bit bonkers.

@Cam2020 It isn’t. I just looked it up. www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/testing-and-tracing/what-your-test-result-means/

OP, I think YABU not to get her tested as if she had it but just mildly then you should all have been isolating and the rest of the household still should, until the 14 day limit, plus if it was negative you could have got back to being out and about. ButI also think nursery ABU to say she has to stay off for 10 days regardless.

Probably someone junior then who is not clear about the rules or doesn't have the authority to clear your daughter's return? Maybe the manager is having to OK these things given the circumstances.

Some places are insisting on the full isolation period even with a negative test because of the high incidence of false negatives. No, it isn't the official government advice but I have some sympathy for companies requesting this if the alternative is an outbreak that could shut them down.

As regards not testing - again I can see why schools or childcare settings might not be happy if you don't test. Two positive tests within a bubble potentially triggers isolation for that bubble. If unwell children aren't tested then that threshold isn't met and children or staff who are possibly incubating won't be quarantined.