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Childminders Club; I've got a mindee here with tonsilitis, advice needed please!

12 replies

worriedminder · 07/02/2006 09:31

I look after a little boy of 3 and 1/2 and he was absent yesterday. Today his dad brought him at 8.15 and was preparing to leave without telling me how he was. So I asked him and he said "oh, he's the doctor yesterday said he's got tonsilitis, he's on anti biotics". I said how actually is he though and he said well he's not 100% but I need to go to work!

So now he's lying on my couch poorly with heavy eyes and an awful cough. Firstly tonsilitis isn't catching or is it? Second I know I handled it badly but BTH I was in shock.

What would you have done?

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Isyhan · 07/02/2006 09:39

Id get him rung and tell hime to take child home. Is it in your policy?

HenniPenni · 07/02/2006 09:39

It is sprea by airbourne (coughing and sneezing etc)hand contact and by kissing.

Sounds like he should be at home, I would ask them to collect him, poor mite.

HenniPenni · 07/02/2006 09:40

Spread not sprea

HellyBelly · 07/02/2006 09:41

I would have thought it could be caught if the child shares a cup or something or kisses other children/you but I'm not 100% sure. It's not the point though, you shouldn't have a child if he needs more one to one attention! Do you have other mindees? What were your plans for today? Is he stopping you from doing what you planned to do?

What's in your sickness policy?

Sorry this has happened to you, I could never leave my ds if he was poorly like that, work or no work PLUS we have policies to protect all children. What if you had a little baby to look after?

Don't know what to suggest as I'm quite new to childminding and have never had this situation before (although I once had 2 kids dropped off, older lad was white as a sheet but seemed happy enough and mum mentioned he had a little tummy ache. He told me later he'd been sick and he ended up giving me D&V so I closed for 2 days and lost £200!)

orangina · 07/02/2006 09:42

I had it last week, and it is quite contagious. I kept well out of dds way (dh has no tonsils...). Poor little mite, he should be in bed at home I would have thought.....

HellyBelly · 07/02/2006 09:46

Right, phone the dad as soon as you see this, poor thing should be at home PLUS you should not all be put at risk!

Sorry but it makes me so when you have policies in place and they sign up agreeing to these and then don't stick to the rules!

HellyBelly · 07/02/2006 09:49

My current mindee was really poorly with a very bad cold once, streaming eyes and just upset because she felt so crap. The only reason I let her stay was because she was the only mindee at the time and ds and I already had little colds so I wasn't too worried. I thought she should be at home with her mum but mindee was more than happy to stay with me so we had a video day with the curtains drawn (light hurt her eyes) and all snuggled on the sofa. If I had any other mindees then, she would have been sent straight home as she needed 100% attention!

poppiesinaline · 07/02/2006 10:02

Yes it is contagious. I would ring the dad and ask him to come and get him. For a start - what will the dad do next week when you have to cancel work because you have tonsilitis!!!? Poor little mite! He should be tucked up at home.

alison222 · 07/02/2006 10:27

I would send him home poor love. Whan they are ill they want thier parents. its contagious. You could infect other mindees/you and if you are ill you can't work.
BTW the mindee I should have today is at home with conjunctivitus as his doctor said he shouldn't be around others until it had cleared up.

diddle · 07/02/2006 15:50

I would definitly send him home, he shouldn't be with you if h'es so unwell, and besides that, if you catch it then you have to let down a lot more than just him and his family.

Send him home. he's probably gone now already

pinkandsparkly · 07/02/2006 19:47

This is no consolation but this happens at nurseries too.

Most of the parents were lovely and wouldn't dream of bringing their children in when they were ill but there were always a few who would roll up with the child looking pale and tired and calpoled up to the eyeballs and casually say when asked what was wrong with said child, something like -
' oh, she's been up all night being sick but she's stopped now so I brought her in'

I would then get an overwhelming compulsion to say
'so your child has been vomiting all night, has had no sleep, and looks like death and you think the best place for her is NURSERY'??????
(I would always restrain myself)

Used to make me so sad. It would sometimes be a real struggle to get them to come and pick them up too. I understand that people have a commitment to their work but nursery/busy childminder is not the place for a sick child. It's not fair on the sick child and it's not fair on the other children who need attention too.

omega2 · 08/02/2006 09:44

It is only really contagious if yo are prone to it or run down. also you can get it after having tonsills removed

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