CM Club: I am a mean & nasty C/Mer

[Katymac]

I sent a child home with D (no V) this pm

I then rang & said he couldn't come to the Christmas meal tomorrow - I feel so bad

I also had a phone call to say my newest baby has broncitus/broncialitus (sp) & can't come

i understand how bad you feel telling parents child can not come but you have to think of yourself and the other children.christmas is only a week away i am sure you want to be 100%.
im sure the parents see your point of view as you have not only their child to consider but others.
Enjoy your christmas meal.

19 other people there - so I can't risk it

Poor babies

No you're not, you did the right thing!!! Mum of these I've just given notice to would have pushed and pushed me for them to still come.........main reason for giving notice. Most parents DO understand

Oh they understood - I still felt guilty tho'

Ah, now I know why you're grumpy in the staff room!

Poor you, but you did do the right thing. Rules is rules.

I sent a child home on monday with conjunctivitis. Mum took him to docs yesterday am and was given drops. She asked about childcare, and the doctor told her it was up to me as to whether he could be allowed in, but that it was highly infectious.
You'd have thought a doctor would have said he shouldn't be with other tots while infectious, especially the week before xmas!

Sally

Typical doctor, at least he said it was high infectious!

I've put the HPA guidance on the wall by the front door now. Had a mum last week bring her "recovered" baby and was just about to go when she let slip baby still had a "bit of diarrhoea" so I had to do a quick hello/bye bye to baby and send her home again. Felt awful, but mum was apologetic & I guess it was better than her getting to work and then having to come back again when I discovered baby's condition!

I have had a nightmare with this this year.In fact next year will resolve to be tougher. Have a very persistent parent insist child not ill when D leaking out of trousers on to floor. This was after weeks of it and her child making us all with her none catching (I think she is teething) illness............ Even then M refused to except thar c was ill and had cleaner look after her, also had cheek to complain that she may have to not pay me as paying two peole. Incidently when she caught it she had week in bed and sent c to me. When I caught it was not taking calls and could not pick up. Is this just me, have all these policies but find it hard to put in to practice when P is shouting me down. Sometmes feel like glorified baby sitter. sorry bit of a rant.