Are people testing in instances like this?

[Crunchymum]

4yo (in preschool) had a temperature for a few hours yesterday. Back to normal today, one dose of Calpol required in 24 hour period.

One parent says to test (child in question had a test 10 days ago due to a cough, has additional needs and is very difficult to test)

Other parent says not, but agrees to test if there is any other instances of temperature or other symptoms.

Who is right?

I've asked a few people (relatives, close friends) and I've not had a unanimous answer.

(I am the parent who would test by the way!)

Child needs to be tested or isolate for 10 days from the day of the temp. It's not uncommon for children with Covid to only have a temp for a few hours.

I wouldn't and haven't. I'd be testing them constantly otherwise, my 4yo runs a fever with the slightest cold, he just gets temperatures really easily. I'm not putting him through it every time, he's had constant colds since returning to school.

Nursery would say to test so I'd do so reluctantly.

Ha ha, 50/50 split already.

It's so hard isn't it, as I have 3 children (all primary age) and between us we've already missed more than 10 days and had several tests. Obviously all negative.

Yes, test. Rules are clear, temperature =test or 10 days isolating.
This is exactly how my covid started. Mild temp that went away, then it came back.

Posted just before you did GoldChick

Yes if DC had a temperature at nursery then we'd be required to test.

Covid is spreading through schools because the recommendation is that only 11+ should test weekly. Younger kids usually have mild if any symptoms so it's assumed by parents that it's just normal childhood sniffles.
I tested my 9 year old as our weekly routine and got a positive. Total surprise as no symptoms.
There are lateral flow tests that the NHS send out that only require nostril swabs so much less unpleasant and bearable for kids. ("Flowflex") They are accurate too, found two cases in my house.

It's very tricky and I feel like my postperson must be wondering what's going on at our house as we end up testing someone every week or two! And then one time we all got void results and had to repeat them all!

Test. Dd was off colour yesterday (no temp) and a bit wheezy. I did a PCR as she’d had two cases in her class and it’s come back positive.

Honestly until I saw my niece struggling to hold her 4 year old down while he was kicking and screaming and begging her to stop yesterday, I would have probably said to test because it’s the right thing to do. But seeing him like that, for the fourth time since September, due to colds he’s picked up at nursery… it made my heart simply break.
That said, my 9 year old had a runny nose for ONE day and that was covid. She had no other symptoms whatsoever. So as much as it hurts me to say it, yes I’d probably test. Don’t push the stick in too much. I didn’t with mine and it was still positive.
I’m really sorry I’m on the fence about this despite knowing all the risks. It’s just the fact that … where the hell does this end. We are going to be doing this every week to our children for eternity? I know vulnerable elderly people who think it’s gone too far now.

If the temperature had been persistent or returned after the calpol wore off then I'd test, if it was short lived like you described then no I wouldn't.

I’d test, for everyone else in preschool.

@Vallmo47 yes if my LO protests I just give up as I refuse to do it without their consent.

Means we end up isolating for 10 days or until they let us though

Yes OP if isolating is a possibility for you each time in terms of not losing work etc I’d 100% do that over subjecting your child to this every time. What a nightmare, good luck.

a temp needs a covid test or a ten day isolation.

As some one who works with children that age and is going in to hospital soon please test. Me catching covid from your child before I go in to isolation could delay my much needed operation.

Test or isolate for ten days. The rules are clear. It doesn’t state the temperature has to last x time.

There’s no way of knowing if it’s covid or not without a test yet so many seem to be not testing and sending ill children to mix.

Still waiting for test results but I'm thinking HFM

A few other kids have had it lots of frantic whatsapp messages on the nursery group and we have blisters