Nursery questioning hospital trip

[Amskis]

Late I know, but it's keeping me awake!

For the backstory, my DD was in A & E last week with some breathing difficulties, it was a day she would usually go to nursery but due to a mini break we had been on, we had her with us at home. In hospital we had to stay overnight and DD was on oxygen and she improved dramatically by the next morning. The doctors diagnosed with Bronchiolitis, but since then DD has been much better and back to her normal self.

My DH was picking her up today and they mentioned that DD was coughing a bit, and he said in passing 'oh yeah we went to hospital but she's been fine since then' (Unfortunately he wasn't totally forthcoming on the conversation), and they seemed panicked and were acting like I should have told them.

My question is do I need to disclose this? Apparently I need to ring them tomorrow to discuss, but I'm just not sure it's necessary? If she was still poorly I would have obviously not sent her in but, as above, she is absolutely fine now. FTM and all the nursery stuff is new to me, so any advice would be appreciated!

I would've mentioned it to them, yes.

I would have wanted it on her record, yes.

They need to know whether it's something contagious so they can inform the other families.

But they don't know she's fine now, people do send them in when they're still poorly without telling staff. They also need to be able to add it to her medical history in case they ever need to call an ambulance.

Yes you should have told them what she was in for, how long and what the doctors said. They need to know if she is on any medication and whether they deem
her fit for nursery etc. I am sure she is but you are expected to communicate 2 way on things like this as they should know in case there is any relapse or deterioration in their care.

i find it’s always helpful to tell nursery big things that are going on with your child. Even if she’s totally healthy now, it might be an experience that she talks about or worries about, and it’s handy for them to know about it so they can care for her.

I'd absolutely have told them. Even with all ending well, it's fair to let them know.

I would’ve told them, if just from the point of view of DC having the potential to be more tired/ emotional.

They need to know this sort of information. They cannot look after her properly if you don't keep them informed about her health.

Thanks all, I guess I wasn't seeing it from those perspectives! It has been a bit of a crazy weekend as well, and I guess the trauma of it made me want to forget, so it had slipped my mind anyway! I will speak to them tomorrow.

Yes, you should have let them know. They need to know she's been unwell and what to look out for in case she relapses.

Much better to keep them in the loop, then they can keep an eye out for any worrying symptoms.

You should have told them. My DD bumped her head quite badly at home last night (but not badly enough to need hospital treatment) and the first thing I did this morning at drop off was to inform her key worker and ask for an accident form to sign.

It's prime Bronchiolitis season. I've sent 2 babies home in the past 2 weeks with slight sucking in under the ribs and requested parents took them to the Doctors and both were sent to hospital. If we know a child has been to hospital we can make sure we keep a closer eye on them and monitor. My DD had Bronchiolitis at 8 weeks old so I'm a bit more vigilant than some of my colleagues.

My daughter (20 months) has recurring bronchiolitis and pneumonia episodes and we always tell nursery when she's had an episode or even has a cough so they keep an eye on her or if they know another child has had something like a chest infection they give us the choice of sending her in or not due to how frequently a "cold and cough" results in hospital visits.