Would you send her?

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Ok dd2 is meant to be at special preschool today after lunch. She loves going and they cancelled it last time due to water leak.
She seems fine in herself but has run a temperature on and off since saturday. A spoon full of calpol seems to work and nothing else seems to have come out. She us eating fine and is her normal chatty self.

So would you send her? I'm really tempted but not sure if iabu in doing so?

I'd send her - if she's well enough in herself

is that a weird Scottish phrase? I never know, lol

I mean if she seems fine, I'd do it

Yes- definitely- if she seems fine and is eating and drinking o.k

I probably wouldn't because DD likes to be near me when anything is wrong, even if she is eating/chatty. I'd also be worried it might flare up into something or her temp might spike there and she would start crying.

I do send her with a sore ear if it is fixed with Nurofen.

Anyway, not judging you but just saying what I would do.

Its only 5 mintues drive if there is a problem and i need to go and get her.
DD1 used to do this loads, just get a temperture but nothing else

Yes i wld as the sessions are good for her

Sorry Lisa but I wouldn't send her

If she's got a temp she may well be infectious with a virus. You never know if there are children in the setting with compromised immune systems who could end up really poorly from the bug which is just making yours a bit under the weather. I know children are often infectious without symptoms too but I think when you know they are unwell they should stay at home.

There are often threads about this on the Early Years Practitioners' forum that I go on and parents who give their children Calpol to make them well enough to send in get quite a slating.

I know she needs these sessions and you're feeling rough yourself and are probably looking forward to a little break so I feel really bad saying it. It's just that as a childminder I wouldn't be very happy if one of the parents I mind for did this.

Sorry

No I wouldn't. If a child needs calpol they should be at home.

:( sooo tired

I'm with the send 'em brigade.
I totally get the could be infectious stance. Many a time mine have picked up grotty things which have due to health issues been far more serious in mine than those that have passed it on.
I see it from a point of if i kept any of my DS off because of questionable symptoms they would hardly ever be at school.
They have asthma, allergies and IBS to add to dxs! In the morning - is the diarrhoea IBS or the start of a bug? - if it goes on all day, could be a bug - should i send or not?
They get nasal disturbance/ allergies - also more prevalent in the mornings - sneezing, runny nose, hoarse voice. Is it a cold? Time will tell.
We struggle enough to get adequate education provision for their dx without further hindering their chances of learning.
The school always ring me if they feel they are not well. 9 times out of 10 there is nothing the matter and they are back the next day.