Member Questions

Mine has been sick a few times. He's 13 months now but honestly, he has been in daycare since he was 2 months old and has gotten sick from daycare only a couple times with minor colds. He has gotten very, very sick twice but we are pretty sure that it was not from daycare. Both times that he got very high fevers, we were visiting our inlaws and someone in the family had the flu (both times!) and did not tell us until after holding him and kissing him. You can believe my fury. But from daycare, not so much but a runny nose here or there.

Daycare kids are sick ALL the time. My husband's coworker, who sends his child to a really good daycare, still complains about her being sick about once or twice a month. She is 6 months old. I think when you have so many kids in one space, it's inevitable that they're going to get sick. I used to teach preschool, and the toddlers have the worst hygiene of all. They are at that stage where they're too young to understand why you cannot kiss someone who has a dripping nose, but they're too old for you to constantly supervise them one-on-one like a baby. I like Yvonne's idea of talking to the DCP and seeing how the hygiene is, and what her sick policy is. A lot of DCPs get lax about making people keep their sick kids home, and that's not good. Good luck!