Pulling out because of non Covid illnesses

[Anonymous]

Has anyone pulled out of your daycare snd looked for a different option because of non Covid related absences? We are concerned daycare might not be worth it because of all the time the child will spend waiting for Covid results before being allowed back. Our center has very strict rules and excludes children for a single symptom, including runny nose or congestion, which could be due to an allergy. I’m sort of wondering after how many absences you just decide it’s not worth it.

[Anonymous]

Can they go back after a negative test or do you have to wait until their symptoms are gone? If it's the latter I would say it's not worth it, having just dealt with DD's third cold of the summer. If you can get same day/next day tests and then send them back, that is reasonable and fine.

[Anonymous]

They can go back with negative test and “symptoms improving” not sure what that means in practice. Also, the negative test and doctors note has to be cleared by another team not located at the daycare.

[Anonymous]

What are your other options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They can go back with negative test and “symptoms improving” not sure what that means in practice. Also, the negative test and doctors note has to be cleared by another team not located at the daycare.

Those are the Maryland guidelines for daycares. We have sent DD back with a minor cough after a negative Covid test - I can honestly say her symptoms had "improved" because when her cold started there were streams of green snot flowing from her nose, and when we sent her back she was basically fine except for the occasional cough, maybe some clear snot from her nose.

How long does it take them to clear the negative test/doctor's note? If that means another day just waiting for them to clear it, I would call BS. I think most reasonable daycares know that you use daycare because you need it, not because you can take a week or two off every month.

What are your other options?

[Anonymous]

I have found they don’t notice a runny nose behind the mask, so don’t worry. They don’t shut down for anything other than a confirmed positive case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They can go back with negative test and “symptoms improving” not sure what that means in practice. Also, the negative test and doctors note has to be cleared by another team not located at the daycare.

Those are the Maryland guidelines for daycares. We have sent DD back with a minor cough after a negative Covid test - I can honestly say her symptoms had "improved" because when her cold started there were streams of green snot flowing from her nose, and when we sent her back she was basically fine except for the occasional cough, maybe some clear snot from her nose.

How long does it take them to clear the negative test/doctor's note? If that means another day just waiting for them to clear it, I would call BS. I think most reasonable daycares know that you use daycare because you need it, not because you can take a week or two off every month.
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What are your other options?

They don’t guarantee the clearance is same day so yes, it could keep us out another day. We are looking into other options at different schools. I’m wondering if they will have similar policies. Don’t really want to nanny route for a variety of reasons.

[Anonymous]

nanny if you can.

[Anonymous]

We are pulling DD for precisely this reason and stretching to get a nanny. DD gets sick every two weeks and is out for a week minimum. And this was during the spring and summer!!!!! Not even peak cold flu. The germs are nastier after all the lockdowns and she's been pretty sick a couple of times.

It would be easier if she could go back with a negative test, but it's 48 hours without symptoms. And DD has been so miserable with some if these germs I would have kept her out anyway.

I just can't do it anymore and I'm lucky to have the nanny option. Which I never wanted and DD has been in daycare generally since she was 6 months

[Anonymous]

It's very common for young kids to get sick at daycare, and I think it's reasonable to consider the potential impact of this on whether you do it, given the extra COVID precautions. If you can afford another option - like a nanny or nanny share - that could make your life easier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone pulled out of your daycare snd looked for a different option because of non Covid related absences? We are concerned daycare might not be worth it because of all the time the child will spend waiting for Covid results before being allowed back. Our center has very strict rules and excludes children for a single symptom, including runny nose or congestion, which could be due to an allergy. I’m sort of wondering after how many absences you just decide it’s not worth it.

Yes we pulled out of a program for this last year. We are dual working parents and one of us has no WFH option -- it was 100% not feasible to escalate to multi-day quarantine for every sniffle. We had a nanny for a while during the remainder of 2020 and then switched to a new daycare after the nanny quit.

[Anonymous]

If your kid is getting that many illnesses at daycare right now, I would worry their covid policies aren't doing enough and/or are focused on the wrong things.

My 4 year old has been back in group care since April. 8 hours a day. He got one minor sniffle over the summer. That's it. They don't share as much stuff, they wear masks a lot (not quite all the time, because preschool and napping) and they have co-horted the classes. They wipe down the playground twice a day. It's been amazing!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are pulling DD for precisely this reason and stretching to get a nanny. DD gets sick every two weeks and is out for a week minimum. And this was during the spring and summer!!!!! Not even peak cold flu. The germs are nastier after all the lockdowns and she's been pretty sick a couple of times.

It would be easier if she could go back with a negative test, but it's 48 hours without symptoms. And DD has been so miserable with some if these germs I would have kept her out anyway.

I just can't do it anymore and I'm lucky to have the nanny option. Which I never wanted and DD has been in daycare generally since she was 6 months

When your nanny gets COVID and doesn’t tell you OR when they just stop being reliable and there is no backup, please let us know how much you like your nanny then. Lol. Newbie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone pulled out of your daycare snd looked for a different option because of non Covid related absences? We are concerned daycare might not be worth it because of all the time the child will spend waiting for Covid results before being allowed back. Our center has very strict rules and excludes children for a single symptom, including runny nose or congestion, which could be due to an allergy. I’m sort of wondering after how many absences you just decide it’s not worth it.

Yes we pulled out of a program for this last year. We are dual working parents and one of us has no WFH option -- it was 100% not feasible to escalate to multi-day quarantine for every sniffle. We had a nanny for a while during the remainder of 2020 and then switched to a new daycare after the nanny quit.

Hahahahah so you are back to where you started. That was pretty unproductive. I guess daycare was your best option in the first place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone pulled out of your daycare snd looked for a different option because of non Covid related absences? We are concerned daycare might not be worth it because of all the time the child will spend waiting for Covid results before being allowed back. Our center has very strict rules and excludes children for a single symptom, including runny nose or congestion, which could be due to an allergy. I’m sort of wondering after how many absences you just decide it’s not worth it.

Yes we pulled out of a program for this last year. We are dual working parents and one of us has no WFH option -- it was 100% not feasible to escalate to multi-day quarantine for every sniffle. We had a nanny for a while during the remainder of 2020 and then switched to a new daycare after the nanny quit.

Hahahahah so you are back to where you started. That was pretty unproductive. I guess daycare was your best option in the first place.

Except at a different daycare with a less overly restrictive/more pragmatic illness policy. I.e. our daughter doesn't have to stay home for 7 days for just a runny nose with clear snot, which she has frequently.