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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are currently looking at preschools for our child with a sesame allergy. What are reasonable expectations for preschools regarding the handling of allergies?

So far we have toured schools that had no idea sesame was an allergen nor an ingredient in hummus, schools that would ask students in our class not to bring sesame containing foods and schools that are nut-free and allergy aware (I.e. everyone is informed of a child’s allergy).

Obviously we will have to navigate this for life and the schools with zero knowledge have been immediately eliminated, but looking for advice of how parents with non-nut allergy kiddos have navigated school.

Thank you![/quote]

There are too many changes in staff to expect the staff to know whats in food. You can have all the placements or sticks or actions plans, which are necessary, but the biggest thing is to make sure she never has food that is not prepared or approved by you or your spouse. This meant that I provided all snacks and meals. If there was a special snack, I got asked. Teachers would normally send a quick message through the portal saying we are making X for our pirate party and heres whats being served. I usually needed to replace 1/2 items since it was dairy-related and dairy is in everything. For any treats that came home like goody bags or easter hunt candy, we went through it that day. Keep high-value treats there, if needed, for birthday celebrations where the parents dont notify in advance. One of the most difficult days we had was a parent "surprising the class" with chick fil a lunch, milk, and cookie cake. My son can have NONE of that. He was pretty sad that day. A PBJ, water, and bakery bar dont really equate. Allergy-free facilities are shown to have more accidents because everyone assumes that the location is safe versus other mitigation techniques.

I am surprised some places did not know since sesame is a top 9 allergen. [/quote]

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