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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think everyone is a bit on edge about this. Our daycare updated their illness policy such that you need to keep your child home for the entire duration of a cold, even if you get a negative test result for Covid.[/quote]

Are you in Maryland? This was the guidance daycares received from the health department and licensing. [/quote]

Is this new? First I’m hearing of this and I’m in MD.[/quote]

No, it's not new.  This was in the July decision flow chart.  Do you work in daycare? These are the guidelines we must follow in order to be open.  In regards to a cold symptoms that meet COVID like illness the flow chart states:

"The ill person should stay
home until symptoms have
improved and criteria in the
Communicable Diseases
Summary have been met as
applicable.
The person should consider
being tested/retested for
COVID-19 if symptoms do not
improve."

It's going to be a challenging winter because of colds and allergies, however, parents, please understand that these are State guidelines and regulations that we must follow in order to be open during the pandemic.  We are not making these rules up and are obligated to follow them and must enforce them.  It's always difficult to exclude a family due to a cold, but in the end it prevents illnesses from spreading.  [/quote]

The updated decision flow chart from the end of August says there must be 2 symptoms to have to stay home/ get tested.  Even if you have a fever you must also have another symptom, like runny nose or aches.  The only single symptoms that mean automatic exclusion are cough, difficulty breathing, or loss of taste/smell.  So a runny nose alone would not keep you out in MD.[/quote]

You are correct about the updated AugustFlow chart. However, my point still stands. A runny nose would fall under Person with one new symptom not meeting Covid like illness— exclude until symptoms have improved, no fever or medication for 24 hours.[/quote]

That’s not what it says at all, but as a provider you are entitled to set the policy as you like.[/quote]

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