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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I want to follow the sick policies but they need to be written in a way that’s realistic.

Last year I had a 3 year old in preschool and a 1 year old at home with me.  The 3 year old must have brought a bunch of stuff home, but rarely presented with noticeable symptoms.  The 1 year old had an excessively runny nose every day for months.  At the time I reflected it was a good thing he wasn’t in care anywhere because he’d never be allowed to go.

Now they’re both enrolled.  Our preschool says to keep home for every symptom, but it’s demonstrably not enforced.  I see lots of kids coughing and sporting runny noses.  I get it.  But I wish the written policy was more reflective of reality because as it is, it’s hard to know where to draw the line to be reasonable and respectful.[/quote]

Daycare parent here whose daycare sounds similar (and I thank god for it because I need to work!!!!). My red lines for keeping kid home are

-fever over 100.3F

-positive COVID test (we really try to avoid all testing, though, to be honest)

-lethargic; cannot function in class

That third one is the most important to me. I won't send her if she's truly miserable. Otherwise...that's life. Life comes with colds.
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My kids are always lethargic in the morning. They get that from me, except they don’t have the option of driving copious amounts of caffeine to wake up more quickly.[/quote]

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