Keeping your Child Healthy

We understand that the nature of our ministry involves a communicable environment and that we have a responsibility to protect well children from exposure to sick ones. Unfortunately, even with certified medical personnel, medical conditions do not always lend themselves to observational diagnosis. Practically speaking, we must rely upon the parent’s honesty as to the condition of their child. The teacher who receives a child only has a short time to observe his condition. If after receiving a child the teacher discovers a rash, or that the child’s nose is continually running, or that the child feels warm, it is standard procedure for the child to be isolated as much as possible until the parent can be called.

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Control of Infectious Diseases of the American Academy of Pediatrics, a child with any of the following symptoms should stay at home:

A fever in the previous 24 hours
Vomiting or diarrhea
Any symptom of a childhood disease such as chicken pox or whooping cough.
A cold or nose with excessive or discolored drainage
Sore throat
Croup
Any unexplained rash
Any skin infection such as boils, ringworm, or impetigo
Any hair or skin infestation such as head lice
Pinkeye or other eye infection

A child exhibiting any of these symptoms will not be allowed in a preschool room. If your child has been attending preschool sessions and should develop an infectious disease (i.e., measles, mumps, chicken pox, strep throat), please notify the preschool office immediately, 432-683-0609 or acooper@fbc-midland.org.