♥ PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLWED IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY:

• Method of transportation to the hospital:

In an emergency, the child will be transported to Falmouth Hospital via ambulance (unless a different hospital is specified by the parent(s)/guardian on the emergency consent form).
For non-emergency injury or illness, the parent(s)/guardian will be notified and the child transported to the hospital or pediatrician.

• Notification to Parent(s)/Guardians:

• Acute Emergency:
- The Director or Lead Teacher will notify the parent(s)/guardian immediately by phone.

• Non-Emergency:
- The Director or Lead Teacher will notify the parent(s)/guardian by phone.

• Procedures when a parent/guardian cannot be reached:

- Designated person on emergency contact sheet will notified.

• Procedures to be followed for field trips (in the event of an emergency or illness):

a First-Aid kit will be taken:
* It will include a copy of the emergency consent form, which includes:

1. Birth date of the child
2. Pediatrician's name and phone number
3. Allergies
4. Phone numbers of child's parent(s)/guardian
5. Significant medical history
6. Permission for medical emergency treatment

♥ PLAN FOR MANAGEMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

• Policies For The Care Of Mildly Ill Children:

- Children will be made comfortable, cared for and supervised.
Parent(s)/Guardian will be notified and asked to come pick up their child.
The child's need for food, drink, rest, play materials and apropriate indoor
activity will be met while awaiting parent pick up.

• Symptoms requiring exclusion:

• Fever Fever is not a disease, but it is a symptom usual of an ifectious disease.
Contrary to popular belief, teething does not cause a fever.

• Fever is present if:
• Rectal temperature is 100.4°
• Oral temperature is above 100°
• Axially temperature is above 99°

CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE CENTER UNTIL THEIR TEMPERATURE HAS BEEN NORMAL FOR A FULL 24 HOURS WITH NO FEVER REDUCING MEDICATION!

• Diarrhea

This means more than one loose stool. If a child has one loose stool,
he/she may have diarrhea. Observe your child for additional loose
stools or other symptoms.

• Sever Coughing

Child gets red or blue in the face while coughing or makes a high pitched
croupy or whooping sound after they cough

• Difficult or Rapid Breathing

This is especially important for infants

• Yellowish Skin or Eyes

• Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)

Tears, redness of the eye lining, irritation followed by swelling and/or discharge of pus

• Unusual Spot or Rashes

• Infected Skin Patches

• Sever Itching of Body or Scalp or Scratching of Scalp

Crusty, Yellow, dry, or gummy areas of the skin

• Sore Throat or Trouble Swallowing

• Gray or white Colored Stool

• Vomiting

• Unusual Behavior

Child is cranky or less active than usual, child cries more
than usual; child feels general discomfort or just seems unwell.

• Loss of appetite

 

 

Procedures for dealing with a child who has already been admitted to the center and exhibits symptoms requiring exclusion until he/she can be taken home or elsewhere or is evaluated by a physician, physician's assistant, or nurse practitioner and considered to pose no serious health risk to themself or other children:

Parent(s)/Guardian(s) will contacted; the ill child will be separated from the other children in a quiet area to await the arrival of the parent or guardian. The child will be made confortable, cared for and supervised. The child's need for food, drink, rest, play materials and appropriate indoor activity will be met while awaiting to be picked up from school.

Policies for when excluded children can return to school:

Children may return to the center based on the recommendations of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS_Dept._of_Public_Health) and/or the child's pediatrician.

Children with contagious infections requiring antibiotics, being on medication for at least 24 hours, still exhibiting symptoms requiring exclusion will not be allowed to return until they are symptom fee.

CATAUMET PRESCHOOL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REQUEST A DOCTOR'S NOTE FROM ANY ILL CHILD BEFORE THEY RETURN TO SCHOOL

PROCEDURES TO NOTIFY PARENTS WHEN ANY COMMUNICABLE DISEASE HAS BEEN INTRODUCED TO THE CENTER

Parent(s)/Guardian(s) will be notified by the Director. Handouts from the Health in Day Care Manual will be used when applicable

A PLAN FOR DISPENSING MEDICATION - PRESCRIPTION AND NON-PRESCRIPTION
We will give your child prescription medication according to your written instruction. all medications must be in the original bottle dispensed by a pharmacist; with label containing the name of the child, the medicine type, dosage, how to administer the dose, frequency of, and the date on the prescription. Parent/Guardian is required to give written instruction, including time the medication is due. A daily medication log will be provided when you sign your chil in for the day.
Non-prescription medication requires both written physician and parent(s)/guardian(s) permission. If an authorized statement from the physician included medication, dosage, criteria for administration, and is signed and dated by the physician for an open span of time, it can be valid for one year. Parent(s)/Guardian(s) permission for this medication may also be for the open time span, as directed by the physician, but if the center uses the open permission, the center must notify the parent(s)/guardian(s) before the non-prescription medication is administered. When non-prescription medication is administered, the Director or Lead Teacher will sign the "Authorization for Medication" sheet. a separate medication log for non-prescription medication will be kept in the office or kitchen.

It is Cataumet Preschool & Child Care's policy that students and faculty wash their hands upon entering the classroom or beginning any food preparation.

We will apply sunscreen to students before going out for the day. Please remember to bring in a bottle for your child and sign the permission form. Both the form and sunscreen expire within one year. As we could be applying sunscreen on up to twenty children at a time, we are very appreciative of the sunscreen you can spray on. It is a huge time-saver!

DOWNLOAD THE SUNSCREEN PERMISSION FORM