Summit County Preschool Illness Policy

Just as a good reminder to all of our parents, here is our school's illness policy, which includes when we require parents to pick up children, as well as how long children need to stay home before returning to school. We thank you for helping us keep all of the kids in our school healthy and safe!

Welcome new parents to Summit County Preschool! The illness policy is a part of the Parent Handbook, but we are giving you this “cheat sheet” as an easy reference in case you have questions if your child becomes ill.

If your child becomes ill at SCP, you will be called and asked to retrieve your child. We will keep your child as comfortable as possible but he/she will be excluded from all activities until you arrive. General symptoms that require a child to be sent home include, but are not limited to, the following:

Illness that prevents your child from participating in activities
Illness that results in greater need for care than we can provide
Fever accompanied by other symptoms. For an infant 4 months or younger a temperature of 100 degrees or above
Diarrhea – stools with blood or mucus, and/or uncontrolled, unformed stools that cannot be contained in a diaper/underwear or toilet
Vomiting – green or bloody, and/or 2 or more times during the previous 24 hours
Mouth sores caused by drooling
Rash with fever, unless a physician has determined it is not a communicable disease
Pink or red conjunctiva with white or yellow eye discharge, until on antibiotics for 24 hours
Impetigo, until 24 hours after treatment
Strep throat, until 24 hours after treatment
Scabies, until 24 hours after treatment
Chickenpox, until all lesions have dried and crusted
Pertussis (Whooping Cough), until 5 days of antibiotics
Hepatitis A virus, until one week after immune globulin has been administered
RSV, medical advice must be sought for exclusion

CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN ILL MAY RETURN WHEN:

They are free of fever, vomiting and diarrhea for 24 hours
They have been treated with an antibiotic for 24 hours
They are able to participate comfortably in all usual activities
They are free of open, oozing skin conditions and drooling (not related to teething) unless:
The child’s physician signs a note stating that the child’s condition is not contagious, and;
The involved areas can be covered by a bandage without seepage or drainage through the bandage