Emergency Medical Care
In the event of an emergency with your child, parents will be called, and if necessary, the child will be transported by ambulance to the nearest hospital.
Communicable Disease chart
The communicable disease chart of recommendations for exclusion of sick children from the home and their readmission will be followed. Any cases or suspected cases of notifiable communicable disease listed will be reported to the local health department if a child in care contracts a communicable disease, the parents of the enrolled child(ren) will be notified of the occurrence either by phone call, posted notice, or a written letter home. Ill children may return to care 24 hours AFTER symptoms of the illness end which means if the child is sent home with a fever, diarrhea, or vomiting they cannot return until they have been symptom free for 24 hours without the aid of medications. In some cases the child may need a Doctor’s note to return back to before and after school care.
Emergency Plans
The following procedures will be followed in the circumstances listed below:
Fire: Get the children out of the building, meet at the designated safe place as far away from the building as possible, and conduct a head count to ensure all children are safely out. Call the fire department, call the parents, and all childcare services within 24 hours.
Severe Weather: Remain calm, move the children into a hallway or interior room away from windows. In case of a tornado, have the children place their head between their knees with their backs to the wall. Listen to the radio for weather updates.