General Wellness Guidelines

In an effort to maintain a healthy environment in our nurseries and classrooms and to protect the health of our children and volunteers, we ask parents to refer to the following list of symptoms when determining whether or not to drop children off. If your child exhibits any of these symptoms, please try again another week.

Fever (over 100.4 degrees); vomiting or diarrhea within the last 24 hours

• Symptoms of scarlet fever, German measles, mumps, chicken pox, or whooping cough

• Common cold, including colored runny nose, sore throat, or croup

• Any unexplained rash or skin condition such as boils, ringworm or impetigo

• Untreated pink eye or other eye infection

• Any communicable disease

• Lice, including the presence of eggs or nits

*Guidelines from the Committee of Control of Infectious Diseases of the American Academy of Pediatrics