HEALTH – Dreamland Preschool

Parents are to keep their child home when the child:

Shows any signs of a cold. (i.e. red eyes, runny nose, sore throat, cough, etc.)
Has had an upset stomach (vomiting or diarrhea) within the past 24 hours.
Has had a fever of 99 degrees or more within the past 24 hours or a rash. According to state licensing regulations, a child must be fever-free without the use of medication for a MINIMUM OF 24 HOURS before returning to preschool.

If your child becomes ill at school, you will be notified immediately and will be expected to pick up your child as soon as possible. In the event where a parent cannot be reached, the person listed on the child’s emergency form will be notified and asked to come for your child. An ill child may not remain at the preschool for any reason. In case of severe illness or injury, the preschool staff will call for an ambulance to take the child to the nearest facility which offers emergency treatment or to the facility requested by the parents, on behalf of the parents. Parents are to inform the preschool in writing when there are changes in address, telephone numbers, or name of persons designated to pick up a child.

Should your child have an illness diagnosed by the doctor as a contagious disease, you must notify the Preschool Director immediately, so that other parents can be informed that their children may have been exposed to a contagious disease. We are required to report any communicable diseases to the ORANGE County Health Department. It is a state regulation that a physician’s release is required for re-admittance to the preschool following a contagious illness. If your child is too ill to play outside, please keep him/her at home. Small children do not understand why they cannot play outside when everyone else can.

It is a state regulation that to administer any type of medication to a child, we must have a Medication Authorization Form signed by the child’s parents.

Prescription medications must be in the original container labeled with your child’s name, date, directions, and the physician’s name. We will administer the medication only as stated on the label directions. We will not administer expired medications.

Non-prescription medications are to be labeled with your child’s name and date it was given to us. It must be in the original container and administered according to label directions. If label directions indicate “CONSULT PHYSICIAN”, we must have directions in writing by a health professional.

Medications requiring refrigeration are to be given to your child’s teacher to be refrigerated. NO MEDICATION OF ANY TYPE IS TO BE IN A CHILD’S CUBBY OR BAG. This includes cough drops, etc.