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Hi! This is Patti Billings. I am a certified pediatric nurse practitioner on behalf of
expertvillage.com. In this clip, we are going to talk about when you should keep your child
home from child care or visiting other people or even children who are school age. These
principles apply all of those children. If a child is running a fever over 101 they should
stay home, they obviously have a draining eye, a draining ear and a sore throat or a
rash. Those are things that you would want to get checked out before you send your child
to school because they have things that could obviously be contagious. I think the other
consideration is whether the child feels well enough to participate in the activities. A
child, who is feeling poorly even if it is a viral illness and the childcare provider
may say it’s alright if they come, may feel too poorly to really participate and have
a good day. Ear infections are not contagious and a child who feels well enough to go to
childcare certainly can go to a child care with an ear infection. If you are unsure about
sending your child to childcare or school, it’s best that you make an appointment with
the pediatrician and ask them if this child can go to day care or to school. For children
who have a bacterial infection and their physician has placed them on an antibiotic, they can
go to school generally after two days on that antibiotic.