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Woodmont Christian Preschool

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  • Home
  • Welcome
  • About Us
  • Health Policy
  • Calendar
  • Preschool Programs
    • Preschool Information
    • Classes Offered
    • Enrichments
    • Breakfast Club
    • Extended Day
    • Summer Camp
    • Summer Book Club
  • Admissions
  • Our Staff
  • Contact Us
  • Parent Handbook
  • Tuition 23-24

WCPS Health Policy

2022-23 Health Policy

COVID

Your Child should not be at school or in contact with other children when:

Fever, cough, headache, body ache, runny nose

If your child feels well enough, he/she may attend school if:

Quarantined for 5 days from date of positive test and tests negative on day 6 OR quarantined for 10 days from date of positive test. Must be fever free WITHOUT fever reducing medication for  over 24 hours.


Runny nose

Your Child should not be at school or in contact with other children when:

Cloudy or yellow/green discharge with congestion

If your child feels well enough, he/she may attend school if:

Clear drainage as with allergies


Cough

Your Child should not be at school or in contact with other children when:

Frequent or uncontrollable, 

producing mucus 

If your child feels well enough, he/she may attend school if:

Infrequent, no mucus is being coughed up 


Vomiting or Diarrhea  

Your Child should not be at school or in contact with other children when:

If first occurrence is in the morning before school

Or 

If more than one occurrence; allow 24 hours after last incident of vomiting or diarrhea before sending child back to school 

If your child feels well enough, he/she may attend school if:

Single incident of diarrhea or vomiting and no other symptoms (i.e., no fever, no vomiting with diarrhea) unless FIRST Incident is in the morning before school. 


Strep Throat

Your Child should not be at school or in contact with other children when:

Sore throat, headache, nausea, fever (children do not always have fever or complain of a sore throat.)

The only way to rule out Strep is with a throat culture.  

If your child feels well enough, he/she may attend school if:

After 24 hours on antibiotics and fever free WITHOUT fever reducing medication for 24 hours


“Pink eye”

(Conjunctivitis)

Your Child should not be at school or in contact with other children when:

Eye is red, burning or itching, crusty, white or yellow drainage is occurring

If your child feels well enough, he/she may attend school if:

Bacterial conjunctivitis: after 24 hours on antibiotics and no drainage.

Viral conjunctivitis: with a note from the Physician - stating no longer contagious 


Rash

Your Child should not be at school or in contact with other children when:

Any child with an unknown rash will be dismissed for medical evaluation

If your child feels well enough, he/she may attend school if:

Rash free or with a note from the Physician - stating no longer contagious


Chicken Pox & Hand-Foot-Mouth

Your Child should not be at school or in contact with other children when:

Itching pink/red spots with blister-type center, sometimes fever

If your child feels well enough, he/she may attend school if:

Lesions crusted over and dry, no fever 


Head lice

Your Child should not be at school or in contact with other children when:

Nits or lice present 

If your child feels well enough, he/she may attend school if:

Lice & Nit free and Administration has checked and permits student’s attendance.


If your child has been diagnosed with a contagious condition you must inform the preschool as soon as possible. Additional guidelines may apply as recommended by the Department of Health.


·  If your child had a fever today, they must remain home tomorrow.

·  If your child threw up today, they must remain home tomorrow.

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