If your child was ill would you send them to nursery?

Of course not. If he's sick, he needs to be home resting, and it would be irresponsible of me as a parent to send him in and expose the other kids to his illness.If your child was ill would you send them to nursery?
i work in a nursery and wouldnt advise it! the ill child is never happy at nursery when their ill and all they want is a cuddle with their mummy dont be harsh keep them at home x xIf your child was ill would you send them to nursery?
Lets all keep children in a bubble, away from everyone then while they are in it they will never get sick. How many of you go to work ill, saying i have the flu? well! you pass it on too your fellow workers, they pass it on to their families and OH! they pass it on in Nurseries! full circle.





you all know that a child can have a temp of 100 at 9 am and by 10 am they are running around right as day! I am not saying that if your child has a rash, a high fever or upset tummy you don't keep them home, of course you do. but not for every little thing that's wrong with them. What would you do? there is a child who has chicken pox, keep your child away? or let them play with the child and hopefully get it, while they are young, when it is less of a problem.





Bet i am going to get loads of thumbs down





but that's my opinion......
I certainly wouldnt send either of mine to nursery if they were sick.





However i do know of parents that do because they have to work and its easier to send poorly child to nursery than to take time off work to care for them which i think is awful. If the child had something major like measles then they nursery would refuse to take them or at least they should but colds and such the nurserys local to me tend not to mind but of course it then spreads to all the other children.
its best not to send them because they will probably be sent home by the teacher
no i wouldnt because for one he would get other kids sick and wiouldnt u be mad if ur child came home sick because some parent sent their sick kid there to infect other kids and two if he is sick his immune system could be weak from trying to fight off whatever he is sick with so other kids are there and they are sick then it could just get your child even sicker. plus he should be home resting so he can get better faster!
No, and i hate it when parents do that. Just because they dont want to take off of work they send their sick child to daycare. That is irresponsible. My daughter had rotovirus 3 times, becuase the same nasty parent kept sending their sick child to daycare. And get this, it was the daycare at the hospital, the mom stayed at home and daddy was a doctor...go figure.
no. I do not want to possibly pass to the other children in nursery what my child has. I would hope all other parents would do the same.
depends how ill.
no and depending on what they have you dont want them to spread it to other kids
Kids in child care do get sick..ear aches, teething. colds, Providers work very hard at keeping thing 'germ free' but many mothers will have no problem sending their children on to school with a slight temp, or a cough and sneezes. Some of course have no choice but usually child care providers have some standard, elevated temp, cranky screaming baby..call mom.. some moms have to leave them, they literally can not get off work. So it helps to have a back up.
It is a responsible and loving parent's duty to stay at home with their child when they are sick. How would you like to be shipped off to a bunch of strange adults and screaming kids when you are feeling grotty?





Plus, nurseries do not accept ill children anyway. That's what PARENTS are for........
no but some people do and other children get ill
no!! the problem with nursery is that my daughter comes home with everyone elses bugs. if my daughter was ill she would stay at home .
It depends how sick they are. If it is just a runny nose I would take him but if it something more serious then you should keep him at home, he will only be irritable if you take him ill and wouldnt enjoy nursery anyway - not to mention the fact that you would get all the other children sick too.
Ethically and morally wrong to do so...but I know lots of parents who do. It is cruel and neglectful. Would they like to be sick at work? Yet they put there most precious person through that?


Anyway, ou little one might get snuffles and illnesses but that will hopefully not be anything major and so it will build his immune system ready for primary school and helps to prevent developing allergies.
no because they need to be at home and also if you send them to nursery then the other children can catch whatever he/she has got. this doesnt help anyone.
It's a good thing that children get colds, chicken pox etc, as it helps build up their immunity. Keeping your child away from disease can make them prone to worse illness in the future, please don't wrap them in cotton wool, they will suffer in the end.
o u would be surprised how many do send there children in and don't tell the staff then child tells staff i was sick this morning its not fair on staff or other children
definetely not.





if you're child is ill, they just want their mums, and you are also passing on what they have to the other kids, which isn't really fair.
No, I would not want sick children around my child, so I do the same for other parents with my son is sick. His daycare has pretty strict rules for when he can't go due to sickness, so it usually isn't my decision anyway.





The kid is better off at home resting anyway.
No. A lot of nurseries will not take ill children anyway, due to spread of infection.
No! And thats what ticks me off because most parents do send their kids in the nursery and get my kids sick! UHH! Meany people!
i would definately keep my kids off nursery if they were ill for 2 reasons,the first being not to spread the illness the second being when ill your child needs rest and quiet they probably wouldnt feel much like mixing/playing if their not well.x
Your child's immune system benefits from exposure to germs. He's gonna get sick, and probably often, but it's normal. If you don't start exposing him now it will only be worse when he gets to grade 1.


As far as myself, it really depends on how sick. My kids can have colds/coughs that last for weeks! Who can afford to keep their kids home for that length of time? I would lose my job. If they are really out of it, or have been throwing up/diarrhea, or pink eye, then for sure I keep them home for a day.
No way... But I KNOW, for a fact, people do. I go to church with several professional (by college degree) day care providers and the stories are many. Kids being sick %26amp; them not being able to get a hold of parents... the list goes on!





I say this, but I also think that if you don't expose your children to some ';bugs'; their immune system will be lacking when they really go to school... catch 22...
Our daycare center has a sick room with a nurse. Of course, it is always best to keep them at home but I am student and sometimes I need to take a test, or I have a huge project that needs done. The sickroom is a great option for when the kids are ';mildly'; ill and I just can't miss class and my hubby can't miss work.
I have 2 kids, and if they were doing everything they normally would, not grumpy, or tired, and they had a cold or cough, yes I would send them.


If they had a temperature, or were not themselves, no I wouldn't send them.
i wouldn't send him, he should be at home resting if he's sick, i wish other parents would think like me b'cos i know of some parents that still send their kids to daycare even though he/she is sick, think about it all that exposure to sicknesses, and not to think about how that child feels too.
well yes parents do send in their sick children however this is not only unfair on the child that prob just wants to be at home cuddled up with mummy/daddy but the other children within the setting and the staff as this puts them at risk of becoming ill, as a nursery worker myself, i find that if I'm ill i cant afford the time off as i would not get statutory sick pay and i am on low pay as well, all it means is that its a vicious circle the more the parents send in their sick children the more the bug is spread around and it just ends up that your child is repeatedly ill especially as they have not fully recovered leaving them more susceptible to bacteria. i am aware of the fact that working parents need to go to work to earn money to support their families its a catch 22 situation
silly question.