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Does it annoy me; yes. But, I don't think that there is anything more that my daycare can do. She is very good about following the state rules (24hrs after a fever is gone or after vomiting). But, things happen and people get sick. We have gotten sick more than once this winter (read; constantly) and I think at least once we have been the starters of the sickness that passed onto others To me, sickness is just another part of winter. It sucks, but we push through and look forward to spring...and allergies!

When I was working and T was in daycare he literally had a few healthy weeks from Oct-July. It was not annoying, but a little heartbreaking and hard on us as first time parents. He goes to a daycare a few days a week now and does get sick but it doesn't seem nearly as bad as last year.

It does annoy me when parents being sick kids to daycare. I know it's hard to take time off work but it screws everyone else.

@jedeve: exactly!! I hope your LO is better soon!

This is why we are going to start out with a nanny. That, plus more flexibility.

@jedeve: it does kind of bother me when she gets sick from other kids at preschool. Lots of kids have been to school with known contagious illnesses. Why not keep them home?

The three of us were sick from September-end of November. We each had to take 2+ courses of antibiotics!

Seriously, don't send your kid to school the morning after they've been diagnosed with croup. (But then I think about the incubation period, too, and am like wellllll we've already been exposed!)

I did at first but I'm over it and it is par for the course when someone gets sick.

@jedeve: same, policies aren't enforced.

@jedeve: I was turned away at the door because I told my daycare provider that LO had thrown up over night. Even though we were both like 95% sure it was because she was teething and shoved her hand in her mouth and gagged...And, my daycare worker is my friend and felt terrible, but I understood why she had to follow the rules.

@jedeve: It totally bothered me when LO went to daycare. I would get so annoyed because these children were obviously very ill, and their parents would send them into school anyway, only to get the rest of the class sick. Not to mention, having a sick kid that wont sleep at night sucks the life out of me. So, I totally get where you are coming from.

I get angry when parents send obviously sick children. First, I feel bad for that poor kid. Then I get really pissed that the parents aren't thinking of all the other kids in the room. Baby A got her first bout of pink eye after the teachers told the sick kid's parents that it looked like pink eye. Parents said it's just allergies and kept bringing the kid until the teacher insisted they take the kid to the doc. Oh, hey, look at that - it's pink eye! I really understand that it's hard to find back up childcare when your kid is sick, but it's something that has to be done.