Health and Medical

At Kid Kottage, we focus on creating a safe and healthy space where children can learn and grow. Every child must have an annual checkup and be current on all immunizations, unless a doctor provides documentation stating otherwise. Parents need to submit signed copies of these forms from their child's doctor before enrollment. To help prevent the spread of germs, we have antibacterial stations around the school and encourage children to wash their hands often. While we don’t offer sick care, a health professional is available to assist with basic first aid and medication routines.

Illness Guidance

Kids Kottage Learning Center is not authorized to care for children who are too sick to take part in normal activities. We kindly ask parents and guardians to keep sick children at home.

Symptoms to Watch out for Include:

1. Severe pain or discomfort

2. Acute diarrhea

3. Two or more episodes of vomiting within a period of 24 hours

4. Elevated oral temperature of 101.5 degrees Fahrenheit or over

5. Auxiliary temperature of 100.5 degrees Fahrenheit or over

Children can return to the center once they are no longer showing symptoms or a healthcare provider confirms they are not a health risk to themselves or others. If a child had a fever, they must be fever-free for at least 24 hours before coming back. For children who experienced vomiting or diarrhea twice or more, they need to be symptom-free for 24 hours as well.

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

Kids Kottage follows all health and disease control rules from the American Academy of Pediatrics Manual. Any child showing signs of a contagious illness will not be allowed to participate. The child must wait until they are no longer contagious before returning. The timing for when an illness is no longer contagious follows guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics. A child can come back if a doctor’s note confirms they are no longer contagious. The note must say it’s safe for the child to join the program again. Kids Kottage has the right to keep a child from returning if the health professional thinks the child is too sick to be in the program.

Excludable Communicable Diseases

• 1. Respiratory Illnesses
• 2. Gastro-Intestinal Illnesses
• 3. Contact Illnesses

If your child catches a reportable disease at Kids Kottage, we will post information to alert you. We will notify all families if a child in the center has a contagious illness. This notice will mention potential exposure and list symptoms to watch for in your child.

Covid-19

Over the past year, we made many upgrades to keep everyone safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. All classrooms now have sinks for handwashing to help stop germs. Every teacher has been vaccinated to protect both staff and students. A new air filtration system has been installed to clean the air inside the building. Our Health Care Professional regularly checks to ensure we follow all State Guidelines. These steps help us create a safer environment for all families and team members.