some viral illnesses like this one are very difficult to prevent. once the child has been diagnosed with hfm disease they were likely contagious to the other children for days before. not all children who are exposed with get it and those that do may end up with this common viral illness a very mild case is likely and will not cause any serious harm. other than hand-washing and careful surveillance of children to look for infectious diseases there is little that can be done. those of us who work with children learn to accept that kids have a lower level of hygiene and spread disease easily and a lower level of natural immunity that makes them more vulnerable. it is what it is. if you love kids understand that these things just happen despite futile preventive efforts your grand-daughter will get her chance to start and spread her own infectious disease in the future; start her own mini-epidemic. and get even. these minor diseases though very inconvenient help her build a stronger immune system to fight off more dangerous diseases just like vaccines. the day-care does not charge extra for this "service". most viral disease are inevitable in grouped-care facilities no matter how careful and clean they are. we can sanitize tables and chairs but we can't sanitize kids.
prevent hand foot and mouth disease. my granddaughter is almost 2 years old and just started a new daycare. she has only been there for two weeks and has contracted hand foot and mouth disease. how could this have been prevented? what can the daycare do to stop future outbreaks?