staff person, or household (e) Fever of 100 degrees Program Supervisor must member with contagious Fahrenheit or higher and who determine whether the child disease as described in WAC also have one or more of the should be sent home or 246-110-010 or any of the following: isolated from others. When following: (i) Earache; isolation is necessary, an (a) Fever of one hundred one (ii) Headache; early learning provider must degrees Fahrenheit or higher (iii) Sore throat; provide a mat or cot in an measured orally, or one (iv) Rash; or area away from other hundred degrees Fahrenheit or (v) Fatigue that prevents children. A provider must higher measured under the participation in regular supervise the child to armpit (axially), if the activities. prevent contact between individual also has: (3) Children and staff who have the ill child and healthy (i) Earache; a reportable disease may not children. Weight #6 (ii) Headache; be in attendance at the child (iii) Sore throat; care center unless approved by An ill child must be sent (iv) Rash; or the local health authority. home or isolated from other (v) Fatigue that prevents the (4) You must not take ear or children; individual from participating in rectal temperatures. Oral If the illness or regular activities. temperatures can be taken for condition prevents (b) Vomiting that occurs two or preschool through school age if the child from more times in a twenty-four single use disposable covers participating in hour period; are used over the normal activities; (c) Diarrhea with three or more thermometer. If the illness or watery stools, or one bloody (5) When a child becomes ill or condition requires stool, in a twenty-four hour injured while in your care, you more care and period; must: attention than the (d) Rash not associated with (a) Keep a confidential, early learning heat, diapering, or an allergic individualized, written record in provider can give; reaction; or the child's file that includes If the required (e) Drainage of thick mucus or the: amount of care for pus from the eye. (i) Date of an illness or injury; the ill child (ii) Treatment provided while in compromises or care; and places at risk the
staff person, or household member with contagious disease as described in WAC 246-110-010 or any of the following: (a) Fever of one hundred one degrees Fahrenheit or higher measured orally, or one hundred degrees Fahrenheit or higher measured under the armpit (axially), if the individual also has: (i) Earache; (ii) Headache; (iii) Sore throat; (iv) Rash; or (v) Fatigue that prevents the individual from participating in regular activities. (b) Vomiting that occurs two or more times in a twenty-four hour period; (c) Diarrhea with three or more watery stools, or one bloody stool, in a twenty-four hour period; (d) Rash not associated with heat, diapering, or an allergic reaction; or (e) Drainage of thick mucus or pus from the eye. (e) Fever of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or higher and who also have one or more of the following: (i) Earache; (ii) Headache; (iii) Sore throat; (iv) Rash; or (v) Fatigue that prevents participation in regular activities. (3) Children and staff who have a reportable disease may not be in attendance at the child care center unless approved by the local health authority. (4) You must not take ear or rectal temperatures. Oral temperatures can be taken for preschool through school age if single use disposable covers are used over the thermometer. (5) When a child becomes ill or injured while in your care, you must: (a) Keep a confidential, individualized, written record in the child's file that includes the: (i) Date of an illness or injury; (ii) Treatment provided while in care; and Program Supervisor must determine whether the child should be sent home or isolated from others. When isolation is necessary, an early learning provider must provide a mat or cot in an area away from other children. A provider must supervise the child to prevent contact between the ill child and healthy children. Weight #6 An ill child must be sent home or isolated from other children; If the illness or condition prevents the child from participating in normal activities; If the illness or condition requires more care and attention than the early learning provider can give; If the required amount of care for the ill child compromises or places at risk the
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