Family Handbook 2018-2019

23 c. Any unexplained rash (until a doctor has released the child to return to the center and/or determination of childcare staff); 7. Any skin infection- boils, ringworm, impetigo or open sores (may return 24 hours after treatment and the infection is covered); 8. Pink eye or other eye infections (may return 24 hours after treatment and the symptoms are gone). Please notify the teacher immediately if your child has been exposed to any contagious disease. Families will be notified if the child has been exposed to a contagious illness. Readmission of any child recovering from a communicable disease or illness shall be based on the recommendations of the Broward County Department of Health or the American Academy of Pediatrics. Each teacher has a copy of the Center’s full health policies. These include a stipulation that children must be free of fever, diarrhea, and vomiting for 24 hours before returning to the Center. MSC reserves the right to refuse care for a child even with a doctor’s note. For our part, the Early Learning Program will also ensure the wellness of all children and staff by instituting proper hand washing procedures throughout the day, by sanitizing toys and equipment on a regular basis, and by providing children with opportunities to engage in healthy physical activities such as outdoor play. Curriculum activities designed to teach children about a healthy lifestyle will also be implemented during the school year. Keeping children and staff healthy and well takes the determined effort of us all. If you have suggestions for improving our program, please do not hesitate to share. Infant and Toddler Care Infants’ daily schedules are individualized according to their own needs for eating and sleeping. The more details you can share about your baby, the more quickly the caregivers will learn to read your baby’s signals and respond in a way that satisfies him/her. Infant Feeding Parents must provide all food, formula (or expressed breast milk). MSC’s Infant and Toddler Program supports breastfeeding by accepting, storing, and serving expressed human milk for feedings. Expressed milk must be received in ready-to-feed sanitary containers labeled with the infant’s full name, the date, and the time the milk was expressed. The bottles or containers must immediately be stored in the classroom refrigerator on arrival. Expressed milk can be stored in a refrigerator at 39 degrees Fahrenheit for five days. If formula is served, staff will serve only formula that is pre-prepared according to the manufacturer’s instructions. MSC Infant and Toddler teaching staff will not mix formula. Bottle feedings must not contain solid foods unless the child’s health care provider supplies written instructions and a medical reason for this practice. To ensure infants have adequate food during an extended emergency situation such as a lock-down or a shelter-in-place situation (when parents may not be permitted access to