PlayMatters has adopted the rules for illness from Washington Administrative Code
We are not regulated by these rules we just think they are good rules to abide by
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WAC 170-295-3030
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When is a child or staff member too ill to be at child care?
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(1) Your staff must check all children for signs of illness when they arrive at the center and throughout the day.
(2) You must exclude children and staff with the following symptoms from care:
(a) Diarrhea (three or more watery stools or one bloody stool within twenty-four hours);
(b) Vomiting (two or more times within twenty-four hours);
(c) Open or oozing sores, unless properly covered with cloths or with bandages;
(d) For suspected communicable skin infection such as impetigo,
pinkeye, and scabies: The child may return twenty-four hours after
starting antibiotic treatment;
(e) Lice or nits; and
(f) 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.
[06-15-075, recodified as § 170-295-3030, filed 7/13/06, effective 7/13/06. Statutory Authority: Chapters 74.12 and 74.15 RCW. 03-14-110, § 388-295-3030, filed 6/30/03, effective 8/1/03.]
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