Family Handbook
Policies & Guidelines

Sick Policy
Creative Little Angels has adopted the sick policies provided by the NH Department of Health and Human Services.

These guidelines are followed to the best of our ability in which our goal is to reduce the transmission of infectious disease.

It is our policy that if your child is sent home with any of the following symptoms: fever, rash, diarrhea, vomiting, or the first sign of a communicable disease, the child may not return to school for 24 hours.

If your child is seen by a doctor, a return to school note is required from the doctor.

  • Chicken Pox
    A child with chicken pox will be excluded from school until 7-10 days after the rash appears or when the lesions are scabbed over.
  • Conjunctivitis
    A child with conjunctivitis (pink eye) can return to school 24 hours after antibiotic medication has been started.
  • Colds
    Children with nasal discharge will be allowed to attend school unless the discharge is profuse.
  • Covid-19
    Cough or shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
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  • Diarrhea
    A child with more than one episode of diarrhea in one day will be sent home.
  • Ear Infections
    A child who is feeling better and has no fever can return to school.
  • Fatigue
    A parent will be called if a child exhibits extreme or unusual fatigue or lethargy.
  • Fever
    A child must be AFEBRILE (without fever) for 24 hours before returning to school.
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  • Fifth Disease
    Fifth disease is an illness caused by a virus called human parvovirus B19.
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  • Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
    An infection caused by the coxsackie virus that produce vesicular lesions
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  • Head Lice- Scabies
    A child with head lice can return to school 24 hours after treatment has begun and after all nits have been removed.
  • Hepatitis-A
    Persons diagnose with hepatitis-A should be excluded from childcare and school for one week after jaundice appears.
  • Impetigo
    A child can return to school 24 hours after treatment has begun and lesions can be covered.
  • Mildly Ill Child
    Children exhibiting non-contagious symptoms, which should be expected to resolve themselves in a short time, will be allowed to stay in school.
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  • Skin Lesions
    A child with skin lesions, which have not been diagnosed or treated by a licensed health practitioner, will be sent home.
  • Strep Throat
    A child can return to school 24 hours after antibiotic treatment has begun.
  • Vomiting
    After a night of vomiting, parents should keep their child at home the following day.
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