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General Guidlines for Exclusion - Childcare

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Children Should be Excluded from Child Care for the Following Reasons:

Child is diagnosed as having or being a carrier of a child-care restrictable disease, as defined in Department of Human Services administrative rules, OAR 333-19-0010

Or has one of the following symptoms, or combination of symptoms, of illness:

Illness that prevents the child from comfortably participating in program activities.
Illness that results in a greater need for care than what the staff can provide without compromising the health and safety of other children.
Fever over 100 degrees (F) taken under the arm, lethargy irritability, persistent crying, difficulty breathing or other signs of possible severe illness.
Severe cough.
Unusual yellow color to skin or eyes.
Skin or eye lesions or rashes that are severe, weeping, or pus-filled.
Rash with fever or behavior change, until a physician has determined that the illness is not a communicable disease.
Diarrhea or stools that contain blood or mucus.
Vomiting two or more times in 24 hours, unless the vomiting is determined to be caused by a noncommunicable condition and the child is not in danger of dehydration.
Stiff neck and headache with one or more of the symptoms listed above.
Mouth sores associated with drooling, unless the child’s physician or local health department authority states that the child is noninfectious (see also, Herpes Simplex below).
Complaints of severe pain.

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