Symptoms of respiratory illness:
- Runny/stuffed nose
- Cough
- Fever
- Body aches
What to do:
- Do not exclude a child if they are well enough to participate in activities.
- Inability to participate may indicate a more serious respiratory illness which may require medical attention.
- Record any respiratory illness, including symptoms, in the child’s record and the Illness Surveillance Form
- Remind ill children and staff to sneeze or cough into their arms or into a tissue followed by hand hygiene.
Call Oxford County Public Health at 519-539-9800 if there is a concerning number of ill children at the child care centre.