Health & Safety
A child must feel secure in order to grow and learn, which is why health and safety is very important to us at Willow Ptarmigan's Nest-Child Development Center. We are uncompromisingly committed to exceptionally safe, nurturing learning environments for all of our children, parents, and staff.
Our commitment to safety is vetted from the inside out. Our center complies with state licensing/regulatory bodies and are held to industry leading operational standards though national accrediting agencies.
About Our Center
STAFF QUALIFICATIONS
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We require background checks for all employees, this includes volunteers.
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All Willow Ptarmigan's Nest employees are Infant/Adult CPR and First-Aid certified.
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We ensure every employee has access to ongoing training and professional development to further their education in early childhood education.
SECURITY
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Only parents and approved caregivers can sign children in and out each day.
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Educators supervise children at all times and are trained to immediately respond to any kind of safety incident.
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All classrooms adhere to mandated state staff-to-children ratios at all times.
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Our employees enforce a strict visitor policy, and every approved guest is escorted by a staff member at all times.
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We cover all bases with emergency preparedness including fire drills, severe weather drills, shelter-in-place, evacuation plans, and medical emergency care plans.
COLD, FLU, & COVID-19
At Willow Ptarmigan's Nest-Child Development Center, we constantly stay updated with the latest research on the common cold, influenza, and COVID-19. We carefully adjust our protocols to create a secure and nurturing learning environment for everyone
Don't hesitate to reach out to us if you need more details, have any questions, or concerns.
Is your child feeling sick?
If your child displays signs and symptoms of being sick, it's best to keep them at home!
Early signs and symptoms due to illness include:
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Fever: A fever of 101.4°F or higher
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Tiredness: The child is acting tired, cranky, or unusually sleepy
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Coughing: The child has a constant wet cough
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Runny nose: The child has a runny or stuffy nose with thick green discharge.
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Decreased feeding: The child's feeding has decreased or having dry diapers.
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Body aches: The child displays body aches or general discomfort/fussiness.
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Your child is just not behaving like themselves.
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Other symptoms to consider: Wheezing, diarrhea, vomiting, complaints of headache, chills or body shakes.
Our Sickness policy states
If your child becomes ill while at the center, we think it’s better for your child to be home rather than in contact with other children. . . If your child is sent home for any symptoms, we ask you to keep your child home the following day and may return after symptoms have improved.
A doctor’s note does not override our Sick Child policy. Any signs or symptoms while in care, we will send your child home. No exceptions! Parents are to pick up their child within 1 hour of being contacted.
FEVER
greater than 101.4°F (armpit or ear) accompanied by signs or symptoms of illness or behavior change.
Keep your child home and they may return when fever is below 100°F (armpit or ear) without the use of fever-reducing medicines such as Tylenol for 24 hours.
SORE THROAT
Strep or other streptococcal infection.
Your child may return back to our center 24 hours AFTER initial antibiotic treatment has been given and when other symptoms are no longer present.
VOMMITING
more than two times in a 24-hour period or accompanied by fever, green or bloody vomit, no urine output in eight hours, recent history of head injury or looks/acts very ill.
Keep child home until symptoms are no longer present.
DIARRHEA
including conditions with diarrhea symptoms (Campylobacter, Yersinia, Giardiasis, Rotavirus)
Diapered children: May return if stool is contained by the diaper and does not overflow, even if the stools remain loose.
Toilet trained children: May return id the child does not have toileting accidents or when stool frequency has reduced to fewer than two stools above normal for that child, even if stools remain loose.
EYE INFECTION
such as conjunctivitis (eye discharge) or pink eye accompanied by a fever, behavioral changes, or a recommendation for exclusion from the health department.
When fever or behavior changes are no longer present, and symptoms of red, watery eyes are resolved
RASH
may include, but not limited to: Chicken Pox/Varicella, Lice or nits, Hand-foot-mouth disease, Impetigo, MRSA infection, Ringworm, or scabies.
Child must stay home until their rash is completely clear.