Gastro in child care centres

[luna moth]

All centres I have seen have a big on the door of each room that says:

(insert number here) cases of (insert illness here) reported in this room in the last (insert number here) weeks.

Maybe suggest that your centre does something similar so that parents know if gastro/flu/hand,foot& mouth/conjunctivitis etc

Actually, they HAVE to do this. It's part of the NHMRC guidelines. They also have to have a folder where every reported case is documented, even if the child isn't at the centre while they have it.
If you want to be sneaky, phone the relevant State Department and report it anonymously. This will lead to a general spot check of the Centre (I promise that they can't possibly know it's you, spot checks happen all the time anyway) and they will get put on notice for it. They'll have to fix it - but won't get shut down or anything, there's enough of that happening around the place!

Good Luck and give 'em heaps!

[ladybird11]

Thanks ladies, thinking I was blind - I went to the centre and looked for a sign informing me of illnesses going around the centre - I couldn't find anything...

DD seemed better yesterday so I took her to the centre for the day - she wasn't sick, but only drank bottles. Last night we bought her home and she had part of a bottle and was sick all over DP. Then this morning I gave her part of a bottle, she was a little sick, but had diareaha (sic?) - and was sick again after that...so needless to say - it's another child carers leave day for me today...(should I thank DD for the long weekend?? )

So far she's had part of a bottle and hasn't been ill.

Thanks for the advice and well wishes in relation to DD - I may make an anon phone call about the lack of signage perhaps.