Nagoya University Asunaro Nursery School - Sick Child Daycare Acceptance Criteria
January 28, 2013
Nagoya University Asunaro Nursery School Operations Group
1.When you can use Sick-child Daycare
We can accept your child if he/she has been examined by a physician and is assessed as being fit for group daycare. （Acute illness from which child is expected to recover quickly）
【Guidelines on conditions and symptoms】
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Illness with fever of up to about 38.5 degrees |
| (2) | Recovery period for pertussis, measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, keratoconjunctivitis, [adenovirus][pool fever], rotavirus, acute ear parotitis, hand-foot-and-mouth disease （See "When you cannot use Sick-child Daycare"） |
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Acute upper respiratory illness, such as minor runny nose and cough |
| (4) | Acute gastrointestinal symptoms, such as minor vomiting and diarrhea |
※If the maximum number of children has been exceeded, or if another child has a communicable disease, it may not be possible to accept your child.
2.When you cannot use sick-child daycare
We cannot accept your child if he/she has been examined by a physician and has been assessed as ineligible for group daycare.
【Guidelines on conditions and symptoms】
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(1) Highly contagious illnesses (Type 2 School communicable diseases*1, rotavirus, norovirus, etc.) where there is a risk of infection of other children*2 |
| (2) | Continuing fever of over 38.5 degrees |
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Severe vomiting, severe diarrhea, and dehydration (dry lips, tongue and skin, sticky mucus, listlessness, tiredness, etc.) |
| (4) | Severe coughing, severe wheezing, and/or breathing difficulties |
| (5) | Little appetite, unable to drink and/or eat |
| (6) | Child is under medical care; e.g., a drip |
| (7) | Severe illness requiring immediate hospitalization |
| (8) | Currently in treatment for a refractory illness |
| (9) | Currently on immunosuppressants and/or in a state of significantly decreased immune functionality |
| (10) | Easily infected, with a high risk of severe illness if infected |
| (11) | Frequent epileptic seizures |
| *1 | Type 2 school-communicable diseases |
| IInfluenza, pertussis, measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, pharyngoconjunctival fever, tuberculosis, meningococcal meningitis |
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| *2 | Communicable diseases exempt from the acceptance criteria and permissions standards |
| ･Influenza（permitted if 3 days have elapsed after the fever has subsided） ・Pertussis (permitted if the characteristic cough has ceased or after 5 days on an appropriate antibiotic) ・Measles（permitted if 3 days have elapsed after the fever has ceased) ・Mumps (permitted if 5 days has elapsed after swelling of the parotid gland, submaxillary gland, and sublingual glands started, and if the overall bodily condition is good) ・Rubella (permitted if the rash has abated) ・Chickenpox（permitted if all rashes have crusted) ・Pharyngoconjunctival fever (permitted 2 days after the primary symptoms have ceased) ・Mycoplasma infection (permitted 2 days after the fever has ceased and the symptoms have improved) ・RS virus infection (permitted if 2 days have elapsed after the fever has subsided) ・Streptococcus infection (permitted 2 days after the start of a course of an effective internal antibiotic) ・Adenovirus infection (permitted after the fever has ceased) ・Herpangina (permitted after the fever has ceased) ・Hand-foot-and-mouth disease (permitted if the rash and blisters have ceased) ・Rotavirus/norovirus (permitted if a physician assesses the child as fit for group daycare) ・Meningococcal meningitis (not permitted until a doctor, after examining the symptoms, has determined that there is no risk of the child infecting others) |
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| * | As a rule, the phrase "fever has ceased" means that the temperature has decreased to below 38 ℃. |