Daily Inspection for Illness

101226.1

(a) The licensee shall be responsible for ensuring that children with obvious symptoms of illness including, but not limited to, fever or vomiting, are not accepted.

(1) Additional attention shall be paid to children who:

(A) Have been absent because of illness.

(B) Have been exposed to a contagious disease.

(b) The licensee shall develop and implement a written inspection procedure that shall include the following:

(1) No child shall be accepted without contact between center staff and the person bringing the child to the center.

(2) The licensee shall require that the person bringing the child to the center remain until the child is accepted.

(A) After the child has been determined to be without obvious signs of illness and has been accepted, the center shall require that the person sign the child in.

NOTE: Authority cited: Section 1596.81, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1596.72, 1596.73, 1596.81 and 1597.05, Health and Safety Code.