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A child came in yesterday had a diarrhea blowout within maybe 30 minutes of being at the center. Okay cool I change her, things happen. Okay maybe less than an hour later it's playtime, she needs to be changed again as I see liquid all on her outfit. Check and change her it's diarrhea again and even more liquid than before. Okay this is now twice, and we require three times to send a child home. We'll not even ten minutes later she needs to be changed again and it's all on her clothes. Change her, get her a new outfit which I payed for because she didn't have anymore and the daycare was out of extra clothes. Call her mom to pick her up letting her know she has diarrhea. Mom brings her today with an attitude to me claiming she didn't have diarrhea yesterday it was just a blowout. That she works in daycare and knows the difference. No ma'am, I've worked my job 8 years I know diarrhea at this point. And it was just that. You literally have her soiled clothes you can see it all on it. And don't lie she didn't go again yesterday cause I 100% guarantee she did. And you're just mad you had to get her. But this mom kept fussing with me, and I had to accept the kid even though we have a policy saying they stay put 24 hours after being sick. So she wasn't supposed to come today. And now my boss is bitching at me like I sent a healthy sick home for no reason. Like no, she was sick and still is. Girl literally has mucus running all out her nose yet I'm the bad person for sending her home because she has diarrhea?
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you're not an asshole. it is policy and if her kid is sick, she should 100% stay home. you went beyond what you should do. she has no business being a parent if she can't understand these things. not sure what your boss is talking about either. seems like your boss doesn't change poopy diapers like, ever, and just doesn't get it.
He doesn't, most of the time he's not even at the center to see stuff like employees being late, workers sleeping, kids being sick or parents being jerks to us
you might be, but you did the right thing sending a sick kid home and that is your judgement. If they don't like your judgement, that is their choice.
kid doesn't want to be there, no point in exposing everyone else and it draws all your attention to that one kid.
Parents don't like to lose work and it may have been worse for the child if the parent can't handle it.
Maybe there's other issues going on with the kids diet that should be addressed.
The bosses issue is they lose a customer. Not an easy job, I salute you for your bravery to take on childcare... for what it's worth.
And the boss should reimburse you...
Nope. As a parent and part time assistant at my son's school id be very unhappy about the school not sending my child home under those circumstances, and less happy if he was exposed to the bug because the parent was an asshole about keeping them home.
But then I've had to nurse my wife through clostridium difficile - which can be fatal - so maybe I'm sensitive to this.
Your boss has their priorities wrong. You back your staff over sick kids going home so they don't all go home permanently.