DAILY HEALTH CHECKS

Child Care Providers are responsible for protecting the health, 

safety, and well being of children who attend their child-care facilities.   

At Luisa’s Child Care in Amarillo, Texas, we know that children’s

health can change quickly! Children who are healthy and safe 

are better prepared to grow and learn to their full potential.

 A health check is a quick evaluation of a child’s body, 

mood, and behavior. The purpose of a health check is to notice 

any illnesses or health concerns the child might be experiencing.

 Daily health checks are an important tool 

to help me identify sick or injured children. 

Therefore, each child’s day begins with a simple health check,

 and it is completed before the parent or guardian leaves to work. 

This is a quick way to make sure all children attending 

are healthy enough to be in my Daycare Program. 

I will not be able to tell when a child in my care is feeling well enough 

to participate in activities, or recognize when a child is too sick 

to stay in my Daycare Program, if that child is crying upon arrival 

or doesn’t want to stay. Therefore, all children, including new 

enrollments, must be willing to stay at Daycare without crying 

in order to effectively pass their required health check 

and be admitted in a peaceful manner for childcare. 

In addition to daily health checks, my program has specific guidelines 

to help me decide whether a child is too sick or not healthy enough 

to stay for child care. I must always consider the health of other 

children in my program. Daily health checks also provide 

a record of any changes in the child’s appearance or behavior. 

I will do a series of Health Checks across the day if I suspect 

a child is not feeling well, and if a child has been absent for illness. 

Health Checks are too brief to notice any lingering symptoms!

For this reason, it is very important to evaluate your child’s 

health on a daily basis at Home before attending Daycare. 

All children are monitored throughout the day, 

and are sent home as soon as they have 

a fever (99f or greater) with illness symptoms!

 ⚠️Temperature tends to fluctuate during the day 

when a child has been medicated with 

a fever/pain suppressant at home 

within 24 hours before arriving at Daycare. 

However, as specified in “Attendance Policy”, 

in order to stay at Daycare all day 

your child’s temperature must remain lower than 99f 

using a Non Contact Thermometer!

Therefore, it is best to take your child to your Backup Sitter

if you have medicated him/her with a fever/pain suppressant

before Drop-off Time at Daycare. 

Sick children are required to stay Home, or with their Backup Sitter, 

until completely fever and symptom free for at least 24 hours, 

without the use of fever and cold/flu suppressing medications. 

Sick children are excluded from Daycare for 14 days after onset 

of illness symptoms OR until they are considered 

completely healthy to return to Daycare.

(FEVER FREE AND SYMPTOM FREE)

This Regulation will prevent putting other children’s 

health & safety at risk, as well as their own.

My main concern and goal in caring for your child,

 is to see your child grow physically, intellectually, socially, 

and emotionally to the best of his/her ability. 

EVALUATE YOUR CHILD’S HEALTH ON A DAILY BASIS

1) Is your child Happy😊, Healthy, and Comfortable?

(If your child is fussy😩 😭 😫, 

is not Fever Free and Symptom Free, 

or is uncomfortable due pain, teething, severe diaper rash,

severe uncontrolled allergies, injury, immunizations,

 or for any other reason that prevents your child from 

participating “comfortably” in all Child Care Activities,

including outdoor play, the Health Check will NOT be passed‼️)

 📝 Children don’t cry for no reason.

 By crying they can communicate their needs.

However, they are considered to be fussy,

or hard to please, if they remain upset and continue to cry 

even after all their needs have been reasonably met, 

like feeding, diapering, napping, comforting, 

spending time with them, and so on.  

Children are usually fussy and demanding 

when they are not feeling well,

 are uncomfortable, clingy, or needy, and therefore 

take time away from other children in care!

The Attendance Policy In Services Page explains what Parents 

can do at home to avoid arriving at Daycare with a fussy child. 

Also, having a Dependable Backup Sitter available 

on a DAILY BASIS will help avoid having any inconveniences 

at your place of Work if your child, unexpectedly, does not pass the 

Health Check at Drop-off time, or is sent home during the day. 

2) Are there any illness symptoms present? 😷 If so, 

are they mild (stable)?

moderate (needs treatment)?

or severe (uncontrollable)?

3) What is your child’s temperature? 🤒 

*without the use of fever suppressing medications,

for the past 24 hours.

(Must be lower than 99f to pass Health Check)

4) Has your child been diagnosed with a viral infection 

and is still fighting respiratory symptoms?

*(sore throat 😥, congestion, runny nose, sneezing 🤧, or cough 😷)

 ⚠️ VIRAL SYMPTOMS MAY LAST 7 TO 14 DAYS

AND 

A FEVER (99f OR GREATER) MAY NOT ALWAYS 

OCCUR WITH A VIRAL INFECTION 

In order to stop 🛑 the spread of Covid-19 and its Variants, 

or any other viral infections, 

it is highly recommended that a Family that has

tested positive for COVID-19 or has any illness symptoms

to NOT bring their child to Daycare, especially during the 

incubation period of 24-72 hours after exposure to the virus. 

THIS PROCEDURE WILL HELP PREVENT YOUR CHILD 

FROM EXPERIENCING THE ONSET OF ILLNESS SYMPTOMS AT DAYCARE 

AND THEREFORE COMPROMISE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY 

OF THEIR CHILDCARE PROVIDER AND OTHER CHILDREN IN CARE‼️

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📕ALL RULES, REGULATIONS, AND POLICIES 

THAT ARE IN PLACE AT LUISA’S CHILD CARE 

ARE BASED ON EXPERIENCE, COMMON SENSE, 

AND WISE JUDGMENT.

THEY HAVE BEEN STABLISHED TO PROTECT 

HEALTH AND SUPPORT SAFETY. 

RESPECTFULLY COMPLYING WITH THEM 

IS GREATLY APPRECIATED 

AND IS NOT AN UNREASONABLE REQUEST.