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Caring for the Ill Child in Day Care
Author(s) -
Rodgers Fran Sussner,
Morgan Gwen,
Fredericks Beth C.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1986.tb05719.x
Subject(s) - critically ill , day care , child care , nursing , anxiety , work (physics) , medicine , psychology , psychiatry , intensive care medicine , mechanical engineering , engineering
Current estimates indicate about 54% of American children have mothers who work outside the home. All children become ill, whether or not their parents are employed. However, for a working mother, even a mild illness can create anxiety, since alternate day care arrangements may be necessary. The problem of caring for the ill child in pre‐schools or day care has received little attention from program planners or policy makers. Most state regulatory policies require exclusion of the ill child from day care. This article discusses recent developments in providing for ill children in day care settings. Four models of providing such care are described and criteria are offered for evaluating ill child care arrangements.