Prescribed Medication in Nurseries  (17 Posts) narmada Fri
08-Feb-13 22:57:17  Does your child have a condition that is
likely to require the regular administration of medication,
prescribed or otherwise?  If not, then I would just choose a
nursery that seems to have a sensible policy on the
administration of medicines. Antibiotics, inhalers and
nappy/eczema creams are obvious examples of things that you
would want a nursery to be able to administer. Some courses of
ABs are long, and to keep a child off when they are back to
their normal selves, just because they are required to finish
off their ABs and the nursery isn't prepared give, would be a
total pain.  It is as well to inform yourself at the outset
about sickness policies of nurseries. Usually, these will have
things in them (for good reason) about keeping your child off
for 48 hours following D and V, not sending them in when they
are unwell, pickup arrangements when a child becomes ill in
nursery - this is likely to be more of an issue for you as wor