You may take care of children who have a mild illness. If the child requires medication, please note that parents are still responsible for providing them to the child. Caregivers are not able to provide medication to a child on a job.
Typically, you can care for children dealing with:
Fever under 100 degrees (and on the decline)
Teething or colicky behavior
Ear infection
Diarrhea
Strep throat (when the child has been on antibiotics for 24 hours)
Conjunctivitis/Pink Eye (when the child has been on antibiotics for 24 hours)
You should not go to a home in situations that make it likely for you to get sick or spread illness to others, such as:
Head lice
Coxsackie Virus (hand, foot & mouth disease)
Untreated strep or conjunctivitis
Stomach bugs
Flu / coronavirus
You are not allowed to care for children with the flu or coronavirus, nor for children in a home where an adult has the flu or coronavirus. If a child or the parent is sick when you arrive to a booking and you are unable to provide care, call the Caregiver Booking Support Team immediately at 617-739-5437.