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Health & Safety

Your child’s health and safety is our first priority. Addressing your child’s health needs ensures they can focus on learning.

Classmates

Illness Policy

Please notify the center if your child is ill and unable to attend. If your child has any of the following symptoms, you must wait 24 hours after the symptoms have subsided without the aid of medication before returning them to the center:

  • A fever above:

    • 101 degrees or higher taken orally (not used for children under 4 years of age)

    • 102 degrees taken rectally

    • 100 degrees or higher taken axillary (armpit)*

      • *In keeping with current medical practice, when the temperature is taken axillary (armpit), add one degree to ensure the device is registering internal body temperature and not external temperature.

  • Diarrhea, vomiting or rash of unknown origin

  • Cold or other illness causing breathing difficulties or other limiting symptoms which prevents the child from participating comfortably in activities

  • Positive reaction to tuberculin skin test (a further evaluation will be required)

  • Ringworm — treatment and doctor’s statement required to return

  • Conjunctivitis (pink eye) — treatment and doctor’s statement required to return

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After a serious illness or surgery, please provide a doctor’s release note stating that your child is in good health and can safely return to the center. Also, be sure the doctor includes any restrictions in their note.

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If your child becomes ill during the day, Little Visionaries Preparatory Academy will call you so you can immediately make arrangements to pick up your child. If the illness is a communicable disease, your child will be supervised in a place away from others until your arrival. Please keep up-to-date contact information for all authorized emergency contacts.

Medication Policy

Per Texas State Licensing regulations, Little Visionaries team members may not administer medicine unless the prescribed medicine is in the original bottle with your child’s name and current date, or you present a doctor’s prescription bearing your child’s name and current date.

 

All medication must be given to a team member upon arrival at the center and will be stored out of reach from children. No medications should be left in cubbies.

Prescription Medication

Prescription medication must be in the original container with a child safety cap and have the original pharmacy label with the child’s full name and date clearly marked on the prescription.

Non-prescription Medication

Over-the-counter medication must have a doctor’s note indicating dosage and times. All individual non-prescription medicine orders must be renewed annually for children under 2 years of age and every two years for children over the age of 2.

Preventive Products

Preventive products such as sunscreens, insect repellent, non-medicated powder, petroleum jelly and ointment can be administered with the parent’s written approval. Ask your teacher or a member of your school leadership team for the ointment form.

Medication Administration

Team members trained by our nurse practitioner will administer medications once the doctor’s prescription is provided. Please bring all medications to the office, so they are logged and administered in accordance with all rules and guidelines. All medications are stored in a locked cabinet or refrigerator when required.

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Little Visionaries Preparatory Academy has designed the medication policy below to ensure medication is given at appropriate times. Parents are encouraged to give medication at home whenever possible.

Medication Dosage Frequency

Recommendation

Once a day

Administered at home

Twice a day

Administered at home

Three times a day (every 8 hours)

Two doses administered at home and one administered at the center at 3 p.m.

Four times a day (every 6 hours)

Three doses administered at home and one dose administered at the center at noon

Little Visionaries Preparatory Academy will honor exceptions to this policy for children on asthma treatments and other specific medication as prescribed by health care professionals. If you have any questions or concerns, please talk with a member of your school leadership team.

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