More sick children sent to nursery

By Liz Fox, Nursery World, 31 March 2005

Eight out of ten parents admit to sending their child to nursery when he or she is unwell, leaving staff struggling to care for sick children. A survey of 1,000 parents and 100 nursery heads conducted by the Childcare Recruitment Company in Manchester found that 28 per cent of parents also confessed to deliberately disguising signs of a child's contagious ear or eye infection.

Eight out of ten parents admit to sending their child to nursery when he or she is unwell, leaving staff struggling to care for sick children. A survey of 1,000 parents and 100 nursery heads conducted...

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