As stated in the Creative Action Family Handbook, for the safety and health of all our children and teachers, sick children need to be at home. Please do not send your child to the program if s/he has had any of the following described conditions during the previous 24 hours;

• an oral temperature of 101 degrees Fahrenheit or higher or an armpit temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or higher and/or has had a fever during the previous 24 hours;
• asthma or severe upper respiratory infection;
• vomited within the last 6 hours;
• sore throat; and/or
• severe cough.

For a list of all medical conditions, please see the Family Handbook for your afterschool program.

The child must be clear of all symptoms for 24 hours before returning, without the use of fever-reducing medication. For COVID-19 illness, as a licensed operation, all students must wait for at least 5 days before returning to programming after testing positive. The date of the positive test is considered day 0. Upon their return, the child must wear a mask through day 10. This is regardless of being asymptomatic. 

As a requirement for a licensed child care program, families will be notified if there are any positive test results and individual confidentiality will be maintained. We request that all families notify the Creative Action site coordinator as soon as it is determined that their child enrolled in the program has tested positive for COVID-19.

Keeping our students, staff, and families healthy and safe is important. Creative Action OST is a licensed after school childcare program and we continue to monitor recommendations from DFPS, CDC, and APH. Please note, Creative Action reserves the right to adjust or modify these policies at any time. 

Creative Action requires OST programming staff to:

*Vaccination information is regularly shared and encouraged

For the safety and health of all our children and teachers, sick children need to be at home. Please do not send your child to the program if s/he has had any of the following described conditions during the previous 24 hours. Also be advised, if your child exhibits any of the following signs while at Creative Action, s/he will be isolated immediately and you will be contacted to come pick up your child. When you have been contacted because of illness, please pick up your child within the hour. It is very important you have alternative care for your child when s/he is sick. We know it can be a very frustrating time when a child is sent home because of illness. No tuition adjustment will be made for absences due to illness.

1. Diarrhea (2 or more loose stools).
2. Difficulty or rapid breathing.
3. Asthma or severe upper respiratory infection unless parent provides evidence that child is under physician’s care.
4. Vomited within last 6 hours.
5. Yellowish skin or eyes.
6. A temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher and/or has had a fever during the previous 24 hours.
7. Mucus with green or yellow color, unless child has been on antibiotic therapy for 24 hours.
8. Undiagnosed rash.
9. Sore throat.
10. Severe cough.
11. Chickenpox, pertussis, measles, mumps, rubella, impetigo, diphtheria or herpes simplex.
12. Untreated scabies, tinea corporis or capitis (ringworm).
13. An ear infection, unless provided notification that child is under physician’s care.
14. Untreated head lice.
15. Pinkeye.