Draconian childcare policy will lead to harm – The Age

My family locked down early and Ive been a vocal supporter of doing whatever it takes to get us to where we are now; opening for business, doughnut days becoming a regular occurrence.
No one is arguing that a kid who has diarrhoea, a temperature, or is congested and miserable should go to daycare. No parent wants a small child to be genuinely sick at care, especially not me.
But before COVID-19, one symptom like a cough or runny nose alone didnt warrant exclusion from early childhood education,…

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