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I need to find the best allergy aware daycare in oakville can anyone help suggest one?


My son for the moment is allergic to peanuts, milk and eggs. I need a VERY allergy aware and reputable daycare, be it a centre or home daycare.

I'm unsure of what daycare centers are in the Oakville area.
However,as someone who has worked in many different daycare centers, my advise would be to call and set up a time to go and talk with the directors at many centers.

Ask questions like: What is your policy on peanuts?
How do you handle allergies?
Has the daycare ever had child who has gone into shock? (caused by allergies)
Are the Teachers able to call 911 from the classroom? (some center may only allow incoming calls to the classrooms)
Do any other children, in the care of this center, have bad allergies?
Are Epipens kept? (some center allow medications to be kept in the classroom, locked up. Other center kept the medicine away from the children and in other parts of the building.)

The best allergy aware center, I worked for was, Creme de la Creme (in VA). The director had all the staff members go through training on allergies.
The training included a video on allergic reactions and what to do when a person has a reaction.

If you can not find a daycare that is already trained. Find a director that is open and willing to learning. Then, be the teacher. Find videos, and the Epipen that helps train the staff on how to use it. (the one that you can practice with. It's the kind that shows a person how hard you have to push the epipen into the thigh. It makes a clicking sound once you've done it hard enough.)

Also, inform people that you have to hold the Epipen in place for 15 sec. - It helps to sing a song to a child while like the ABC sogn (it's about 15 sec long, and helps the child remain calm, and helps the person giving it know that all the medicine has been given.)

After you pick a center, be sure to talk with your child's teacher. Go over all the information the teacher will need encase. (It maybe a review for the teach, but make sure she knows what to do.)

I dont know of any in that area but look for a NAEYC accredidated center. I worl for one and we are scrictly a peanut-free center, just ask around to find a good one.

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