Administration of Medication

In accordance with Day Nursery Legislation, all medication must be placed in a lockable container. Should the medication be required in the evening, it is the parent's responsibility to take it home at the end of the day. Any medication that is not to be refrigerated will be placed in the locked medication box in the Program Room cupboard.

• The Centre will administer medication when it is required during program hours.
• A physician must prescribe all medication.
• Medication will be administered to a child only from the original container. The container must be clearly labeled with the child's name, name of medication, the dosage, the date of purchase, and instructions for storage and administration. Documentation is required from a physician for medications that are non-prescription.
• Parents must complete a signed ‘Medication Authorization Form’ indicating the times the medication is to be given, as well as the dosage.
• If a child develops a fever of 102 °F or higher, the Centre will administer Tempra on the condition that verbal permission is given by the parent, or if the parent is unavailable, the emergency contact person.

In accordance with the Narcotic Control Act, Section 69, Child’s Paradise Day Care Centre will keep a record of:

• The kind, date, and quantity of any and all narcotic received.
• The name and address of the person from whom the narcotic was received.
• The particulars of the use to which the narcotic was received.
• And, furnish such information respecting such narcotics as the Ministry may require and will permit access to the records that are required to be kept by these regulations.