The day care had not charged parents for absences if a child was sent home or kept away with COVID-19 symptoms since a council resolution in August, even if they were not tested for the virus. At the time, a single symptom was all that was needed for a child to be sent home, where they would need to stay for at least 14 days.
Daycare changes COVID absence policy
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