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HomeWelfare and Institutions CodeDiv. 9Pt. 1.8Ch. 9§ 10262 Sick Child Care Plans

§ 10262 Sick Child Care Plans

Welfare and Institutions Code·California
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§ 10262 Sick Child Care Plans

This law says daycare and child care programs must have a plan for taking care of sick kids, and parents must be involved in making and checking that plan. It also says that this doesn't let anyone practice medicine without a license.

Key Takeaways

  • •Daycares must have a plan for sick kids
  • •Parents must help make and check the plan
  • •Daycares can't give medicine unless a doctor says it's okay

Example

A child gets a fever at daycare.

The daycare must have a plan for how to care for the sick child, like calling the parents and keeping the child comfortable until they can be picked up. The daycare can't give the child medicine unless a doctor says it's okay.

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§ 10262 Sick Child Care Plans

(a) All child care and development programs shall include plans or programs, or both, for the care of the children when they are sick. These plans shall be age appropriate and parents shall be included in the planning and evaluation. The department shall disseminate information regarding effective sick child care models to all child care and development programs. (b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to allow the practice of medicine without a license. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

child care and development programssick child careage appropriatepractice of medicine without a license

Related Statutes

  • § 10260 Child Care Accessibility For Exceptional Needs
  • § 10261 Child Care Contractor Ada Compliance
  • § 10263 Child Care Service Contracts
  • § 10980 Welfare Fraud Penalties
  • § 15000 Public Assistance Warrant Labels

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Welfare and Institutions Code. Section 10262.
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