Home already with that little sniffle?

While you are still using the last warm days for a trip together, autumn is already waiting with all the risks of the pandemic. We know that this brings a lot of stress during normal work. That's why we from the parents' hotline editorial staff have summarized the requirements of all federal states and linked them additionally.

Some federal states even offer PDF documents with clear information graphics for printing. Search for your federal state in the overview, get smart - and you'll be a little better prepared for what's coming.

Baden-Württemberg

• What if kids have a cold? Children with a slight cold or cough are allowed to go to school or daycare.
• When do children have to stay at home? Children who are clearly ill (fever, dry cough) must stay at home.
• When should I contact a doctor? If your state of health continues to deteriorate, please call a doctor. He or she will decide whether a Covid test is necessary.

For the infographics click here.

Bavaria

In Bavaria, a 3-stage system applies. The local health authorities decide which level applies at the moment.

• What if kids have a cold? Children with a cold without a fever are allowed to go to school or nursery at levels 1 and 2. At level 3, children with mild symptoms of the disease are only allowed into their institution with a negative covid test.
• When do children have to stay at home? With Covid-like symptoms, kids have to stay home.
• When should I contact a doctor? No guidelines.

The information sheet for parents can be found here.

Berlin

• What if kids have a cold? Children with simple symptoms such as a cold or a slight cough are allowed to go to school or daycare.
• When do children have to stay at home? As soon as a child does not feel well, the symptoms become more severe or fever is added, the child must stay at home or be picked up and stay at home for at least 24 hours.
• When should I contact a doctor? If your health continues to deteriorate, please contact a doctor. He or she will decide whether a Covid test is necessary.

For the infographics click here

Brandenburg

• What if kids have a cold? Children with disease symptoms should always stay at home.
• When do children have to stay at home? With the symptoms typical for Covid, such as dry cough and fever, children must definitely stay at home.
• When should I contact a doctor? If your child has the symptoms, a doctor will decide if a Covid test is needed.

Click here for the information sheet

Bremen

• What if kids have a cold? In the case of a simple cold, occasional cough or pollen allergy, children can still attend the daycare centre or school.
• When do children have to stay at home? Children with fever above 38 degrees, severe cough and flu-like symptoms must stay at home. As soon as the child has been symptom-free for 24 hours, he or she may return to his or her institution.
• When should I contact a doctor? If you experience symptoms of Covid-tpic, it is recommended that you contact your doctor or health care professional.

Click here for the information sheet for parents and guardians

Hamburg

• What if kids have a cold? Children with a cold without any additional signs of illness are allowed to go to kindergarten or school.
• When do children have to stay at home? As a general rule, children who are clearly ill are not allowed to go to daycare or school.
• When should I contact a doctor? If you have a fever above 38 degrees and a dry cough, please contact a doctor by telephone. This doctor will then decide whether a Covid test is necessary.

Click here for the info graphic for parents

Hesse

• What if kids have a cold? A cold without further signs of illness is no reason to stay at home.
• When do children have to stay at home? Children who are clearly ill must stay at home. If they have a fever, dry cough or a restricted sense of taste, they are not allowed to enter school or kindergarten.
• When should I contact a doctor? If all symptoms occur, call a health care professional. He or she will decide if a Covid test is needed.

Click here for the info graphic for parents

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

• What if kids have a cold? Children with simple symptoms, such as a cold or a slight cough, are allowed to go to school or daycare.
• When do children have to stay at home? As soon as a child does not feel well, the symptoms become more severe or fever is added, the child must stay at home or be picked up. Then they must stay at home for at least 24 hours.
• When should I contact a doctor? If your health continues to deteriorate, please contact a doctor. He or she will decide whether a Covid test is necessary.

Click here for the info graphic for parents

Lower Saxony

• What if kids have a cold? Children with simple symptoms such as a cold or a slight cough are allowed to go to school or daycare.
• When do children have to stay at home? As soon as a child does not feel well and the symptoms get worse, he or she must stay at home. After 48 hours without symptoms, the child can go back to school or daycare. But only if the child has had no contact with a person who is proven to be ill with Covid.
• When should I contact a doctor? If you have symptoms typical of Covid, a doctor will decide whether or not to have a test done.

Click Here for questions and answers for parents

North Rhine-Westphalia

• What if kids have a cold? Children with a cold and without further symptoms should be observed at home for 24 hours. The school must be notified. If the symptoms improve and there are no additional symptoms, the child can go back to school.
• When do children have to stay at home? As soon as they show symptoms of illness or cold.
• When should I contact a doctor? If there is no improvement and symptoms appear, contact the school or daycare center or doctor.

You can find the parent info here

Rhineland-Palatinate

• What if kids have a cold? Children with simple symptoms such as a cold or a slight cough are allowed to go to school or daycare.
• When do children have to stay at home? If a child does not feel well or the symptoms are more severe, he or she must stay at home.
• When should I contact a doctor? Basically, you can wait until your child is fully recovered or call for medical advice. The doctor will decide whether a Covid test is needed.

The instructions for parents can be found here

Saarland

• What if kids have a cold? Children with simple symptoms such as a cold or a slight cough are allowed to go to school or daycare.
• When do children have to stay at home? As soon as a child does not feel well and/or the symptoms are stronger, he or she must stay at home.
• When should I contact a doctor? If you have symptoms typical of Covid, a doctor will decide whether or not to have a test done.

You can find the answers to the school start here

Saxony

• What if kids have a cold? Runny nose is not a typical symptom of Covid. Kids get to go to daycare or school.
• When do children have to stay at home? Children with symptoms such as coughing, fever, diarrhoea or vomiting are not allowed to go to school. If they show these symptoms for more than 2 days, they are not allowed to go back to school until they have been without symptoms for 2 days.
• When should I contact a doctor? If you experience any of the symptoms typical of Covid, please tell your doctor.

For the infographics click here

Saxony-Anhalt

• What if kids have a cold? Children with unspecific symptoms, i.e. fever-free with a mild cold or inconspicuous cough, do not have to stay at home.
• When do children have to stay at home? If the symptoms are more severe, they should not go to school.
• When should I contact a doctor? If the symptoms are more severe, a doctor should be consulted. If the covid test is negative or no test at all, the child may come back without fever after 24 hours.

For the infographics click here

Schleswig-Holstein

• What if kids have a cold? Children with simple symptoms such as a cold or a slight cough are allowed to go to school or daycare.
• When do children have to stay at home? As soon as a child does not feel well and/or the symptoms are stronger. If, for example, there is a fever, more severe cough or loss of the sense of smell and taste, the child must stay at home.
• When should I contact a doctor? A doctor will decide whether a Covid test should be performed. If it is not necessary or if it is negative, your child can go back to school or daycare if he or she is healthy.

For the infographics click here

Thuringia

• What if kids have a cold? Children with simple symptoms such as a cold or a slight cough are allowed to go to school or daycare.
• When do children have to stay at home? As soon as a child does not feel well and/or the symptoms are stronger, he or she must stay at home.
• When should I contact a doctor? A doctor will decide whether a Covid test should be performed. If it is not necessary or if it turns out negative, your child can go back to school as soon as he or she is healthy

For the infographics click here

It is a great challenge to share the home office with children. How you can handle it, you can read in our articles for parents of nursery or Primary school children (Daycare-). On Corona-what-you-can-share, you will be informed every week if there are any changes to the regulations in your federal state. (Corona-what-may-I).

Published on 24.09.2020