But studies have found that delaying group care makes sense. Even when first placed in a group setting, older children have lower rates of illness and disease because children are more resistant as they get older. In addition, the way babies and toddlers interact makes transmission of illness more likely. Babies drool, suck fingers and then touch teachers, toys and each other. Diaper changing also carries risk of transmitting infection.
Babies are also simply more vulnerable to disease.
These illnesses spread out into the community, creating more sick adults as well. Then, the adults would get sick, too, and had to try not to infect co-workers. The episode with pink eye was awful. Yet the center gave me no credit for the days she missed. Meanwhile, I missed days from work.