Health and Illness Policy
The Nursery encourages and promotes a high standard of health and hygiene for all the children in its care. This includes monitoring the children for signs and symptoms of any illness.
If a child becomes ill whilst at Nursery, the Manager/Designate will contact Parents/Carers as soon as possible. It is in the best interest of the child and the other children for them to stay at home while they are ill.
| Disease/Illness | Minimal Exclusion Period |
| Antibiotics prescribed | 48 hours after antibiotic treatment has started |
| Vomiting/Diarrhoea | Remain at home for 48 hours after the last bout of sickness |
| Conjunctivitis | 24 hours after prescribed treatment has started |
| Chicken Pox | Remain at home until all spots have dried and no new spots have appeared |
| Hand, Foot and Mouth | Remain at home until symptoms ease, all blisters have dried and the child is feeling better |
| Measles/German Measles | Remain at home until spots have disappeared, 4-7 days |
| Mumps | Remain at home until the swelling has subsided, approximately 7-10 days |
| Oral Thrush | Remain at home until infection has cleared |
| Impetigo | Remain at home until lesions have healed or 48 hours after antibiotic treatment has started |
| Slapped Cheek Syndrome | Remain at home for at least 4 days after the appearance of the ‘slapped cheek rash’ |
| Ringworm | 48 hours after prescribed treatment has started |
| Streptococcal Infection | 3 days from start of treatment |
| Infective Hepatitis | 7 days from the onset of jaundice |
