Illness & Incubation Times

Freedom Day Care Nursery

& Pre-School

 
Sickness Policy In the event of your little one being unwell, we will contact you and arrange for collection. If you are unable to collect, we will contact your designated Emergency contact (detailed on your registration form) and discuss collection arrangements. In the event of your little one being unable to attend due to illness, please endeavour to ring the nursery before 10 am to let us know about their absence and expected date of return. Below is a list of recommended ‘minimum’ exclusion periods for specific symptoms and conditions. DISEASE/INFECTION PERIOD OF EXCLUSION Antibiotics prescribed First 24 hours Chicken Pox 7 days from when the rash first appeared Conjunctivitis 24 hours or until the eyes have stopped weeping Diarrhoea/Sickness 48 hours Diphtheria 2-5 days Gastro-enteritis, 24 hours or until advised by the doctor food poisoning, Salmonella and Dysentery Glandular Fever Until certified well Hand, Foot and During acute phase & while rash & ulcers are present. Mouth disease Hepatitis A 7 days from onset of jaundice & when recovered Hepatitis B Until clinically well High temperature 24 hours Impetigo The skin has been treated and the infection has completely cleared up. Infective hepatitis 7 days from the onset Measles 7 days from when the rash first appeared Meningitis Until certified well Mumps 7 days minimum or until the swelling has subsided Head lice Until treatment has been given Pertussis (Whooping cough) 21 days from the onset Plantar warts Should be treated and covered Ringworm of scalp Until cured Ringworm of the body Until treatment has been given Rubella (German Measles) 4 days from onset of rash Scabies Until treatment has been given Scarlet fever Until declared free from infection by a doctor Streptococcal infection of the throat 3 days from the start of the treatment Warts (including Verrucae) Exclusion not necessary. Sufferer should keep feet covered. The above times are the minimum length of time your child must not attend the nursery. However, this list does not specify how long it will take for your child to recover and cannot be used as an indication of when you would be able to return to normal activities with us. Therefore please do not bring your child to the nursery, until the end of the exclusion period and unless he/she is sufficiently recovered from the symptoms/conditions and are fully able to participate in our daily routine. If you are in any doubt as to whether we can care for your child please telephone beforehand, explaining your symptoms and we will let you know whether we are able to admit you on that particular day. Please may we ask that you do not turn up with a potentially infectious child, please follow the above steps and contact us by phone before attending. 
In some more serious cases of illness, we may require a doctor's decision as to whether or not there is still a risk of your little one being contagious. We appreciate your co-operation in this matter. Illnesses_&_Incubation_Times_files/sickness%20policy.docx
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