Dear parents, carers and families.
We hope you are all well.
We know there has been a number of illnesses and infections across the Centre recently.
As well as continuing daily routines of washing hands, cleaning and disinfection, we have been amending our policy on how to support children who are sick and may be infectious.
Please take a look at the policy and note the requirements of when to keep your child away from Nursery.
We follow Public Health advice and guidance as well as putting in additional measures to help keep all the children, staff and community safe.
Due to the age and vulnerability of some of the children supported within the setting, we have put in place some additional controls (see the information below).
Please note we will inform parents, carers and families (of the relevant room) of any cases of conjunctivitis, chickenpox, hand-foot-and-mouth, impetigo, scarlet fever and strep A.
We will also follow Public Health guidance around notifications for illnesses and infections.
If you have any questions or want to discuss the policy further, please do come and speak to myself or Sarah.
Many thanks,
Robin
When to keep your child off Nursery?
We want to keep all children, staff and our community safe and well.
We will take measures to keep them healthy (as far as it is possible) by preventing cross infection of viruses and bacterial infections.
As always, please keep your child at home if they are unwell.
| As a centre we follow the Guidance on infection control in schools and other settings ( issued by the Public Health Agency ) regarding keeping away from Nursery. This information may differ from government guidelines due to the age of children and vulnerability of some of the children supported within the setting. |
Please do let us know about any illnesses your child has…
| Calpol | 24 hours before returning to the setting |
| chickenpox | until all the blisters have dried and crusted over |
| conjunctivitis | EY2 and Nursery: 24 hrs of treatment with antibioticsBaby Room: 48hrs from the first onset of infection. |
| hand-foot-and-mouth | until any apparent blisters have dried out |
| impetigo | until all lesions (sores or blisters) are crusted |
| new medication | 24 hours from the time of taking the new medication |
| nits and headlice | until the infestation has been treated. |
| scarlet fever | 24 hrs of treatment with antibiotics |
| slap cheek | until your child is well |
| strep A | 24 hrs of treatment with antibiotics |
| vomiting and or diarrhoea | 48 hrs from the last onset of infection |
Please note we will inform parents, carers and families (of the relevant room) of any cases of conjunctivitis, chickenpox, hand-foot-and-mouth, impetigo, scarlet fever and strep A.
We will also follow Public Health guidance around notifications for illnesses and infections.
