To ensure the safety and well being of all the children in our care we have set out a minimal exclusion procedure for illness and communicable disease for all children attending any of our childcare facilities.

Disease or Illness Minimal Exclusion Period
Antibiotics Prescribed First 1 day at home
Temperature If sent home ill, child must be off for 24 hours
Vomiting 48 Hours after they are free from symptoms
Conjunctivitis Keep at home for a minimum of 1 day; longer if eyes are still weeping
Diarrhoea 48 Hours after they are free from symptoms
Chickenpox 7 days from appearance of the rash
Gastro-enteritis, Food Poisoning, Salmonellois and Dysentery Until authorised by District Community Physician
Infective Hepatitis 7 Days from onset of jaundice
Measles 7 Days from appearance of the rash
Meningococcal Infection Until Recovered form the illnes
Mumps Until the swelling has subsided and in no case less than7 days from onset of illness
Pertussis (whooping Cough) 21 Days from the onset of Paroxysmal cough
Poliomyelitis Until declared free from infection by District Community Physician
Scarlet Fever and Streptococcal infection if in the throat Until appropriate medical treatment had been given and in no case for less than 3 days from the start of treatment
Tuberculosis Until declared free from infection by the District Community Physician
Typhoid Fever Until declared free from infection by the District Community Physician
Impetigo Until skin is healed
Pediculosis (Lice) Until appropriate treatment has been given
Planter Warts No exclusion. Should be treated and covered
Ringworm of Scalp Until cured
Ringworm of body Seldom necessary to exclude provided treatment is being given
Scabies Need not be excluded once appropriate treatment has been given