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    Sickness Policy

     

    Abacus Day Nursery has a duty to protect all children in its care

    Therefore, we have an exclusion policy for illnesses which are contagious to other children. We follow the local health authority guidelines on this matter.

     

    Illness Exclusion Period
    Antibiotics prescribed 24 hours of the course with at least 2 doses administered
    Athletes foot Can attend but must keep feet covered at all times.
    Chicken Pox 5 days from when the rash first appeared with fully scabbed spots
    Conjunctivitis After medication
    Covid-19 Isolation period guided by NHS Track and trace service
    C.Diff (Clostridium difficile) Stay away for 48hrs from last diarrhea.
    Diarrhoea/Sickness 48 hours clear
    Diphtheria Must NOT attend until better.
    Gastro-enteritis, food poisoning 48 hours or until advised by the doctor
    Flu 5 days after onset of symptoms
    Salmonella and Dysentery 48 hours or until advised by the doctor
    Glandular Fever Until certified well
    Headlice To be treated straight away. Can remain in nursery
    Hand, Foot and Mouth disease During acute phase and while rash and ulcers are present
    Hepatitis A 7 days from onset of jaundice and when recovered
    Hepatitis B Until clinically well
    Impetigo Until the skin has healed or 48hrs after antibiotics treatment
    Infective hepatitis 7 days from the onset
    Measles 4 days from onset of rash, first day of rash classed as day 0
    Meningitis Until certified well
    Mumps 5 days minimum or until the swelling has subsided
    Pediculosis (lice) Until treatment has been given
    Pertussis (Whooping cough) 48hrs from antibiotics or 21 days from onset of illness if no antibiotic treatment
    Poliomyelitis Until certified well
    Ringworm of scalp Until cured
    Ringworm of the body Until treatment has been given
    Rubella (German Measles) 5 days from onset of rash first day classed as day 0
    Scabies Can return 24hrs after treatment as been given
    Shingles To be kept away from nursery if rash cannot be covered.
    Slapped cheek Can return when Rash is visible as no longer infectious.
    Scarlet fever and streptococcal (Strep throat)+ Tonsilitis Can return after 24hrs of antibiotics if no antibiotics can’t return
    Tuberculosis Until declared free from infection by a doctor
    Typhoid fever Until declared free from infection by a doctor
    Temperature and seeming unwell Exclusion until normal temperature returns and child is well in themselves.
    Norovirus 48 hours clear
    E. coli Excluded minimum of 48 hours – under 5s until evidence of microbiological clearance

     

    This list is not comprehensive and Abacus day nursery reserves the right to exclude children who are unwell with illnesses not included above.

     

    Please remember if you need us to administer medication to your child we must have a doctor's note. This is a requirement of our insurers

     

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