Our Illness Policy & NHS Immunisation schedule for under 5’s

Related procedures: 04.05 Poorly children 04.07 Infection control 04.07a Infection control

Every child reacts differently to viruses, coughs & colds - if your child needs cuddling and Calpol they are unlikely to cope with the activities and busyness of Little Doves – please keep them home until they feel better. Young children and winter ailments - guidance for families.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) latest guidance Coronavirus (COVID-19) | NHS inform

If your child is unwell and cannot attend the pre-school please telephone 07756 029105 as soon as possible and definitely by the end of the day.

• Parents/carers are asked to keep their children at home if they have any infection and to inform the pre-school as to the nature of the infection so that the pre-school can alert other parents and make careful observations of any child who seems unwell.
• Parents/carers are asked not to bring into the pre-school any child who has been vomiting or had diarrhoea until at least 48 hours have elapsed since the last attack.
• When children are taken ill during a session and require reunion withtheir parent/carer and need to go home, the manager/deputy/senior room leader contacts the parent/carer, using the telephone numbers provided, giving them a brief outline of how their child is and what has happened. On collection, more details are shared with the parent/carer regarding the symptoms and/or the incident, signing the Accident book, if necessary.
• If the children of pre-school staff are infectious, the children will not accompany their parents/carers to work in the pre-school.
• Cuts or open sores, whether on adults or children, will be covered with sticking plaster (in line with the procedure on the 09.01b Registration, Sessions Requested and Full Permission Form).
• If any children have signs of contagious infections, eg conjunctivitis, chicken pox, head lice – it would be most helpful if the parents/carers could inform the pre-school to allow the pre-school manager to give appropriate information to other children, parents and carers where necessary. Please see our 04.05 Poorly children procedure. 
• If a child is absent, the manager or deputy will check with the child's key person to see if a message has been given by the parent/carer. Any unnotified absences will be followed up. Please see our 09.02 Absence procedure

Flu vaccine - information for families. 

Protecting your child from measles - guidance for families.

Scarlet fever. 

The pre-school has information about excludable diseases and exclusion times. Please click on the link below to go to Guidance on infection control in schools and other childcare settings (Public Health Agency) for further information. https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/sites/default/files/Guidance_on_infection_control_in%20schools_poster.pdf

Little Doves Christian Pre-School advice for attendence after illness.