Ailment/ Illness

Exclusion period/ treatment

CONJUNCTIVITIS

Must take to a doctor to confirm and treat. Infection must be clear before a child can attend nursery.

CHICKEN POX

7 days from outset of rash, until sores have dried and scabbed over.

GASTROENTERITIS/ GASTRIC DISORDERS

One clear week from last episode

MEASLES

7 days from outset of rash

MUMPS

10 days from outset of swollen glands

SCABIES

IMPETIGO

SKIN DISORDERS

24 hours after full course of treatment/until infection has cleared. Children with impetigo should be kept from nursery until spots have dried up and no longer leaking fluid. With use of antibiotics, impetigo usually heals within a week.

WHOOPING COUGH

5 days from commencing antibiotic treatment.

DIARRHOEA

After a minimum of 2 soiled nappies, exclusion 48 hours.

VOMITING

After 48 hours from onset

HIGH TEMPERATURE

Infant suspension can be administered to bring temperature down, if we cannot maintain a safe temperature, a child will need to be collected for his/her own safety.

HAND, FOOT & MOUTH

No treatment is required for hand, foot and mouth disease, mild painkillers may be given to relieve discomfort from the blisters. Recovery occurs within one week.

SCARLET FEVER

Common treatment is a short course of antibiotics. Paracetamol can be used to bring down the fever. Children should be excluded for five days after the start of the treatment, and kept away from other children as much as possible

TONSILLITIS

Antibiotic treatment required, and exclusion until infection clears.

ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT

24 hours after initial dose of antibiotic.