JABBERWOCKY POLICIES
SICKNESS POLICY
Our Sickness policy at Jabberwocky has been prepared to ensure that the
emotional and physical well-being of the children comes first and that we do
not put the children or staff at risk in any way.
The guidelines are as follows:
Children should not attend Jabberwocky if they are clearly unwell or distressed through
illness.
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Children prescribed antibiotics to treat an infection should remain at home for at
least 24 hours to support them with their recovery; returning only when they are
well enough to participate in a normal nursery/preschool day. Children who are
regularly being prescribed antibiotics to deal with an ongoing medical problem may
be allowed to attend during the first 24 hours at the discretion of the managers.
Parents/carers need to make arrangements for emergency care to be available
should their child become unwell during the day and leave adequate contact
numbers.
When your child has an infectious disease or another illness advice should be sought
from either your GP or Health Visitor. Appropriate exclusions will apply.
The Nursery has a duty to follow the Health Protection Agency- Guidance on
Infection control in schools and other childcare settings.
Children or staff who have suffered sickness and/or diarrhoea must not return to
nursery/preschool until they are eating a reasonable diet and have been symptom
free for at least 48 hours. Parents of children with suspected conjunctivitis will be
asked to visit their GP for a diagnosis and may then return to nursery with treatment
if prescribed. If the setting has a serious outbreak the local Health Protection Unit will
be contacted.
Children who are teething severely and suffering major discomfort and/or diarrhoea
will be sent home at the discretion of the managers.
Nursery/preschool staff are able to administer prescribed medicines, teething gels
and skin creams etc however the following conditions apply:
a. The medication is clearly labelled with the child’s name on it and has not passed its
expiry date.b. Parents sign medication consenting forms enabling staff to administer
the medication.c. If a child has suffered from febrile convulsions parents may provide
Calpol or Neurofen in case of sudden onset of fever. Jabberwocky keeps a bottle of
branded Calpol and a bottle of branded Neurofen in case children develop a
temperature at the setting. Practitioners will give Neurofen or Calpol if the child has
a temperature causing concern once verbal consent has been obtained from the
parent regarding which medicine and the dosage while the child awaits collection.
Staff have the right to refuse to administer any medicine if they consider a child to be
too unwell to be at the setting.
Revised by: RKH & BL
Reviewed by Alison Rogers
April 2011
March 12
Signed ……………………………………………………………………………………….date…………………………………….
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