An A to Z of DUCKS
Illness It is preferable for children to be at home when they are unwell. Staying at home helps to speed up recovery and supports the school community in reducing cross infection between the other children and staff. If your child becomes unwell whilst at DUCKS i.e. has a high temperature or shows other signs of infection for example vomiting, diarrhoea or developing a rash, we will contact you and ask for them to be collected as soon as possible. If we cannot contact you, we will telephone your emergency contacts, as given on the Entry Profile, and ask them to collect your child. It is essential that your emergency contacts are aware of their responsibilities in respect of this.
Minimum exclusion periods for common illnesses are:
Infection
Exclusion period and/or treatment
COVID-19
We encourage parents to check children’s temperatures at home and inform a member of staff if there is any change in temperature. Children with a high temperature, sudden onset of a persistent cough and/or a loss of smell or taste, should not attend school and will be sent home. Children will wait in a quarantine area for collection where strict infection control measures will be implemented. Parents should contact their GP to decide if a test to exclude COVID-19 is necessary before they return to school. Until vesicles have crusted over but a minimum of 5 days from the onset of the rash. Return when able to cope with a full day at DUCKS N o exclusion period necessary unless eyes are sore and weepy, however, antibiotic eye drops must be provided 48 hours from last episode of diarrhoea and/or vomiting, having eaten properly and having had a normal stool. Return to school only after 24 hours without a fever. When well enough to cope with a busy day at DUCKS
Chickenpox
Conjunctivitis
Diarrhoea and/or vomiting
Fever
Hand, foot and mouth
None
Impetigo
Until lesions are crusted and healed, or 48 hours after commencing antibiotic treatment
Measles
4 days from onset of rash
Mumps
5 days from onset of swollen glands
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