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Healthcare

If your child becomes unwell, we will contact you immediately and ask that you collect them. Guidance on infectious diseases is given below:

Disease

Child can return to nursery:

Swine flu' 

When clear of symptoms for 5 days

Chicken pox 

6 days after last spot appears

Rubella (German measles)

After 4 days from when rash first appears

Measles

After 7 days from first appearance of rash

Mumps

5 days after swelling has gone

Diphtheria, Jaundice, Meningitis

Once declared fit to return by a GP or other professional practitioner

Scarlet fever, Tuberculosis, Typhoid

Once declared fit to return by a GP or other professional practitioner

Whooping cough, Scabies

Once  declared fit to return by a GP or other professional practitioner

Sickness/diarrhoea

When 48 hours free of symptoms

Conjunctivitis

Once all signs of infection have gone

Please do not send sick children into nursery - we have not got the facilities to look after your child properly and other children and our staff  may be infected.

 
Please be aware Little Shipmates is experiencing problems with it's normal telephone and internet line. BT are aware of the problem and working to a solution, however the nursery has no internet/email connection at present. A call divert is in place to the fax machine in the office  as a temporary measure. Posted 20th July 2010