Ill or Infectious Children

If a child has an illness the following exclusion periods apply.

Children's Illnesses

DiseaseMinimum Exclusion Period
Chicken Pox5 Days from onset of rash
German measles5 Days from onset of rash
Measles5 Days from onset of rash
Mumps5 Days or until swelling subsides
Scarlet Fever5 days from starting antibiotics
Whooping Cough5 days from starting antibiotics
ImpetigoExclude until skin is healed
Sickness or DiarrhoeaExclude for 48 hours after last episode of diarrhoea or vomiting
Head liceExclude until treated and that there are no Head lice
Thread wormsplease treat and inform staff so parents can be informed there has been a case in the group

Sickness or tummy upset 48 hours from last episode of diarrhoea or vomiting. And any other infectious disease as advised by your medical practitioner.