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Westfield Nursery School
Westfield Road Dunstable Bedfordshire LU6 1DL Tel: 01582 608650 Email: office@westfieldnurseryschool.org Head Teacher - Mrs Elizabeth Collins |
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SICKNESS AND DIARRHOEA
If your child has sickness or diarrhoea we ask that parents/carers keep them at home for 48 hours to reduce the risk of infection.
INFECTIOUS ILLNESSES
If your child has an infectious illness such as chicken pox, please let us know so we can inform other parents/ carers.
CALPOL
If your child needs Calpol because they are unwell, please do not send them to Nursery.
MEDICATION
Medication will only be administered at school for prescribed medications which are four times daily or circumstances where the child has long term illness and requires time specific medication. We do have procedures for administering inhalers and auto-injectors.
COVID-19
Symptoms
The list of symptoms in children has been updated. See
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/symptoms/coronavirus-in-children/
Coronavirus symtoms in children can include:
The list of symptoms in children has been updated. See
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/symptoms/coronavirus-in-children/
Coronavirus symtoms in children can include:
- a high temperature or shivering
- a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours
- a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste
- shortness of breath
- feeling tired or exhausted
- an aching body
- a headache
- a sore throat
- a blocked or runny nose
- loss of appetite
- diarrhoea
- feeling sick or being sick
The government advice has also been updated. See https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
The latest advice is:
At Nursery we will continue our control measures which include good hygiene, maintaining appropriate cleaning regimes and keeping occupied spaces well ventilated. Having been open throughout the pandemic we have been mindful of keeping our children, staff and families as safe as possible and have been grateful for the support from families with this.
If your child has symptoms please stay home and avoid contact with people. They can come back to school when they feel better or do not have a high temperature.
Children should use tissues for coughs and sneezes to ‘Catch it, bin it, kill it.’ They should also wash their hands after using and throwing away tissues. Most children who are unwell will recover in a few days with rest and plenty of fluids.
We have a number of children and adults who are at higher risk so please keep them in mind when following guidance. It is particularly important to avoid close contact with anyone who you know is at higher risk of becoming seriously unwell if they are infected with COVID-19 and other respiratory infections, especially those whose immune system means they are at higher risk of serious illness, despite vaccination.
The latest advice is:
- Get vaccinated
- Let fresh air in
- Remember the basics of good hygiene
- When to consider wearing a face covering
At Nursery we will continue our control measures which include good hygiene, maintaining appropriate cleaning regimes and keeping occupied spaces well ventilated. Having been open throughout the pandemic we have been mindful of keeping our children, staff and families as safe as possible and have been grateful for the support from families with this.
If your child has symptoms please stay home and avoid contact with people. They can come back to school when they feel better or do not have a high temperature.
Children should use tissues for coughs and sneezes to ‘Catch it, bin it, kill it.’ They should also wash their hands after using and throwing away tissues. Most children who are unwell will recover in a few days with rest and plenty of fluids.
We have a number of children and adults who are at higher risk so please keep them in mind when following guidance. It is particularly important to avoid close contact with anyone who you know is at higher risk of becoming seriously unwell if they are infected with COVID-19 and other respiratory infections, especially those whose immune system means they are at higher risk of serious illness, despite vaccination.
RESOURCES
| Children's Coronavirus Fact Sheet |
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