Illness | Inclubation period | Infectious period | Exclusion period |
Chicken pox | 13 – 17 days | 1 – 2 days before rash appears until all spots scabbed over (usually 5-7 days) | When all spots are scabbed over (minimum of 5 days from rash) |
Conjunctivitis | 12 hrs to 3 days | As long as symptoms are present | No exclusion for mild cases. More severe cases may be excluded until discharge is controlled |
Gastroenteritis / Diarrhoea & vomiting | A few hours to a few days | Not always infectious | Until free of symptoms for 48 hours |
Hand, foot & mouth disease | 3 – 5 days | 4 – 6 days | No exclusion for mild cases. |
Slapped cheek | 4 – 14 days | 7 – 10 days before rash appears then no longer infectious. | None (as no longer infectious once it is diagnosed) |
Impetigo | 4 – 10 days | While the spots are discharging pus | Once the lesions have crusted or healed or 48 hours after starting antibiotic treatment |
Cold sores | 2 – 12 days | While ‘active’ cold sore is present | Not needed. Avoid kissing and contact with the sores. |
Unexplained diarrhoea and/or vomiting (e.g. car sickness, teething, coughing etc.) | N/A | N/A | At manager’s discretion: (if there are other cases of D and/or V, the child may be excluded as a precaution) |
Please note that the nursery reserve the right to refuse entry to a child whom they believe is unwell enough to attend or who may be infectious to the other children.
This policy was reviewed in November 2021.