At Buttercups we try to minimise the spread of infection in our settings, however, due to infections and childhood illnesses your child may be unable to attend. It is of the utmost importance that children who are ill or have infections are kept away from the nursery to help reduce the risk of spreading the infection or illness. We may request that a child is sent home for a number of reasons, but please remember that we have a responsibility to keep all the children safe from illness and infection.
Whilst it may be inconvenient, your child’s health and welfare and the welfare of others in our care, is our first priority.
‘Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common viral illness in childhood. It is generally a mild illness caused by an enterovirus. In very rare instances it can be more severe. The child usually develops a fever, reduced appetite and generally feeling unwell. One or two days after these symptoms a rash will develop with blisters on their cheeks, hands and feet. Not all cases have symptoms. The incubation period is 3 to 5 days.’
For a child who is able to attend nursery (in line with our exclusion policy) but is clearly distressed and in discomfort we will call a parent to collect them. This will be where we feel it is in the child’s best interest not to be in the setting.
The manager may ask that a child does not attend the setting for a longer period than set out in the exclusion policy if there has been a severe outbreak of a certain illness/disease or we feel they may cause a risk to spreading an illness/disease. This includes Hand Foot and Mouth.
