Parent's/Carer's Information

Disease/Illness

Minimum Exclusion Period

Antibiotics prescribed

First day at home, 24hours

Temperature

Should not attend if have a high temperature. Return when free of a high temperature and feeling well

Vomiting, Diarrhoea

If sent home ill, child must be off for 48 hours from last episode

Conjunctivitis

Until eyes stop weeping

Hand, Foot and Mouth

Until lesions have scabbed and feeling well

Chickenpox

Until spots have scabbed over, minimum of 5 days from onset of rash

German Measles, Measles

6 days from onset of rash

Hepatitis A

7 days from onset of jaundice

Meningococcal infection

Until certified well by GP

Impetigo

Until lesions have scabbed

Scarlet Fever

24 hours after start of antibiotics

Scabies, Ringworm

Until treatment commenced

Mumps

5 days from onset of swelling

Whooping cough

5 days from commencement of antibiotics, 21 days if no antibiotics

Ear infection

24hrs antibiotics at home and if the ear is perforated at home until the discharge dries up

Covid-19 and other respiratory infections

If positive test result for Covid-19 should not attend for 3 days after the day of the test