Accidents & Illness

Sickness and Infectious Illnesses

Please ensure your child washes their hands with soapy water on arrival at preschool and when they leave preschool. This helps in infection control.

The preschool cannot provide care for contagious or sick children. When a child is kept at home by a parent/carer due to an infectious illness, the preschool is to be notified by phone as soon as possible. Staff can provide more information about infectious diseases.

If children have had symptoms of any viral infection, eg. temperature, vomiting, diarrhoea, they cannot attend school for 24 hours.

If children have head lice, they cannot attend preschool until the head lice has been treated.

Other parents are notified of the presence of an infectious illness at the preschool by means of a photocopy of relevant pages from "Keeping Healthy in Childcare" which is displayed on the parent notice board.

A copy of your child's immunisation record is needed prior to enrolment. Under the NSW Public Health Act 2010, parents must provide either:

An Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR) Immunisation History Statement that shows that their child's immunisations are up to date.
An Immunisation History Form (IMMU13) that shows that their child is on a catch up schedule.

Absenteeism
If your child is to be absent due to holidays etc., it is important to notify the preschool on the parent line.

Medicines

If your child is to receive medication while at the Preschool, written instructions on the Preschool Medication Form are to be completed. The instructions should include: name of the child, name of the medication, dosage, time/s to be administered, way of administration and parent/carer’s signature. Medication cannot be given unless it is labelled with the presenting Doctors details and dated.

The medication should then be given to your child's Educator and the parent/carer should supply verbal instructions on what to do. The medications will be stored in a child proof cupboard or locked container in the fridge. When the medication has been given, the Educator will document this on the Medication Form, sign that it has been administered and have the record counter signed by another staff member.
Under NO circumstances should medications be kept in children’s bags, this includes insect repellent and skin creams.

Accidents

Accidents and Incidents that occur at Preschool are recorded in the Accidents Register and a report filled out.
If your child has an accident or incident at the Preschool, an Educator will note this in the Accidents Register, sign it and have it counter signed by another member of Staff. The parent/carer will be informed with a note placed in their child’s communication pocket, instructing the parent/carer to see the Director or Educator regarding the accident. The parent/carer must read the record and sign it. A copy for their personal records can be requested. The original is filed in the child’s personal records.