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EGASC
Revised January 2015
Emmer Green After school club
Infectious illness/ Disease Policy
The EGASC policy is that any child who has not attended school on that day
because of an illness will not be permitted to attend the club on that day. It is
vital that quarantine periods of 48 hours is imposed after bouts of sickness and
diarrhoea are adhered to even if the child appears perfectly well. This is to
stop infections spread throughout the club.
Parents/guardians will be notified immediately if their child has become ill
during a session and needs to go home before the end. Poorly children will be
comforted, kept safe and under close supervision until they are collected. If a
child has had to go home prematurely due to illness, they should remain at
home until they are better for at least 24 hours, or according to the times set
out in Appendix A.
EGASC staff are subject to the same quarantine conditions should they become
ill. If a child or member of staff becomes ill outside Club hours, they should
notify the EGASC manager or deputy before 9am in the morning. The minimum
exclusion periods outlined in appendix A will then come into operation.
If any infectious or communicable disease is detected on the Club’s premises,
EGASC staff will inform parents/guardians personally at the time of collecting
their child(ren) and display a written note outlining the infection by the signing
out register.
EGASC is committed to sharing as much information as possible about the
source of any infections and the steps being taken to remove it.
Ofsted will also be informed of any infectious or communicable diseases
discovered in the Club’s premises by the EGASC chair.
Related policies
See also: Confidentiality and information sharing policy, First aid, accidents
and incidents policy and procedure,
Published 2007
EGASC
Revised January 2015
Appendix A Minimum Exclusion Periods for Illness and Disease
DISEASE
Antibiotics prescribed
Chicken Pox
Conjunctivitis
Diarrhoea/ sickness
Diphtheria
Gastro-enteritis, food poisoning,
Salmonella and Dysentery
Glandular Fever
Hand, Foot and Mouth disease
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
High temperature
Impetigo
Infective hepatitis
Measles
Meningitis
Mumps
Head lice
Whooping cough
Plantar warts
Poliomyelitis
Ringworm of scalp
Ringworm of the body
Rubella (German Measles)
Scabies
Scarlet fever and streptococcal infection of
the throat
Common cold
Thread worm
Warts (including Verrucae)
PERIOD OF EXCLUSION
First 24 hours
7 days from when the rash first
appeared
As long as eye is being treated no
exclusion period.
48 hours after last bout
2-5 days
48 hours or until advised by the
doctor
Until certified well
During acute phase and while rash
and ulcers are present
7 days from onset of jaundice &
when recovered
Until clinically well
48 hours
Until the skin has healed
7 days from the onset
7 days from when the rash first
appeared
Until certified well
7 days minimum or until the
swelling has subsided
Until treatment has been used
21 days from the onset
Should be treated and covered
Until certified well
Until cured
Until treatment has been given
4 days from onset of rash
Until treatment has been given
3 days from the start of the
treatment
No exclusion period unless child
has a temperature
Until medication has been given
Exclusion not necessary. Sufferer
should keep feet covered.
If you need medical advice please call 111 (NHS)
Published 2007