Course Childhood Illnesses

If your child has a high temperature, they must remain absent until it goes away.

NHS Wales stated:

For babies and children, a normal temperature is considered to be about 36.4°C, although this can vary from child to child. A high temperature is 38°C or more.

Glandular fever is often associated with high temperature, sore throat and swollen glands. Your child needs to be well enough to concentrate at school.

You don't need to keep your child away if they have conjunctivitis.

If your child has ringworm, see your pharmacist unless it's on their scalp, in which case you should see a GP. Once they have started treatment, it is fine for your child to attend.

You can still send your child if they have a sore throat. However, if they also have a high temperature, they should stay at home until it goes away. A sore throat and a high temperature can be symptoms of tonsillitis. You will need to seek medical advice on this.

You don't need to keep your child off if they have threadworms. Simply speak to your pharmacist, who can recommend a treatment.

You don't need to keep your child away from school if they have slapped cheek syndrome because once the rash appears, they're no longer infectious.

If you suspect your child has slapped cheek syndrome, take them to see a GP and let us know if they're diagnosed with it.

If your child has scarlet fever, they'll need treatment with antibiotics from a GP. Otherwise they can be infectious for two to three weeks. Your child can attend 24 hours after starting antibiotics.

There's no need to keep your child off school if they have head lice. You can treat head lice and nits without seeing a GP. You can find out how to rid your child of head lice on the NHS website.

If your child has impetigo, they'll need treatment from a GP, often with antibiotics.

Keep your child away until all their sores have either crusted over and healed, or for 48 hours after they start antibiotic treatment.

How can parents and family members help?

Encourage your child to wash their hands regularly and not to share things like towels and cups with others.

If your child has an ear infection and a high temperature or severe earache, keep them away until they're feeling better or their high temperature goes away.

If your child has Hand, Foot and Mouth disease but seems well enough to attend, there's no need to keep them off.

How can parents and family members help?

Encourage your child to throw away used tissues immediately and to wash their hands regularly.

There's no need to keep your child away from the setting if they have a cold sore.

How can parents and family members help?

Encourage your child not to touch the blister, kiss anyone while they have the cold sore or share things, such as cups and towels.

If your child has mumps, they must remain absent for 5 days after the swelling starts.

Children should stay away for 48 hours from the last episode of diarrhoea or vomiting.

If your child has chickenpox, they must remain absent until all the spots have crusted over.

This usually takes about five days after the spots first appear.

If your child has measles, they must remain absent 4 days after the rash first appears.

If your child has whooping cough, they'll need treatment with antibiotics from a GP.

Your child can attend 48 hours after starting antibiotics.

You can find more help and guidelines on the NHS website use the link below

https://www.abbhealthiertogether.cymru.nhs.uk/parentscarers/child-unwell-ok-go-nurseryschool