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Each child entering school must have a physical examination. The necessary immunization shots and a lead test are required.
Brookside Nursery School operates on a half-day schedule. A mildly ill child should remain at home. The Board of Health suggests that parents keep the child home in the event of a fever or if there are any signs of a contagious disease. They should not return to school until they are fever free without medication. If a child must be kept home for communicable disease, please notify the school. A quiet area will be kept for the child who becomes sick at school until the parent is contacted and arrives for taking the child home.
It is very important that the school be notified if your child is on medication. Very often there is a change in a child’s behavior when on medication, and the teacher can adjust the youngster’s activities to make the morning a more comfortable one.
There may be times when children will be prescribed medicine while they are in school. When possible, the child’s parents and physician should minimize the need for medication while in school. Medicines ordered twice or three times during the day should be given, if possible, before and after school as opposed to during school. If a medication needs to be given during school hours then the first dose cannot be administered at school. All staff has been trained in the administration of medication by the Department of Early for Childhood and Care. Medication training will be reviewed annually with all staff during the September staff meeting prior to the beginning of school.
All children with special health care needs will need to have an Individual Health Care Plan. The plan must describe the medical condition, symptoms and any treatment necessary while the child is in school. The plan must also include side effects of the treatment and any potential consequences to the child’s health if treatment is not administered. This plan needs to be signed by the parent as well as the licensed care practitioner.
All attempts to contact a parent will be made prior to administering any medication except in the case of any emergency.
All administrations of any medications will be recorded in the medical book. Each entry will contain time, date, child’s name, medication, amount of medication, and shall be signed by the staff member administering and one other staff member.
All equipment and washable surfaces are sanitized using state guidelines. All staff is trained in infection control procedures.
The staff will never make a definite decision as to the severity of an accident. In case of an accident or other emergency the staff will administer first aid and the parents will be contacted. If a parent cannot drive, an ambulance will be called. The hospital of the parent’s choice will be called ahead to let them know what has happened and whom to expect. The accident will be logged in the accident report log. If a parent cannot be reached after administration of first aid, a person on the emergency contact list will be called. If the emergency contact cannot be reached, then a teacher will accompany the child to the hospital. The parent authorization form for emergency treatment will be taken, along with phone numbers, to the hospital. All information will be logged into the injury report log. A plan to allow parents with the written permission of their child’s health care practitioner to train staff in implementation of their child’s individual health care plan.
In case of an emergency during a field trip, first aid will be administered. If needed, an ambulance will be called. Parents will be contacted. Parent authorization and emergency information forms will be taken for each child on every field trip. First aid kits are taken on all field trips.
Information for identifying and protecting children with allergies is requested on the Developmental History Form, which is completed by the parent and kept in the child’s file. A notation of all allergies is posted conspicuously in the classroom.
The complete Health Care Policy for Brookside Nursery School is posted inside the school.
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