Health Policy and Procedure
In accordance with Fraser Health Authority, child must remain at home and see a doctor if she/he has the following conditions:
Children should not return for a minimum of 24 hours until all symptoms have passed, without symptoms being masked by pain relieving or fever reducers (i.e. Tylenol, Advil, Motrin, etc).
If child had been sent home ill and/or with fever a doctor`s notice may be required if there is a conflict of opinions.
Parents should contact the centre prior to returning if they are uncertain.
Communicable Diseases
We will look for BCCDC guidelines for prevention and treatment of communicable diseases in case of a breakout.
Parent must inform the centre of any serious illnesses or contagious diseases within 24
hours of diagnosis.
Any child arriving to the centre, knowingly, with an infectious disease will be sent home and their space will be reviewed.
Read the charts below of common illnesses and reportable communicable diseases.
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Communicable Disease Chart
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Anthrax
Botulism
Brucellosis
Cholera
Covid-19
Toxoplasmosis
Cytomegalovirus
Herpes Simplex
Varicella-Zoster
Hepatitis B Virus
Listeriosis
Any congenital infection
Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease
Cryptococcus neoformans
Cyclospora infection
Diffuse Lamellar Keratitis (DLK)
Diphtheria (cases and carriers)
Encephalitis (all stages)
Foodborne illness (all causes)
Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP)
Gastroenteritis epidemic (bacterial, parasitic, viral)
Genital Chlamydia Infection
Giardiasis
H5 and H7 strains of the Influenza virus
H1N1
Haemophilus influenzae Disease (all Invasive and by type)
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)
Hemorrhagic Viral Fevers
Hepatitis Viral (A, B, C, E, other Viral Hepatitis)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease
Invasive Streptococcal Pneumonia Infection
Leprosy
Lyme Disease
Measles
Meningitis: (bacterial and viral)
Meningococcal Disease (all invasive)
Mumps
Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Infection
Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
Plague
Polio
Rabies
Reye Syndrome
Rubella
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Smallpox
Tetanus
Transfusion Transmitted Infection
Tuberculosis
Tularemia
Typhoid Fever and Paratyphoid Fever
Venereal Disease (chancroid, gonorrhea, syphilis)
Waterborne Illness (all causes)
West Nile Virus Infection
Yellow Fever
Revised August 1, 2023
Immunization Guidelines
Child immunization is not mandatory in Community Care Facilities. It is however, strongly recommended as a best practice for the protection of children and adults.
Immunisation Waver is required if parents choose not to immunize their child.
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Sick Child
If a child becomes ill while at the centre, the staff will make the child comfortable, notify the parent or
emergency contact person to come as soon as possible. The teacher will change any soiled clothing
and remain with the child until he/she goes home.
The teacher will remain with the child until pick up time if unable to contact the parent or emergency
contact person. If the condition of the child gets worse the teacher has right to decide if there is a
need to call emergency.
It is parents’ responsibility to pick child up or arrange emergency person for pick up as soon as
possible.
Medication Administration
Children may require medication time to time. The proper medication consent form must be filled out by parents before any medications can be administered by the teacher. Prescription and non-prescription drugs must come in their original containers. Prescription drugs must be prescribed by a doctor and the proper pharmacy label on them. Free sample medications tend not to have proper labels so they will need a handwritten doctor`s notice with dosage and directions to accompany them. All medications must be age appropriate, not expired and have the dosages clearly labelled. All new medications must be given at home first to monitor for any allergic reactions. Any remaining medications will be sent home. Medication is to be handed over to the teacher and she will place it in either the medication cupboard or in the fridge. If there is longer than 5-day break in the administration time another form will need to be completed. Medication is not to be put in bottles, drink or left in lunch kits or cubbies (this includes vitamins).
Care Plan
In the event child may require emergency medication (EpiPen, Inhaler, etc.) we will develop a Care Plan. Care Plan will be reviewed and signed by the parent or a primary caregiver of the child together with the staff and the manager of the facility.
The expiry date of the emergency medication will be marked in Care Plan. The emergency medication must be replaced prior its expiry date.
Care Plan will be reviewed once a year, annually. The staff and the parent/caregiver will have a meeting, they will sign and date revised Care Plan.
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