Guidelines for Clients and Families When Ill
Lansdowne Children's Centre needs to provide a healthy setting. To help with this we ask you to stay at home and away from the centre when ill (based on Brant County Health Unit guidelines).
Children and other family members with the illnesses listed below should stay at home and away from Lansdowne as noted:
Chickenpox - until well enough to join in all activities and having no fever, whether or not there is a rash. Chickenpox is a reportable disease and must be reported to the Local Medical Officer of Health
Diarrhea - no diarrhea for 24 hours
Fever - no fever for 24 hours
Head lice - until after the first treatment and no nits are in the hair
Impetigo - until an antibiotic has been taken for at least 24 hours
Influenza - until 5 -7 days after onset of symptoms
Pink Eye,(conjunctivitis) - bacterial until the antibiotic has been taken for at least 24 hours
Ringworm - until treatment has started
Strep Throat - until an antibiotic has been taken for 24 hours
Vomiting - no vomiting for 24 hours
These guidelines also apply when services happen in your home. Please let Lansdowne staff know if you or anyone in your family is ill if a home visit is scheduled.
For more information on these and other diseases please visit the Brant County Health Unit website at www.bchu.org or contact your family doctor or TELEHEALTH Ontario at 1-866-797-0000 for advice. Lansdowne Children's Centre reserves the right to send clients home from programs if our staff believe the client is too ill to join in activities