submitted. If your child needs a dental home, a referral list is available. If you are having difficulty making an appointment, please notify your Family Advocate or Health Manager for assistance.
• A pre-entry health review is required before your child starts school. It includes vision and hearing screenings, height and weight measurements. Parents will also meet with the Health Manager / Nurse to review and discuss screening results and any medical conditions and / or health and nutrition concerns. It is at this time that plans are developed to address those conditions and concerns.
Nurse Jen, our SELC Health Manager, is available for consultation regarding any health and / or nutrition concerns.
WIC: Height and weight measurements are available upon request. WIC applications can be obtained from your Family Advocate. Children eligible for Head Start are eligible for WIC services.
SICK POLICY NAEYC Standard 1B. 19
It is our goal for students to remain in school whenever possible, however, there are times when a student is ill or injured and must not attend school. Depending on the illness, your child must remain out of school for the duration noted below.
If your child exhibits any of the symptoms listed below and / or needs medications such as Tylenol or Ibuprofen to relieve any of these symptoms, he or she is probably not well enough to attend school and should remain at home. If you are unsure as to whether your child is well enough to attend school, call the SELC Nurse( 860) 763-8858 to discuss your child’ s condition.
If your child is in school and experiences these or other symptoms or suffers an injury, you or your emergency contact should be available to pick up.
Health Room Practices:
• For contagious illnesses, a note from a physician stating that the child is ready to reenter school is required before returning.
• Children with chicken pox are excluded from school for at least seven days from the onset of the rash and until the scabs are dry. A doctor’ s note is required. If the child has been vaccinated and has chicken pox, they may return when lesions are scabbed.
• Children with colds are excluded from school if accompanied by fever, excessive cough, or congestion until contagious symptoms disappear.
• Children with conjunctivitis( pink eye) are excluded from school until they have been on medication for 24 hours and the drainage is gone. A medical note is required.
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