Responding to Childhood Illnesses
Course Description
This session provides a detailed overview of childhood illnesses, infections and infestations in early years. It covers common childhood illnesses including key signs of fevers, tonsilitis, febrile convulsions, thrush and gastroentiritis. Recognising key signs of infectious diseases such as measles, meningitus, whooping cough and others and responding quickly and effectively can be vital to a child's welfare and safety. The session also covers infestations such as scabies, threadworm and fleas as well as guidance on skin infections. Guidance on infection control in day care settings is provided and responding to a child' s needs - checking temperatures, dealing with pain and reporting illnesses is covered. The session also links to meeting the statutory requirements under the EYFS and offers the opportunity for evaluating practice and updating policies regarding recording, monitoring, storing and administration of medicines.
The session is delivered over 2 x 3hr sessions or 1 x 6hr/fullday session
Aims and Objectives
To provide an overview of the causes and prevention of ill heath in children
To consider key signs of common childhood illnesses including colds,ear infections,sore throat and tonsilitis, bronchitis, high temperatures, febrile convulsions, thrush, diarrhoea, vomiting and gastroentiritis
To consider key signs of infectious diseases and guidance on how to respond quickly and effectively to measles, meningitis, mumps, rubella, slapped cheek syndrome and others and procedures to follow to control the spreads of infection within settings, including exclusion periods
To discuss how to respond to infestations and skin conditions such as scabies and impetigo and how to respond to children's needs by checking temperatures, dealing with pain etc
To enable practioners to be confident in how to report illnesses and how to record and monitor a child's health appropriatley
To provide guidance on the administration and storing of medications within settings
To provide ands opportunity to update policy within the setting and to evaluate practice in line with EYFS requirements
Links
Links to EYFS
- 1. A unique child
- 2. Positive relationships
- 3. Enabling evironments
- 4. Learning and development
Links to ECM
- 1. Be healthy
- 2. Stay safe
- 3. Enjoy and achieve
- 4. Making a positive contribution
- 5. Achieve economic well being
Links to CommonCore
- 1. Effective communication and engagement with children and families
- 2. Child and young person development
- 3. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the child
- 4. Supporting transitions
- 5. Multi-agency working
- 6. Sharing information
Links to KEEP
- 1. Understanding of the individual and diverse ways that children learn and develop
- 2. Knowledge and understanding in order to support and extend childrens learning in and across all areas and aspects of learning
- 3. Practice in meeting all childrens needs, learning styles and interests
- 4. Work with parents, carers and the wider community
- 5. Work with other professionals within and beyond the setting
- 6. Relationship with both children and adults