| Condition
Exclusion |
| Chicken
pox (Varicella) | Exclude
for five days after the onset of the rash OR until all lesions have dried and
crusted over, whichever is later. |
Conjunctivitis
(Pinkeye) | Exclude
until 24 hours after treatment begins |
| Diarrhea | Exclude
when the stool is watery or decreased in form AND cannot be contained by diapers
or controlled by toilet use, or if stool contains blood or mucus, or if accompanied
by a fever. |
| Fever | 24
hour fever free with medication (Tylenol, Motrin) |
| Head
Lice (Pediculosis) | Exclude
for 24 hours after treatment begins |
| Hepatitis
A | Exclude
for one week after the onset of illness or until the immune serum globulin has
been administered to appropriate children and staff in the program within two
weeks of exposure, as directed by the health department |
| Impetigo |
Exclude for 24 hours after treatment begins |
| Measles | Measles
|
| Mouth
sores | Exclude
only in children who cannot control their saliva, unless the child's physician
or local health department states the child is not infectious |
| Mumps | Exclude
for 9 days after the onset of gland swelling |
| Pertussis
| Exclude
until 5 days of appropriate antibiotic therapy has been completed |
| Pinworm | Exclude
for 24 hours after treatment begins |
| Rash
| Exclude
with fever or behavior change until a physician determines that the illness is
not a communicable disease |
| Ringworm | Exclude
until after treatment begins |
| Rubella | Rubella
|
| Scabies
| Exclude
until treatment is completed |
| Strep
throat | Exclude
for 24 hours after treatment begins AND the child has had a normal temperature
for 24 hours |
| Tuberculosis | Exclude
until the child's physician or local health department authority states the child
is noninfectious |
| Vomiting | Exclude
if child has vomited two or more times in previous 24 hours, unless vomiting is
determined to be due to a non-communicable condition the child is not in danger
of dehydration |
