"...Rose Dias, owner of Cygnets Childcare in Surrey, says the majority of infectious diseases she has encountered in her 15 years working as an early years educator had one of three underlying presentations: a temperature, diarrhoea or a rash. ‘We cannot determine if the symptom the child is presenting with is a result of a common childhood infection or if it could progress into something more sinister. That’s why it’s vital to follow Government guidelines, NHS advice and have policies and procedures in place,’ she says. ‘A rash could be an eczema flare-up, a food allergy or deadly meningitis. If a child has an unexplained rash that appears at nursery, we contact parents to collect them. We only administer Calpol for teething or if a child falls ill at the setting and is in discomfort while waiting to be collected, but a signed agreement from a parent must be given..."

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