Programs can train staff on the exclusion policy, how to do a daily health check, how to document the daily health check, and how to communicate with families and children about illness and infection control.

Tips and Strategies for Training Staff

• Consider role-play exercises at a staff meeting on the daily health check.
• Have a training on how to apply your program’s exclusion policies fairly and consistently.

Resources for Staff Professional Development

• Preventing Infectious Diseases in Early Childhood Programs
• Diseases

Collaborating with Families

Collaborate with families by taking these steps:

• Share information with families on how they can reduce the risk of spreading infectious illnesses and  how to monitor children for signs of infections or illnesses.
• Help families get health care services, including vaccinations.
• Make sure the resources and materials you share with families are in plain language.
• Translate information into the preferred languages of families in your program.
• Make information accessible to people with disabilities.

Last Updated: June 20, 2023