Good Practice in Early Years Infection Control - Softcover

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Infection control is vitally important for young children and their families. The role of the early years practitioner is to take necessary steps to both prevent and control infection; a challenge indeed when we consider that infections are very common in childhood and responsible for the majority of illness in the under fives. When a child attends any early years setting they are inevitably in close contact with other children, sharing facilities, toys and other resources; this coupled with the fact that they will have had limited exposure to infections previously and that their maternally acquired antibodies gradually decrease as they get older means that they are particularly susceptible to infectious diseases. The Early Years Foundation Stage requires that providers "promote the good health of children...take necessary steps to prevent the spread of infection, and take appropriate action if children are ill". Good Practice in Early Years Infection Control is the first publication of its kind written specifically for the early years sector which focuses exclusively on infection control. It includes explanations of infection control, how infections spread, outbreak management, exclusion times and good hygiene practices. There are also sections covering specific topics such as meningitis, pandemic flu and MRSA. The book brings together existing guidance highlighting its relevance to the early years and childcare sector and signposts practitioners to the most recent guidance in important areas such as exclusion times. Areas of good practice and opportunities to further improve the quality of practice in this essential aspect of protecting children´s health and welfare is also covered.

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