Can I ask my childminder to put ointment in my DD's eye?

[TheBightyMoosh]

My DD has got an eye infection - I got some ointment from the GP which is supposed to be applied 4 times a day. I can do mornings and evenings, but won't be able to any while I'm at work. Can I ask my childminder to do it? I know she's ok with giving calpol and putting on sun cream etc, but is this too much to ask?

Thanks

of course not, just fill in the forms and sign them.

I am a childminder and i would do it as long as you signed the appropriate paperwork.

Is it conjunctivitis?
I exclude the child for this.

If it's not, I'd be happy to put ointment in for her.

Sally x

In Scotland we need a letter of permission stating when ointment is to be applies etc. Then a record of medication must be filled out and signed by minder and parent. As Bradford mum says conjunctivitis is infectious so i exclude for that.

Hi all , thought I would just bring this in , conjunctivitis means that your child doesn't necessary have to stay off school or nursery. So parents may question why their child is excluded from nursery.

I work at a playgrouip and we became aware of this last year.

From website www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/23068712/

Does a child with conjunctivitis need to stay off school?

Guidance from the Health Protection Agency states that it is not necessary to exclude a child from school or childcare if they have infective conjunctivitis, unless there is an outbreak of several cases. If an outbreak occurs, advice should be sought from the Health Protection Agency or other health professional by the school or childcare centre.

Conjunctivitis is fine once treatment has began.

Thanks for that Captain,i haven't looked at any new guidelines for some time. Will have to review my paperwork it seems I have to say my parents would probably keep mindees off until it was starting to clear up anyway.

i exclude for conjunctivitis too, agal, at least until treatment has started.

Will have a look at what the guidelines are here in Scotland. You would hope that parents would be considerate of us and any other mindees and not want to spread it around wouldn't you?

congunctivitis is NOT infectious as long as treatment has begun. If the child feels unwell thats different. I am a cm and a qualified nurse though so I only would exclude in cases of diarhoea and vomiting.

Thanks everyone - thought it would be fine but just thought it best to ask first.

It's not conjunctivitis so doesn't need to stay at home. It's just a stye so it looks worse than it really is - DD is oblivious to it all!

Thanks.

thebody - that's interesting. Conjunctivitis is the most infectious thing I've ever had here since childminding. If a little one gets it, all the little ones do (but then again, I have a lot of very young ones who touch each other and wouldn't understand not to etc). Can I just ask how soon after treatment has started that it's no longer infectious? I did try and change my policy to be in line with the Health Authority list but not all parents were happy and to be fair, I can't blame them and they did sign up with me when the policy said to exclude. Most childminders I know still exclude for this.

Anyway, I'd still like to know how soon after treatment it stops being infectious as I could maybe change my policy to show that?

TIA

I had a little boy who was having treatment for conjunctivitis when he came to me last week. I noted times I gave it to him, mum signed.

The treatment had started on Mon and I had him on Thurs. If it's full of gunk and dripping, then I would exclude as my other mindees are little and they would touch it.

My doctor told me I must exclude as the children were too young to understand about not rubbing and passing it on via hand - eye - toys.
Plus it can be sore and child shoule not be mixing with other children.

Bradfordmum - that's the first time I've heard of a Dr saying that!! Usually all the parents say they've been and the Dr said no need to exclude and then I go on to remind them about policy!!!

Some children are fine, some not. Once my ds1 (few years ago now) got it soooo bad that he woke up one morning screaming as not only was he sore but he was terrified - he'd woken up blind as his eyes were totally glued together

I have 4 kiddies aged 11m, 16m, 2.1 and 2.3 and no way would any of them be able to stop themselves touching their eye then toys, other children and we're such a touchy-feely bunch and they wouldn't understand if I said 'no, please don't hug and kiss them' So for that lot I'd have to exclude. If they were school age, I'd talk to all the parents and see how they all felt about it but the child would need to understand to keep away from the others and I think that would be quite for them.