CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator CACHE LEVEL 3 CHILDCARE & EDUCATION Unit 4 Child health © Hodder & Stoughton Limited

CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator LO1 Understand common childhood illnesses. AC 1.1 Describe signs and symptoms of common childhood illnesses. AC 1.2 Identify treatments for common childhood illnesses. AC 1.3 Identify exclusion periods for common childhood illnesses. © Hodder & Stoughton Limited

CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator Starter activity LO1 Understand common childhood illnesses [AC 1.1] Time: 15 mins List any illnesses you remember having as a child. How did you feel? List any illnesses you have observed in children at placements. How did practitioners support, care for and meet the needs of the children? © Hodder & Stoughton Limited

CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator The following are the most common childhood illnesses: Chickenpox German measles (Rubella) Measles Meningitis Mumps Tonsillitis Whooping cough (pertussis) Slapped cheek syndrome (fifth disease) Gastroenteritis. Common childhood illnesses © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO1 Understand common childhood illnesses [AC 1.1]

CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator Independent research activity Time: 15 mins Research the signs and symptoms of common childhood diseases in depth. Explain how to recognise them and describe them in detail. Draw diagrams or collect pictures of the signs and symptoms. Note the resources you have used. © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO1 Understand common childhood illnesses [AC 1.1]

CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator It is important for the practitioner to be aware of the signs and symptoms of common childhood illnesses in order to recognise infectious diseases as soon as possible and take steps to prevent contagion. They also need to be able to support the child and meet their needs. Measles – fever, runny nose and eyes, cough, white spots in mouth, followed by full body rash. Mumps – often no symptoms are shown, when they are there will be swollen glands between the ear and jaw and there may be pain when swallowing. Rubella (German measles) – no serious symptoms other than: slight cold, sore throat, swollen glands behind ears, slight pink rash. Signs and symptoms of common childhood illnesses © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO1 Understand common childhood illnesses [AC 1.1]

CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator Chickenpox – fever, very itchy rash with blister-like appearance. Meningitis – flu like symptoms: fever, headache, drowsiness, very stiff neck, maybe small red spots beneath the skin that do not disappear when a glass is pressed against them. Tonsillitis – very sore throat, difficulty in swallowing, fever, headache, aches and pains. Slapped cheek syndrome (fifth disease) – bright red rash on child’s face. Pertussis (whooping cough) – snuffly cold, spasmodic cough with whoop sound, vomiting. Signs and symptoms of common childhood illnesses © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO1 Understand common childhood illnesses [AC 1.1]

CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator Pairs activity Time: 15 mins With a partner, share your research from the Independent research activity. Prepare a presentation to give to the rest of the class to explain how to recognise the signs and symptoms of common childhood illnesses. You can use posters, leaflets or PowerPoint presentations to support your presentation. You can present your research as a chart if you wish. © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO1 Understand common childhood illnesses [AC 1.1]

CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator It is the role of the practitioner to try and prevent the spread of infection, so it is vital that not only can they recognise the signs and symptoms but also know the treatment needed. Measles – place child in a darkened room. Mumps – provide child with plenty of drink, but not fruit juices. German measles (Rubella) – can cause deafness, blindness and learning disability. Give child plenty to drink and keep away from pregnant women. Treatments for common childhood illnesses © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO1 Understand common childhood illnesses [AC 1.2]

CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator Chickenpox – keep child cool, provide with soft food. Meningitis – press a glass over the rash, if it does not fade contact a doctor immediately. Tonsillitis – provide child with plenty of fluid and give soft food. Slapped cheek syndrome (fifth disease) – no treatment necessary. Pertussis (whooping cough) – refer child to a doctor immediately, reassure and provide plenty of fluids. Treatments for common childhood illnesses © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO1 Understand common childhood illnesses [AC 1.2]

CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator Chickenpox – four days from start of skin eruption. Measles – four days from the onset of the rash. Mumps – five days from onset of glandular swelling. Rubella – six days from the start of the rash. Meningitis – until the child has fully recovered. Pertussis (whooping cough) – 21 days from the start of the illness. Identify exclusion periods for common childhood illnesses © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO1 Understand common childhood illnesses [AC 1.3]

CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator Group activity Time: 15 mins Choose two common childhood illnesses. Research the treatment for them in full. Design two posters to explain the treatment: one aimed at practitioners and one for parents. It is important to remind practitioners that they should always inform the parents of any illness and liaise with them over any treatment. Practitioners should follow the policies and procedures of the setting for dealing with children who are unwell. © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO1 Understand common childhood illnesses [AC 1.3]

CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator Extension activity Time: 15 mins Design a leaflet to inform practitioners new to your setting on how they can recognise and treat childhood illnesses. You will need to: explain the importance of the practitioner’s role refer to the policies and procedures of the setting emphasise the importance of liaising with parents describe signs and symptoms of the most common childhood illnesses explain how to treat a child with one of these illnesses. outline the exclusion periods for common childhood illnesses. © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO1 Understand common childhood illnesses [AC 1.1, 1.2, 1.3]

CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator Classroom discussion activity Time: 15 mins A parent contacts the setting to say that her child has been feeling unwell. She took him to the doctor last night and he was diagnosed with German measles (rubella). Her son was in the setting yesterday and had been complaining about a sore throat. What should you do in this situation? © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO1 Understand common childhood illnesses [AC 1.1, 1.2, 1.3]

CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator Reflection activity Time: 15 mins Ask your setting for copies of their: Illness and injury policy Medication policy. (They may give them slightly different titles.) Read through the policies. Reflect on whether you need to alter any of the advice given in the leaflet that you produced for new practitioners. © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO1 Understand common childhood illnesses [AC 1.1, 1.2, 1.3]

CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator In this lesson we: Have listed our own childhood illnesses and found out about all the other common ones. Researched the signs and symptoms of each illness. Gave a presentation to the class on the signs and symptoms. Learnt about the treatments for each illness. Produced information posters on the treatments of some of the illnesses. Designed leaflets to inform practitioners how to recognise and treat childhood illnesses. Discussed a case study and what action we would take on discovering that a child in our setting had contracted rubella. © Hodder & Stoughton Limited

CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator 1.Note down any common symptoms of childhood illnesses, for example, a high temperature. 2.Which illnesses show few symptoms? 3.Note down the more serious illnesses. © Hodder & Stoughton Limited