Immunisation

Please check the Immunisation and Disease Prevention Policy here.

(To be read with Infectious Diseases Policy)

Immunisation Records

A copy of your child’s current immunisation record must be provided with enrolment.

Catering for Children with Overseas Immunisation Records

Overseas immunisation schedules often differ from the schedule recommended in Australia and a child may require extra vaccinations to be up to date with the Australian schedule.
Parents are responsible for having their child’s overseas immunisation record transcribed onto the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR), if your child is less than seven years of age.
A medical practitioner, registered nurse, registered midwife, enrolled nurse, or a person authorised by the state/territory Health Officer may transcribe overseas immunisation records.

Exclusion Periods

Any child that is not fully immunised may be excluded for a period of time if there is a case of a vaccine preventable disease at the service, or if the child has been in contact with someone outside the Service who has a vaccine preventable disease. We will consider the Exclusion Periods recommended by the National Health and Medical Research Council.
It is the responsibility of families to inform the Service that their child has come into contact with someone with a vaccine preventable or infectious disease.

Immunisation for Educators

Occupational recommendations apply for the immunisation of educators at the service.
It is important that educators remain up to date with their vaccinations in order to protect themselves as well as children in their care. The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) recommends that individuals who work with children, including child care and pre-school staff (including child care students) and outside school hours carers, should be vaccinated against pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis A, measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), Varicella (chickenpox), and influenza (required annually).
The service will take all reasonable steps to strongly encourage non-immune workers to be vaccinated. As there are no mandatory requirements under the law for educators to be immunised, the service must follow the requirements that our service has developed:
The Exclusion Periods requirements above apply to all educators.
Educators who are not immunised will be excluded from the service until the Nominated Supervisor or Owner provides instructions for the educator to return to education and care duties at the service.
OR Educators who are not immunised may use their best judgement to decide whether they exclude themselves from the service during an outbreak of an infectious disease.

Infectious Disease

Please check our Infectious Disease Policy on this link.