Information sheet for pre-school managers
This resource contains important information about protecting staff and children from vaccine preventable diseases.
Every year immunisation saves more lives worldwide than any other medical intervention. In Wales, immunisation is a key measure in keeping children healthy and giving them the best start in life.
Nurseries and pre-school settings play a valuable role in preventing outbreaks of vaccine preventable diseases by promoting childhood vaccination. We want to help you ensure all children and staff attending your pre-school setting are fully immunised and up to date with routine immunisations. We also want to help you ensure that the parents and guardians of every child attending your pre-school setting have been given up to date information about the immunisations their child should have had.
We strongly encourage you to include questions about the child’s vaccination status during the registration procedure. Additionally, keeping a record of the immunisation status of your staff will help protect them and the children in your care as a basic part of infection control. In the event of a disease outbreak, such as the recent measles outbreaks, access to the immunisation status of children and staff at your pre-school setting allows health professionals to respond quickly and efficiently. If you identify any missed immunisations, consider creating a plan of action with the staff member and revisit this when you do your staff reviews.