Qualification: Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator
Unit: Unit 1.5: Understand how to support children who are unwell
Learning outcome: 1. Know common childhood illnesses
Assessment criteria: 1.1 Identify common childhood illnesses
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- Common childhood illnesses include:
- Cold
- Influenza (flu)
- Diarrhea/vomiting
- Ear infections
- Tonsilitis
- Whooping cough
- Chickenpox
- Measles
- German measles (rubella)
- Mumps
- Scabies
- Hand, foot and mouth
- Impetigo
- Scarlet fever
- Meningitis
- Click for signs and symptoms, treatments and exclusion periods
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