We received the below notification alert from the Children's Education and Care Assurance (CECA) about infectious disease outbreaks in the ACT.

We ask you to please be aware of any symptons your child may have and to act accordingly.  Thank you.  This ACT Governemnt website is a great reference point for knowledge.

Viral gastrointestinal illness (“Gastro”) and respiratory illnesses are circulating in the ACT community and impacting ACT early childhood education and care (ECEC) services.

To reduce the spread of infectious diseases:

• Children and staff should not attend the ECEC service while they are acutely unwell with respiratory symptoms.
• Children and staff with gastro symptoms should stay at home and not return to the service for a further 48 hours after the symptoms have stopped.
• Children and staff should wash hands regularly with soap and water for at least 30 seconds. Alcohol hand sanitiser is generally less effective than soap and water for preventing viral gastroenteritis but can be used if soap and water are not available.
• Service leaders must ensure that commonly used objects and surfaces are clean regularly with detergent and warm water or a detergent-based product.

If symptoms are severe or persist, families should seek medical assistance.