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This is how many times toddlers get sick at nursery - and what can be done
- In the first year of nursery, toddlers are expected to have about 15 illnesses, leading to around 13 days off.
- Respiratory infections are the most common in early childcare, with two diarrheal or vomiting episodes and at least one rash-related illness.
- Experts say nursery settings may act as an immune system boot camp, building resilience for later years.
- Vaccination is highlighted as a key way to protect children in childcare.
- The study combined immunology, infectious disease genomics, and epidemiology data to draw its conclusions.
- Researchers from UCL and collaborators analyzed data on infections to understand their impact on early childhood.
- The report emphasizes parental and employer expectations regarding sickness absence for children in care.
- Toddlers in formal childcare show higher illness rates than home-based children in the early years.
- Once children start school, the pattern reverses, with higher sickness among those without prior childcare.
- The study was reported by Sky News as a major look at early childcare illness and immunity.
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