Primary school health (kindergarten or elementary)

Verified 02 May 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Your child enters kindergarten or elementary school and you want to know how is his health monitored? Vaccinations, medical visits, prevention and health education measures, schooling of the sick student: here is the information to know about the health of your child in primary school.

The number of mandatory vaccines to enter school depends on the date of birth of your child.

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Child born before 2018

To be admitted to a school, your child must be vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and poliomyelitis (DTP) unless it is a recognized medical contraindication.

If you are a resident of Guyana, your child should also be vaccinated against yellow fever from 1 year of age.

Child born from 2018

To be admitted to a school, your child must be vaccinated against the following diseases (unless there is a recognized medical contraindication):

  • Diphtheria, tetanus and poliomyelitis (DTP)
  • Pertussis
  • Invasive Haemophilus influenzae type B infections
  • Hepatitis B
  • Invasive pneumococcal disease
  • Meningococcus serogroup C
  • Measles, mumps and rubella

If you are a resident of Guyana, your child should also be vaccinated against yellow fever from 1 year of age.

A medical check-up is carried out at the nursery school for all children aged from 3 to 4 years.

Another doctor visit is done during the 6e year of the child, in a large section of kindergarten or in CP.

These visits are free for families. The presence of a parent is strongly advised.

These visits are done to check on the child's health.

The main purpose of these evaluations is to identify signs that can cause learning difficulties, such as vision, hearing, or language problems.

Please note

if your child is overweight, the doctor may refer you to a health center or nursing home for specific follow-up. This tracking, called health pathwayincludes physical activity, dietary and psychological follow-up sessions. To follow this path, your child must be between 3 and 12 years old.

With your consent, the information about your child's health collected during these examinations is recorded in your child's shared medical record.

Each school must make pupils aware of thelifestyle. A regular reminder of the following barrier gestures must be carried out in particular:

  • Wash hands several times a day, with soap and for 30 seconds
  • Use a disposable tissue to sneeze or cough
  • Immediately throw this tissue in the trash and wash your hands again.

The school must also make the child aware of thenutrition education and combating obesity.

FYI  

Vending machines selling drinks and food at extra cost are prohibited in schools.

Short-term illness: Absence of the child

When your child is absent due to illness, you must first report it as soon as possible to their school. You will then have to justify this absence in writing.

One medical certificate is compulsory only in case of contagious disease. You must provide it to the school administration as soon as your child returns to class.

Long-term illness: Home or hospital education

If your child’s illness does not allow for full-time accommodation in the school, a home-based educational support system at the hospital or school (Apadhe) may be put in place.

To do so, you or the head teacher, through the teacher coordinator of Apadhe, must make the request to theDasen: titleContent. The child's medical certificate must be submitted.

Who shall I contact

The departmental technical doctor decides whether your child's health condition requires this device.

In this case, he will be cared for at home by volunteer teachers, if possible from his school.

If your child is hospitalized for a long time, they may benefit for free the intervention at the hospital of specialized teachers.

If your child cannot take advantage of these devices, they may follow a home education. You can also register it for free at the National Center for Distance Learning (Cned) in a regulated classroom, after a favorable opinion from the Dasen: titleContent.

Other illness: individualized care (IAP)

If your child needs special care, including chronic disease, you can ask the school to set up a individualized reception project (IAP).

Example :

If your child has a food allergy, you can use the IAP to set up a packed lunch system.

If your child's illness requires medication (asthma, diabetes), it should be available at the infirmary and in the child's emergency kit.

Who can help me?

Find who can answer your questions in your region

  • Whether a child's mental or physical health is at risk

    Children in danger - 119

    A phone number for any child or adolescent victim of violence or anyone concerned about a child's situation that is in danger or at risk of being in danger.

    By telephone

    119 (free and confidential call)

    24/7

    119 does not appear on phone records.

    On www.allo119.gouv.fr

  • If you think you are being bullied or witnessing bullying in school

    National harassment hotline

    To ask your questions anonymously and confidentially about school harassment.

    By telephone

    3018

    Open 7 days a week, from 9am to 11pm

    Free and anonymous call

    Website

    e-enfance.org