Head Lice in the Kindergarten

Dear Parents,
we would like to inform you that we have been informed of a case of head lice in the Kindergarten. Please help us by keeping an eye out for any scratching of the scalp that may indicate that your child has lice. Lice love warm areas and at the start of an infestation can usually be spotted in the area behind children's ears at at the nape of the neck. In children with blond hair it can be easier to spot the black adult lice (but very tricky to catch and crush!) In children with darker hair it easier to look out for the white empty egg casings. These are very small and tear shaped. If you are not sure if a white fleck in your child's hair is an egg casing you can check by grasping the fleck between two fingers and pulling it along the shaft of the hair. If it it moves it is likely to be fluff or dandruff. If it feels like it is firmly cemented and either has to be scrapped off with force or cannot be scraped off at all it is an egg casing.
In the event that your child has lice do not bring your child to kindergarten until after treatment. Please purchase lice shampoo and a lice comb. Follow the instructions on the bottle and DON'T FORGET to repeat the treatment 2 weeks later when any unhatched lice at the time of the first shampoo were safe in their eggs. Lice cannot survive away from a host but we do suggest washing bed linen and placing pillows in direct sun for an afternoon.
Thank you for your cooperation
Kindergarten Staff