Immunizations for Daycare
Under the Child Care and Early Years Act (CCEYA), the HKPR District Health Unit helps ensure children in daycare are fully immunized.
How it works:
- Parents give immunization records to daycare staff during registration.
- Daycare staff send copies of immunization records to the Health Unit.
- Every year the immunization records are reviewed for all children in daycare.
- Letters are sent home to parents if immunizations are missing from records.
- Parents inform daycare staff know when their child gets a new vaccine.
Required Vaccinations for Daycare
The following vaccines are required if your child attends daycare.
Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio, and Type B (Hib) Given at 2, 4, 6 and 18 months
Vaccine name: Pediacel®
Pneumonia (pneumococcal) Given at 2, 4 and 12 months of age
Vaccine name: Prevnar 13®
Meningitis (meningococcal) Given at 12 months of age
Vaccine name: Menjugate® or Neisvac-C®
Measles, Mumps and Rubella Given at 12 months of age.
Vaccine name: MMR II® or Priorix®
Chickenpox (varicella) Given at 15 months of age.
Varivax® or Varilrix®
Strongly Recommended Vaccinations for Daycare
The following vaccines are strongly recommend if your child attends daycare.
COVID-19 as recommended by the Ministry of Health
Influenza Offered annually in the fall.
Rotavirus Given at 2 and 4 months of age.
Vaccine name: Rotarix® or Rotateq® (additional dose given at 6 months of age).
Exemptions
If your child cannot be immunized for medical reasons:
- Book an appointment with your Physician or Nurse Practitioner to have a Statement of Medical Exemption form filled out.
- Once completed, drop the form off at your child’s daycare.
- The daycare will then send a copy to the Health Unit.
If your child will not be immunized for personal reasons:
- Complete the Statement of Conscience or Religious Belief form.
- This form must be signed by a Commissioner for Taking Affidavits.
- Once completed, drop the form off at your child’s daycare.
- The daycare will then send a copy to the Health Unit.
