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In The Event Your Child Becomes Infested With Head Lice

They will be sent home from childcare and your child will be inspected for lice and nits by ACW and if your child has any they will not be readmitted into ACW until they have been checked again and are free of all nits and Lice. Your brush, combs, hair bows, hair ties, house, car, car seats, Bedding and pillows, stuffed toys, dolls, jackets, furniture must also have been cleaned with temp. of 175 degrees or higher and or specified lice killing chemicals and you will need to vacuum your entire house to get rid of any Lice or nits on the floor beds furniture etc. (Throw out your vacuum bag) otherwise the lice will become re-infested in your child's head or your families head and can become very hard to eliminate. This process could take months if you only miss one lice or nit. Lice killing shampoo states it kills nits but it does not so vacuum and spray your house and follow the steps below to eliminate these unwanted guest.

Your child will also be rechecked for lice and nits for up to 8 weeks after to be sure that re-infestation has not occurred and all children will be subject to random head lice inspections when in care at ACW.

As a preventative method all Jackets are required to be put in your child's cubby everyday even if they don't have lice and if your child is a school age child they need to put their jacket into their book bag and hang it up onto a hook or place onto the front porch.

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Infestation Directions

(Parents take full responsibility for treating hair)

If your child has been sent home with Head Lice you will need to clean your entire families hair with lice killing shampoo (RID or NIX) then you must follow the following Steps 2-7 in order to get rid of the lice and nits.
Your brush, combs, hair bows, hair ties, house, car, car seats, Bedding and pillows, stuffed toys, dolls, jackets, furniture must also have been cleaned with temp. of 175 degrees or higher and or specified lice killing chemicals and you will need to vacuum your entire house to get rid of any Lice or nits on the floor beds furniture etc. (Throw out your vacuum bag) If you can't clean it bag it for 3 weeks.
Put Mayonnaise onto your dry hair until very thick for no less then 8 hours and then cover with a shower cap.
Wash Mayonnaise out of hair with white vinegar for 20 minutes to unglue the nits from hair.
Mix 2 tablespoons tea tree oil (Sold at CVS), 6 ounces Dawn dishwashing liquid (Dawn ONLY) into a bottle then shake very well, Rub mixture onto hair for and leave sit for 20 minutes then rinse out until all soap is out of hair.
You will then need to then use a metal RID comb to comb out lice and nits. Go through about 10 strands of hair at a time to eliminate the nits and lice. If you miss one you will get a re-infestation. (Plastic combs don't work on small nits)
Last step you must use the TTOD Mix everyday for 2 weeks: Mix 2 tablespoons tea tree oil (Sold at CVS), 6 ounces Dawn dishwashing liquid (Dawn ONLY) into a bottle then shake very well, Rub mixture onto hair for and leave sit for 20 minutes then rinse out until all soap is out of hair.

Facts About Lice

Nits (the eggs of the head louse) are small yellowish-white, oval-shaped eggs that are "to the side of a hair shaft glued" at an angle.
Nits must be laid by live lice. You cannot "catch nits."
Once laid, it takes 7-10 days for a nit to hatch, and another 7-10 days for the female to mature and begin laying her own eggs.
Head lice are clear in color when hatched, then quickly develop a reddish-brown color after feeding.
Head lice are about the size of sesame seeds.
Head lice have six legs equipped with claws to grasp the hair.
Head lice are crawling insects. They cannot hop, jump, or fly.
Pets do not carry human head lice.
Head lice need human blood in order to survive.
Head lice live for approximately 30 days on a host and a female louse may lay up to 100 nits (eggs).
Head lice cannot live when no longer on a human host. In most cases, a head louse will not survive for more than 24 hours.
They do not spread disease.
Anyone can get head lice.

Diligence is the key to dealing with head lice. Don’t assume that something you’ve done has worked. Follow through for to ensure you actually killed all lice and removed all nits. Anything less may result in on-going occurrences.

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