School Health Checks
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School Health Checks in Grand Cayman
Each of our paediatric team, Dr Sara Watkin, Dr Jasmina Marinova, Dr Siobhan Jaques or Dr Sarah Newton, can conduct your child’s School Health Check, swiftly, efficiently and comprehensively. This ensures your child fully complies with the mandatory requirements and is allowed entry to school.
School Health Checks are MANDATORY
School Health Checks are required for all children entering Government schools for the first time and for children in private schools when they enter Kindergarten or Pre K4 or move to Cayman at an older age. This includes children entering reception programmes too.
The check or screening includes a growth and developmental assessment, a detailed physical examination including for scoliosis, screening for hearing or vision concerns, a dental assessment, review of necessary immunizations and obtaining a student’s personal medical history.
Who Can Conduct School Health Checks?
Children attending private schools should make an appointment to see their private paediatrician (any private paediatrician).
Children attending public schools can also have the school heath checks done by a private paediatrician. However, these are also being conducted by HSA, who should be able to advise you when these are being done. Full details of when and where HSA are conducting their checks are generally posted on the Government news site (but are yet to appear for 2022).
Our School Health Checks Service
We offer a comprehensive School Health Check, covered under your child’s well-child insurance cover. The checks are obviously fully aligned with the HSA ones and fully compliant with the requirements for Public Health/ Schools. It includes:
- A detailed medical history
- Assessment of growth and development
- A detailed physical examination including for scoliosis
- Screening for hearing and visual concerns
- A review of vaccines and vaccination as appropriate
BOOK NOW DIRECTLY WITH ANY OF OUR PAEDIATRICIANS
Click BOOK APPOINTMENT below with any of our three paediatricians, each with live availability, instant booking and immediate confirmation.
SCHOOL HEALTH CHECKS BOOKING INSTRUCTIONS
For Appointment Type, please choose Well-Child Check (30 Minutes) and follow the on-screen instructions. In the REASON box, just enter School Check
Immunization Information
Immunization Schedule for School Health Checks
For the School Health Checks, we review your child’s vaccination history against the Cayman Islands Childhood Immunization Schedule.
Please bring your child’s immunization records with you for this appointment.
Cayman Islands Childhood Immunization Schedule 2020 (latest)
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