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Immunization

  • As per Basic School Approval Guidelines, children enrolled in a public preschool program shall be in compliance with Maine Department of Education Reg 126 or Maine Department of Health and Human Services Reg. 262, which requires a certificate of immunization to be enrolled in or attend school, unless exempted under that law.
  • Each child's record should reflect up-to-date status according to the Day Care Immunization Standards as set forth by the Maine Bureau of Health Immunization Program (based on recommendations made by the Centers for Disease Control's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.) Dates of immunization (month/day/year) and vaccine type shall be on file.

   Department of Health and Human Services

  Maine Immunization Program

  286 Water Street

  Augusta, ME 04330

 207-287- 3746

 1-800-867- 4775

 TTY 1-888-706-3876 (Hearing Impaired)

 Visit our website www.immunizeme.org

Day Care Immunization Standards

These standards will apply to the following facilities: Child Care Center, Child Care Facility, Small Child Care Facility, Home Day Care, Public Pre-school programs, Nursery schools, Pre-K programs, Early Kindergarten, 4 year old programs or any child development program under the control of the State Department of Education or under the control of the Office of Child Care and Head Start.

Vaccine

DTaP

Hib

Polio

MMR

Varicella

Hepatitis B

PCV7

At 2 months

1st

1st

1st

   

*1st

*1st

At 4 months

2nd

2nd

2nd

   

  2nd

   2nd

At 6 months

3rd

3rd

(2)

     

  3rd

By 15 months

(3)

(3)

(2)

1st

1st

3rd

 4th

At 18 months

4th

 

3rd

(1)

(1)

(3)

 

By 36 months

(4)

 

(3)

(1)

(1)

   

By 48 months

(4)

 

(3)

(1)

(1)

   

At age 5 Kindergarten

entry

5th

 

4th

2nd

(1)

   
               
               

              * Hepatitis B and Hib are not required for kindergarten entry.

              *Vaccination with PCV7 depends on the age of the child please call 287- 3746 or 1-800-867-4775 

DTaP- Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis, MMR- Measles, Mumps and Rubella, Varicella- Chicken Pox and PCV7- Pneumoccal Disease

(  ) indicates a shot is due if the child has not received one previously.