Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy’s Laura Hoyland sets out what settings must do regarding ‘bubbling’ and when a child or staff member tests positive

It’s been nearly eight months since the coronavirus whirlwind started, and it just doesn’t seem to be letting up. Looking back to where we were in March and the precautions we started to put into place, many of us thought the madness would have subsided by now.

Naively I thought extra-curricular activities would be back in full swing, parents would be back in the building dropping off and collecting, and that bubbles would be a thing of the past. How wrong was I?

Speaking to many providers and managers, it is clear that we are all still finding navigating the Government guidance troublesome, and many settings are balancing on a knife edge financially. So, what are we meant to be doing currently?

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