Nursery World - Coronavirus

Many settings are remaining open throughout the pandemic. How should operations change? Melanie Pilcher, quality and standards manager for the Early Years Alliance, has a guide

Nurseries are staying open for vulnerable children as well as children of key workers

If your setting is currently open, it should only be offering places to the children of parents who are classed as key workers and children who are defined by the Government as vulnerable. A full list of key workers and for guidance on vulnerable children is available on gov.uk (see Further information).

The guidance from the Government states ‘every child who can be safely cared for at home should be, to limit the chance of the virus spreading’. It is vital we all remember that these measures are in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Providers can take a decision not to provide a place where they are confident that a parent does not meet the definition of a critical worker.

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