Nursery World - Nursery Management: International

How are managers coping with the coronavirus pandemic in other parts of the world, with different infection rates, government policies, cultures and attitudes? Meredith Jones Russell speaks to settings in China, Russia, the USA and Sweden

CHINA

Smart Vision International Kindergarten in Shandong, China, closed from February until the end of May, although 20 per cent of children did not return until the start of the new school year in September.

‘Lots of parents asked their children to stay at home because they did not feel safe,’ explains owner and director Guo Hui. ‘There was a big fear of cases coming in from outside China. But now everyone seems to feel much happier.’

Parents are not allowed into the setting any more – teachers collect children from the gate, and both parents and teachers wear masks. Many of the children in the kindergarten also wear masks, although it is not compulsory.

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