Many nurseries have been quick to respond to Government advice to put a clear policy in place for dealing with the possibility of swine flu.
This involves setting out procedures on how to deal with an outbreak, updating contact details for parents, briefing staff, setting aside a separate sick room for those showing swine flu symptoms and making hygiene a priority.
One setting that has already had to put an emergency procedure into action is Roselands Nursery in Paignton, Devon.
The nursery was forced to act quickly when a 12-year-old girl from a nearby secondary school, within walking distance of the nursery, was diagnosed with the illness.
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