However, childminders are yet to be included in the home testing roll-out, in spite of all household members of school age children now able to access home test kits.
The Department for Education has confirmed that nurseries and pre-schools will start receiving deliveries of lateral flow devices (LFDs) from Thursday 11 March to be used from the week beginning 22 March.
Government guidance on rapid lateral flow testing has been updated so that it applies to nursery staff, and anyone in the household or support bubble of nursery children and nursery staff.
Households, childcare and support bubbles of nursery children will now have regular access to rapid lateral flow tests, it has confirmed.
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