Nursery World - New early years guidance for settings planning for wider opening

Childcare providers have been told by the Government to ‘use their professional judgement’ and ‘follow alternative approaches’ if they choose as they plan to reopen to all children, in new guidance for early years settings.

Early years settings are advised to choose easy to clean reources

The Department for Education released the ‘Planning guide for early years and childcare settings’ during the bank holiday weekend to support providers in England to put in place protective measures to limit the transmission of coronavirus as they integrate all children back from 1 June at the earliest.

While the ‘roadmap’, which has been developed in consultation with early years sector bodies and a range of providers, is intended to provide information and support early years providers it is not statutory.

The guidance states, ‘Every setting is different and it is not a requirement to use all or parts of this toolkit. Settings may use their professional judgement, and choose to follow alternative approaches depending on their particular circumstances, but at all times will need to take account of relevant public health guidance to maximise safety for those in the environment.’

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