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Nursery group pledges to stay open for NHS staff

Tops Day Nurseries intend to keep all settings open during the coronavirus outbreak to support NHS staff.
A practitioner at Tops Winchester has developed arts and crafts bags for children in self-isolation
A practitioner at Tops Winchester has developed arts and crafts bags for children in self-isolation

The nursery group has announced all its 30 settings will remain open during the unfolding pandemic, as around 27 per cent of its parents are employed by the NHS.

Among its settings, six are linked to hospital sites:

Over half of Tops settings offer a Hi5’s Club for primary school children, the spaces for which will be offered to all children when schools close, with priority given to children whose parents who work within the NHS or emergency services, the group promised.

Meanwhile, at Tops Winchester, a practitioner has developed arts and crafts bags for children in self-isolation, which the staff team will deliver to the doorsteps of families who are currently unable to attend the setting.

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