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Coronavirus (COVID-19): early learning and childcare services

Guidance for early learning, school aged childcare and childminder settings on reducing the risks of COVID-19.

Supporting documents

First published: 17 March 2022
Last updated: 2 August 2023 - show all updates
All updates: 2 August 2023
Updated guidance on all pages.

29 August 2022
Updated all pages.

31 May 2022
Updated to reflect current situation.

2 May 2022
Revised guidance published to reflect changes to testing and isolation requirements, with advice to stay home if unwell.

18 April 2022
Reviewed and still current. Warn and Inform letters removed as no longer required.

18 March 2022
Amended links to NRS version of the archive.

17 March 2022
Replaces three guides covering ELC, school aged childcare and childminders. The previous guides have been archived.

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