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The Department for Education has told the Alliance that: “A GP’s confirmation regarding whether a child has COVID-19 would be valid evidence for deciding on whether a child should attend a setting, however, a telephone helpline would not be able to provide evidence that someone does not have COVID-19.” It depends who has given the medical advice. A child attending the provision has a cough but their GP / 111 / 119 has told their parents that they are fine to attend the setting. Can children who have underlying health conditions or who live with someone who is vulnerable attend the setting?ĭfE guidance states that all children who are clinically extremely vulnerable should attend their setting "unless they are one of the very small number of children under paediatric or other specialist care and have been advised by their GP or clinician not to attend". Yes, from Step 4 there is no need to minimise the number of settings a child attends.
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Are children allowed to attend more than one setting? No, as of Step 4, children no longer need to be in consistent groups, though keeping groups apart may have to be reintroduced in instances of local outbreaks. The CMA additionally previously advised the Alliance that: “The CMA is unlikely to object to the parties seeking to reach an arrangement that is mutually acceptable in the circumstances, provided that consumers are not left in a worse position where they have sought to find a resolution in this way.” Bubbles and attendance Do we need to keep children in “small groups” or "bubbles"? Ultimately only a court can decide how the law applies, and in many cases this will be the first time the issues have been considered in the context of a pandemic like this.” However, it also advises: “However, as lockdown laws and the nature of the legal restrictions they impose change over time, the consequences for individual contracts may become less clear-cut and more fact-specific.
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For example, since 28 September people in England have been required by law to self-isolate if they test positive for coronavirus or are contacted by NHS Test and Trace. Accordingly, if a child is self-isolating having been contacted by NHS Test and Trace, the provider should not charge the parent or carer for this period.” If there is a barrier to accessing childcare, based on government guidance or the law, the provider should not charge the parents or carers for this period. Are we allowed to charge for parents who choose not to or are unable to take up their childcare place?ĭepartment for Education guidance states that “The general principle is that providers should not charge parents or carers for services that cannot be provided. The DfE has provided further information on Step 4 changes for early years settings here.