According to government guidance, practitioners working in nurseries, pre-schools or childminding settings should be given priority access to tests. However, many childcare providers have reported being unable to access any tests at all.
Increasing numbers of staff struggling to access Covid-19 tests has left settings turning children away or risking closure due to staff shortages, the Early Years Alliance (EYA) has warned.
The alliance has also highlighted that schools and further education providers have been given an initial supply of 10 home testing kits to be used for staff and children who “may have barriers to accessing testing elsewhere”, with the ability to order further kits as of 16 September.
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