Formal childcare and wraparound care for school-aged children including provisions held in community centres, libraries, playgrounds and social clubs can begin to reopen a week on Saturday after Boris Johnson announced the two metre social distancing rule would be reduced to two metres apart "where possible" or "one metre plus" elsewhere.
Some early years leaders have welcomed the reopening of holiday clubs and wraparound care, calling such provision a “lifeline” for working parents.
However, others have called on the government to offer more support to childcare providers facing financial hardship and at risk of closure due to the pandemic.
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