CYP Now - Test and Trace app causing 'havoc' for nurseries, early years leader claims

The chief executive of a London early years provider is calling for fully vaccinated nursery staff to be exempt from NHS Test and Trace self-isolation rules to avoid the temporary closures of settings.

The NHS Test and Trace app is forcing nursery staff to self-isolate. Picture: Adobe Stock

London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) chief executive June O’Sullivan wants to see staff who have had two vaccination jabs exempt from rules around isolation, in place for when people come into contact with a confirmed case of Covid-19.

Those ‘pinged’ by the app currently must self-isolate for a number of days, even if they have been fully vaccinated and are testing negative.

She says that the rules are forcing nurseries to close temporarily while staff self-isolate.

Instead, she wants early years staff who come into contact with a confirmed case to take a daily PCR test for seven days.

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