Under the move, schools and nurseries will remain open to NHS staff, health workers, police officers and those who deliver food, as well as vulnerable children, including with education, health and care (EHC) plans. Details of who qualifies as a key worker will be confirmed later.
Neil Leitch, chief executive of the Early Years Alliance, said, 'We have received confirmation from the Department for Education that this applies to both group settings and childminders.'
The move was revealed by the education secretary Gavin Williamson this evening (Wednesday), with more details provided by the Prime Minister Boris Johnson during his daily Coronavirus press conference.
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