Before and after-school clubs providing childcare (wraparound provision) can remain open as normal. But guidance on the New National Restrictions from November 5 makes it clear that out-of-school clubs should be closed during the new lockdown unless they are providing childcare to enable parents to work or to seek work, access training or education, or to provide respite care.
After contacting the Department for Education for clarity on some of the key points made in the general guidance published by the Cabinet Office on 3 November (see below), Clare Freeman, co-director of the Out of School Alliance (OOSA) told Nursery World, ‘We're very pleased to see that most out-of-school clubs will be able to continue running during the new lockdown. They provide an invaluable service for working parents, as well as being popular with the children.
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