The Ofsted figures, published today, show the number of early years and childcare settings reporting Covid-19 cases increased from 4,457 on 10 January to 4,752 a week later on 17 January.
According to the data, the number of reports by settings of Covid cases has been rapidly climbing since 3 January when children returned to nursery after Christmas. It comes after a drop in cases to 2,677 on 27 December.
The figures for 17 January represents the largest number of reports since Ofsted began publishing the figures on 1 June 2020.
The Early Years Alliance once again raised its disappointment at the lack of financial or practical Government support to help providers through a ‘difficult period’.
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