It is also at the discretion of individual out-of-school settings or wraparound childcare providers whether they close or stay open.
Schools will close on Monday, in line with other bank holidays.
The Department for Education (DfE) has shared guidance on national mourning for early years settings, out-of school and wraparound childcare, schools, colleges and higher education providers, regarding the Queen’s funeral on 19 September, which will officially be a Bank Holiday.
It confirms that the official date of the state funeral will be a bank holiday. The specific section of the guidance for early years on the national mourning period states, ‘As with other bank holidays, it is at the discretion of individual settings whether they close or stay open.’
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