A new ‘portal’ will provide real-time data tracking closures and numbers of children in settings which are still operating. Results will be anonymised, collated at local authority level, and shared in table form on a weekly basis.
The portal is pitched at managers and owners of nurseries, pre-schools and childminders in England, who will also be invited to complete short follow-up surveys on reasons for closures, access to Government support, staff numbers furloughed and numbers of redundancies, among other things. Potential to extend it to Scotland and Wales is also currently being explored.
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