The guidance, issued by the DCSF, recommends that nurseries and earlyyears setting remove communal soft toys as they are more difficult toclean.
Separate guidance has also been issued to childminders advising that itmay be easier to avoid using soft toys and to clean hard toys after use.The guidelines also advise against the sharing of crayons, colouringpencils and wind instruments and recommend suspending morningassemblies.
They suggest children clean their hands after carpet work to avoidcross-contamination.
Purnima Tanuku, chief executive of the National Day NurseriesAssociation, said, 'Settings may wish to consider a temporary removal ofshared soft toys due to the difficulty of keeping them clean and therisk that they may pass on infection.
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