The latest data from the Attendance in education and early years settings during the coronavirus pandemic, reveal that on 26 January, 12 per cent of paid staff were absent from work for Covid-related reasons, down from 14 per cent a week earlier (14 per cent).
The percentage of children attending childcare also slightly increased on 26 January as did the percentage of open settings. On 31 January, 95 per cent of settings, who responded to the DfE’s weekly ‘Pulse’ survey were fully open, slightly up from 93 per cent the week prior.
However as fewer providers responded to the latest survey, 1,060 compared to 1,952 the week prior, the figures are not directly comparable.
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