Early years settings told they can relax ratios as Covid deemed an 'exceptional circumstance'

Catherine Gaunt
Tuesday, January 11, 2022

The Department for Education has confirmed that early years settings struggling with staff absences due to Covid can relax their ratios in line with the EYFS.

Nurseries have been struggling with staff shortages amid rising cases of the Omicron variant PHOTO Adobe Stock
Nurseries have been struggling with staff shortages amid rising cases of the Omicron variant PHOTO Adobe Stock

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