Dear Parent/Carer

Following directives by the UK government, all schools will be closing in England and Wales tomorrow, Friday, the 20th of March, 2020. As a result, the nursery will also be closing down.

However, the nursery will be providing childcare service to key workers who will be helping the nation with public services in these critical times. If any parent/carer needs urgent childcare, they can call to discuss with us tomorrow.

Those identified as key workers, according to the Department of Education, are:

  • Health and Social Care. This includes doctors, nurses, midwives, paramedics, social workers, home carers and staff required to maintain our health and social care sector
  • Education and childcare. This includes nursery and teaching staff, social workers and those specialist education professionals who will remain active during the Covid-19 response
  • Public safety and national security. This includes civilians and officers in the police (including key contractors), Fire and Rescue Service, prison service and other national security roles
  • Transport. This will include those keeping air, water, road and rail transport modes operating during the Covid-19 response
  • Utilities and Communication. This includes staff needed for oil, gas, electricity and water (including sewage) and primary industry supplies, to continue during the Covid-19 response, as well as key staff in telecommunications, post and delivery, services and waste disposal
  • Food and other necessary goods. This includes those involved in food production, processing, distribution and sale, as well as those essential to the provision of other key goods (e.g hygiene, medical etc)
  • Other workers essential to delivering key public services
  • Key national and local government including those administrative occupations essential to the effective delivery of the Covid-19 response

We realise this turn of events is distressing for all of us in the school community but we will do our best to support the children as much as it is within our capacity.

May we thank everyone for your anticipated understanding and support in these unprecedented times.

Together, we will overcome this threat to our world.