COVID-19 advice

As a parent you will be anxious to know that your child will be safe and it is important to highlight that childcare settings remain safe places for children. 

The Department of Health continues to issue infection prevention and control guidance to all childcare providers. This guidance covers issues such as:

• the need for group childcare providers (for example, daycare) to care for children in separate, consistently constituted groups

• the need for effective ventilation and the use of outdoor space where possible

• PPE

• Testing, Tracking and Tracing

• dealing with children who display COVID-19 symptoms 

• self-isolation in the event that any child or staff member tests COVID-19 positive

All of this guidance is available on the Family Support NI website

It is vitally important that your childcare provider is informed if you, your child or any other family member has tested positive for COVID-19.