Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what responsibilities nurseries and childcare settings have to inform parents of positive covid-19 cases in those settings.

In the event of a person testing positive for COVID-19, childcare providers and nurseries should consider whether parents of children attending the setting and staff need to be informed of a positive case, taking account of factors such as known vulnerability. Education and childcare providers are best placed to decide how they wish to communicate this information but should not disclose any information that could result in an individual being identified.

Education and childcare providers are not expected to trace contacts of a positive case. NHS Test and Trace are responsible for identifying close contacts. As in any other setting, NHS Test and Trace will work with the individual who has tested positive to identify any close contacts.