AQW 4565/17-22

Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 05/06/2020
Answered On Date: 07/09/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health to outline the timescale for the provision of guidance on appropriate health and safety measures for children in childcare in line with the current epidemiological evidence on COVID-19, including reference to infection control and hygiene.

Answer:

Updated COVID-19 childcare guidance for childminders and childcare settings (including guidance on COVID–19 infection prevention and control) was published and circulated to all childcare providers on Tuesday 9 June 2020. The guidance is also available on the Family Support NI website: https://www.familysupportni.gov.uk/Support/91/covid19-childcare-options-and-associated-guidance