Childcare providers no longer required to report Covid cases
The Department for Education has decided that from today (21 February 2021), childcare provider are no longer required to notify Ofsted, or the childminder agency, of any COVID-19 cases in the setting, whether that is of a child or staff member.
You also do not have to submit notifications for any cases that have happened in the last 14 days.
It remains a legal requirement under the Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework to report cases of serious illness. They should still notify Ofsted as soon as practical, and in any case within 14 days of a notifiable event happening.
For information about what is classed as a notifiable event or serious incident and what to tell Ofsted, please refer to its guidance on reporting a serious childcare incident.
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