
COVID-19

System of controls
This is the set of actions early years settings must take. They are grouped into ‘prevention’ and ‘response to any infection’.
Prevention
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Ensure good respiratory hygiene by promoting the ‘catch it, bin it, kill it’ approach
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Where necessary, wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)
Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5 and 8 must be in place in all settings all the time.
Numbers 2 and 6 must be properly considered, and settings must put in place measures that suit their particular circumstances.
Number 7 applies in all specific circumstances.
Response to any infection
9. Engage with the NHS Test and Trace process
11. Contain any outbreak by following local health protection team advice
Numbers 8 to 10 must be followed in every case where they are relevant.