Nursery closed, positive test

[MyLifeNow20]

So today our nursery closed due to member of staff testing positive. We are all quite shocked as staff member had no symptoms. Weve all had tests and await results. Its very scary being so close to home.
We had parents having a go saying they thought we were safe! Just this really, we are not safe!

Also; those mouthing off ‘parents shouldn’t send their kid to nursery if they don’t need too’ .. I don’t need too but nursery is open. I lose £54 a day if I don’t send them. I’m not withdrawing their place as I am back to work soon and will need it. If nursery is open & charging, my kid will be attending!

Agreed. As nurseries can't claim funding for kids that aren't there, many are in the ridiculous position that sending their child costs them nothing, but keeping them at home costs them £££

I'm still confused by this.

You are shocked because a staff member has COVID - you do realise she couid have picked it up anywhere not necessary from a child.

I find it ridiculous you have all had tests as symptoms may not even show yet so tests will not be accurate?

It just highlights the absurdity of the situation for EY settings. I'm currently paying to keep DD(3) at home and juggle work. So are some friends. Others have jobs that make that impossible so they send the kids in and take their chances.

I can't imagine that anyone things nurseries are "covid safe" - some parents are likely to be front-line workers, if nothing else; some parents/staff inevitably use pubic transport to travel there and back. And that's before you get to compliance issues.

Mine are at school and I fully expect them to come into contact at some point. Its just the way it is unfortunately.

There has been a lot of evidence showing that asymptomatic people don't pass it on as much as they're not coughing and sneezing etc.

I still think this thread is made up, a crude attempt to show nurseries shouldn't be open, and that parents are unreasonable.

Ironically though, the fact that this has apparently come as such. a shock actually implies that there hasn't been a massive issue with covid in this nursery

@IndecentFeminist

There has been a lot of evidence showing that asymptomatic people don't pass it on as much as they're not coughing and sneezing etc.

I still think this thread is made up, a crude attempt to show nurseries shouldn't be open, and that parents are unreasonable.

Ironically though, the fact that this has apparently come as such. a shock actually implies that there hasn't been a massive issue with covid in this nursery

I totally agree.

This is ridiculous, you can get covid anywhere! Work, supermarket, hospital. Anywhere with people! The same applies to children.

I think most people sending children into school and nursery (myself included) are fully aware thst they could contract covid, but are happy to take that risk as the actual risk to the children is vanishingly small. Just as im happy with the risk that I too may contract covid in my workplace. If I were not, or if I or someone close to me was CEV, then I would of course take steps to stay at home and keep the children home. All this panic about nurseries being "unsafe" is, to me, silly and they are no more of a risk to healthy adults and children than any other setting.