Covid & nursery

[Whathefisgoingon]

Just had the second email through this month re covid. Last one advising a member of staff had tested positive and a number of children sent home with symptoms, and now lots of families have tested positive.

There is never any mention of any detail, whereas I’d like to know if for example the staff member that tested positive was even in my child’s group, or do any of these children are.

If they are all in baby group and my son with toddlers, I’d think the risk is lower and I wouldn’t need to stay away from vulnerable friends and family for now. But, if it was his own key worker then I would!

Do you think it’s unreasonable of me to ask? Obviously I don’t need to know who it is, just if they have been in direct contact.

I think I'd send an email to say please could you let me know if ds has been in direct contact with the person just so I know whether I should avoid vulnerable family members. Obviously I am not requesting any names or more information.

@alrightfella thanks! That’s what I was thinking.

I also meant key person, not key worker. Covid lingo has stuck with me 😂

You could send an email and ask for clarification but they are in a bit of data protection nightmare here so the nursery could refuse. Mine did when there were loads of cases, we were never told which rooms

I wonder if they'd be reluctant to share because unless there is absolutely no cross over in rooms, corridors, toilets, it would be really hard to guarantee they'd had no contact with your son. Things like lunch cover, mixed garden time etc. I know I couldn't tell you who I'd come I to contact with all day at work over the last 2-3 days

Gdpr will mean they cannot disclose specifics.

@LIZS Surely it isn’t a breach of GDPR unless they give personal information?

Any information which could identify the individual.

Usually our nursery will do these announcements and say something like "x number of children from the 'Jellybean' room or a staff member from the 'Jellytots' room have tested positive".

I don't think it's unreasonable to ask which nursery rooms have been impacted.