Nurseries should be treated the same as schools and staff should be prioritised for vaccination, union says

Britain’s biggest union has called for nurseries to close to most children amid pressure on ministers to produce scientific evidence showing they can stay open safely.

Unison said nurseries and pre-schools should close to all but vulnerable children and those of key workers, saying that staff and local communities were at risk and describing social distancing as impossible with small children.

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Nurseries should be treated the same as schools and staff should be prioritised for vaccination, union says

Britain’s biggest union has called for nurseries to close to most children amid pressure on ministers to produce scientific evidence showing they can stay open safely.

Unison said nurseries and pre-schools should close to all but vulnerable children and those of key workers, saying that staff and local communities were at risk and describing social distancing as impossible with small children.

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