Is it just me or are things starting to feel a little more like the ‘old normal’? Or maybe we have just lived with the ‘new normal’ long enough to feel like we are getting back on track.
The telephone in nursery is alive again with calls from suppliers, assessors, prospective parents wanting to look around and companies who – prior to Covid-19 – visited us for sessions such as dancing, Forest School and drama.
Each caller has the same question: ‘Are you allowing visitors yet?’ My stock answer until recently has been ‘No’. This was and still is to protect our staff, children and families and ensure that we reduce the risk of the spread of infection. However, I am starting to judge each telephone call and request on individual merit. Are we becoming braver as time goes on, or are we starting to develop a way of living in a new era?
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