The latest Ofsted figures show the number of early years and childcare settings reporting Covid-19 cases increased from 1,960 on 15 November to 2,707 a week later on 22 November.
The data for 22 November represents the largest number of reports since Ofsted began publishing the figures on 1 June 2020.
According to Ofsted, the number of reports by settings of Covid cases dropped slightly to 1,403 on 8 November, before increasing a week later.
Reported COVID-19 notifications by registered early years and childcare settings
It comes at a time when coronavirus cases in primary schools are growing and follows the introduction of new safety measures by the Government to try to curb the spread of the virus, as the new variant Omicron takes hold in this country.
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