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<p>Music and movement classes for children under 5 need to meet necessary exceptions
to continue during the COVID-19 November 2020 national restrictions.</p><p>Ofsted-registered
early years settings can continue to engage peripatetic teachers for music, dance
and drama, including staff from music education hubs, during the period of national
restrictions, provided the relevant guidance is followed. Early years settings should
continue to follow the guidance available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-early-years-and-childcare-closures/coronavirus-covid-19-early-years-and-childcare-closures#infection-prevention-and-system-of-controls"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-early-years-and-childcare-closures/coronavirus-covid-19-early-years-and-childcare-closures#infection-prevention-and-system-of-controls</a>.</p><p>Support
groups for new parents can continue to be held.</p><p>Where these are held in Ofsted
registered settings, they should follow government guidance on the COVID-19 outbreak
for early years and childcare providers. This is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-early-years-and-childcare-closures/coronavirus-covid-19-early-years-and-childcare-closures"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-early-years-and-childcare-closures/coronavirus-covid-19-early-years-and-childcare-closures</a>.</p><p>Support
groups for new parents in community settings, such as places of worship, community
centres or halls, or libraries, and that are essential to deliver in person, can continue.
These can be conducted with up to 15 participants where formally organised to provide
mutual aid, therapy, or any other form of support. These groups must be organised
by a business, a charitable, benevolent, or philanthropic institution, or a public
body, and must follow COVID-19 secure guidance. Restricted businesses which are required
to close, such as coffee shops, cannot hold support groups. When national restrictions
apply, in determining the limit of 15 participants, no account is to be taken of any
child who is below the age of 5.</p><p>Informal groups, such as those organised by
a parent, need to comply with the gathering and household mixing rules. In practice,
during the period of national restrictions, this means these groups should only meet
virtually.</p><p>Supervised activity for children can continue to take place where
it is reasonably necessary to enable parents to work, search for work or to undertake
training or education, for example in indoor gyms, fitness studios, indoor sports
facilities and other indoor leisure centres, community centres or halls.</p><p> </p>
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