Examination obligation in daycare centers and daycare centers from January 10th

With a view to the omikron variant, the country will introduce a test obligation in daycare and daycare centers from January 10, 2022. The children should better protect the additional tests.

the corona-pandemie also represents the Early childhood education Great challenges in Baden-Württemberg. Since April 12, the country has been participating in the investigation of children in the Kindergentstätten (day care centers) and in day care . With a view to the omikron variant, the state government in the Council of Ministers agreed on December 14 that more tests in daycare centers and daycare centers should be carried out in the future. The cultural and social ministries prepare a regulation that provides that children from the age of one can only take part in the coronavirus in the event of a negative test result. This examination or test verification obligation should apply from January 10th.

"With additional tests and the test obligation, we are preparing ourselves for the omikron variant. We want to offer as much health protection as possible in daycare centers," says Cultural Minister Theresa Schopper . Your cabinet colleague, Minister of Social Affairs manne lucha , added: " There are no final scientific knowledge for children for children.

tests can be carried out on site in the daycare center or at home

The tests can be carried out by the parents either on site in the daycare center or at home. In the latter case, the parents of the facility must explain that they completed the test and that the test result was negative. Exams of recognized test points are of course also recognized. It is planned that either a quick test or a PCR test is carried out twice a week. The regulation for returning to the company after a positive test in the group should also be adjusted. Here it applies that the children have to test themselves on five consecutive days.

"We will now develop the further details and provide the facilities, parents and educators more information," says the Minister of Culture. The Minister of Social Affairs added: "You can already provide more security in the facilities: Let yourself be added to the facilities: vaccinate your children from the age of twelve-and test yourself regularly with the quick test."

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