At the time of writing this, there has not been a reported incidence of any coronavirus outbreak in any early childhood education and care service in NSW.

Notwithstanding, the Australian Childcare Alliance (ACA) NSW has today (27 January 2020) asked the NSW Department of Education for assistance with any further advice and assistance in addition to existing policies and procedures in order to deal with this unique infectious disease.

We thank the NSW Department of Education who has informed ACA NSW that they will be sending their latest information to all approved providers shortly.

In the meantime, ECEC services can read up more about the coronavirus via the NSW Department of Health webpage.

PUBLISHED: 27 JANUARY 2020