Coronavirus: Nurseries ordered to close hit out at insurance companies for not paying out

By Neil Fatkin
Published 19th Mar 2020, 14:55 BST
Updated 19th Mar 2020, 21:18 BST
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Nursery leaders have hit out at insurance companies who have said they will ‘not pay out’ as a result of the coronavirus crisis.

The news comes as nurseries received an email from the Department for Education confirming they have to close to limit the spread of coronavirus.

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Lucy Whitehead, 42, who owns the Rainbow Corner Day Nursery in Southsea, said: ‘My biggest concern is insurance companies. My company initially said they would pay out but yesterday they did a U-turn and said this was no longer the case.

‘I will still need to pay my staff but will obviously not be receiving fees. I can keep going for around a month but if insurance companies are not going to pay out then many nurseries will not be able to survive this.’

Lucy Whitehead (right), Rainbow Corner Nursery manager, feels unless insurance companies payout then many childcare providers will not be able to survive the closures. Picture: Sarah StandingLucy Whitehead (right), Rainbow Corner Nursery manager, feels unless insurance companies payout then many childcare providers will not be able to survive the closures. Picture: Sarah Standing
Lucy Whitehead (right), Rainbow Corner Nursery manager, feels unless insurance companies payout then many childcare providers will not be able to survive the closures. Picture: Sarah Standing | JPIMedia Resell

Rob Allman, Business Operations Manager at Good Manors Day Nurseries, which has two nurseries in Fareham and one in Portsmouth, has said insurance companies are exploiting the fact ‘this is a new disease’ to get out of paying.

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