Thank you for your feedback. We understand starting during the Covid-19 pandemic is unsettling for parents and we have been updating the app with extra photos of the children and the rooms set up to ensure parents have an insight inside during the day. Current guidance from the DFE advises that in early years, face masks should be worn by adults "in situations where social distancing is not possible". Our staff try to maintain a 2m distance from each other and the decision was made to wear face masks throughout the day to minimize risks. Times when staff do not wear masks are when they are outdoors, and when they are engaged in activities 1-2-1 or stories. We considered impact on development and we have monitored this using observations and assessments but have specifically analysed the assessments with the impact of face masks and staff have not reported any children to be scared, wary or nervous of interaction with staff wearing face masks.