Please be advised as directed to by Essex Local Authority we are now requiring proof of key-worker status.  If you have been using our emergency child care you will have been advised of this already, if however you will be using for the first time in the coming weeks you will need to bring with you a letter confirming your key-worker status on the first day that emergency childcare is required.  This would be applicable to both parents.  This is further explained in two letters that will be published online later today.