Guidance

Flu immunisation for early years settings including child minders

Information for practitioners working in early years settings on the nasal spray flu vaccination.

From:
UK Health Security Agency
Published
16 September 2016
Last updated
23 July 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Immunising preschool children against flu

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Immunising preschool children against flu (print version)

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This guide has been produced for the early years sector to assist staff and childminders and provides information on the nasal spray flu vaccination being offered to children in this age group.

This leaflet is available for download only.

An information leaflet for parents and carers and a poster for use in settings is available free to order.

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Updates to this page

Published 16 September 2016
Last updated 23 July 2025 show all updates

  1. updated for the 2025 to 2026 flu season

  2. Updated for the 2023 to 2024 winter flu programme.

  3. Added 'Immunising preschool children against flu' for 2022 to 2023.

  4. Updated for the 2021 to 2022 flu vaccination programme.

  5. Added this year's guidance.

  6. Added pre-school guidance for the 2019 to 2020 flu season.

  7. Added revised guidance for early years childcare settings.

  8. Revised for 2017 to 2018 Annual childhood flu programme.

  9. First published.

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