Hyd yma, bu'n ofynnol i leoliadau gofal plant sicrhau bod plant yn cael eu cadw mewn grwpiau cyswllt cyson. Lle bynnag y bo modd, gofynnwyd iddynt hefyd adlewyrchu'r grwpiau cyswllt y mae plant ynddynt yn yr ysgol, a sicrhau nad oes cymysgu rhwng grwpiau. Profodd y dull hwn i fod yn fesur hanfodol yn ystod anterth y pandemig  chyn cyflwyno profion a brechlynnau yn y gymuned. Fodd bynnag, rydym yn gwybod eu bod wedi cyfyngu ar nifer y plant a all elwa ar y gwasanaethau y gall ein darparwyr gofal plant a gwaith chwarae, gan gynnwys lleoliadau Dechrau'n Deg, eu cynnig. Maent hefyd yn achosi heriau logistaidd a gweithredol sylweddol i leoliadau, yn enwedig pan fo plant yn mynychu mwy nag un lleoliad, neu'n defnyddio darpariaeth gofal plant neu waith chwarae ynghyd â'r ysgol.
Up until now childcare settings have been required to ensure that children are kept in consistent contact groups. Wherever possible they have also been asked to mirror the contact groups children are in at school, and to ensure there is no mixing between groups.  This approach proved to be a vital measure during the peak of the pandemic, and before the roll out of community testing and vaccines.  However, we know they have limited the number of children that can benefit from the services our childcare and playwork providers, including Flying Start settings, can offer.  They also cause significant logistical and operational challenges to settings, particularly where children attend more than one setting, or use childcare or playwork provision alongside school.