The aim of this project is to explore the views early years practitioners, practicing in a Forest School setting, on whether covid-19 hygiene measures and safety arrangements will have an effect on children in the early years. Focusing on possible impacts on immune system development. This qualitative study uses semi-structured interviews as the method of data collection. Participants included are early years practitioners who work at a Forest School setting which they also worked at prior the pandemic so are aware of changes that took place in the setting due to covid. This study found that there were significant changes in the setting’s hygiene practices, routines, and social distancing measures were put in place. This study also highlights the impact working throughout the pandemic has had on early years practitioners in a setting. This study found that contrary to most current literature, there were improvements in children’s behaviour as a direct result of covid safety arrangements being introduced within the setting. Concluding that more literature on the effects of the pandemic on early years children is required to build a full understanding of the issue. Practitioners largely felt that their setting and the children who attend have seen significant improvements due to measures put in place to prevent the spread of covid.