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Playgrounds were shut in the first lockdown, nurseries closed, many parents were cut off from services ILLUSTRATION Laura Wood
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Lockdown babies part 1: New series explores the impact of Covid today

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New research from Ofsted aims to help practitioners raise the quality of education they provide children impacted by the pandemic PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Ofsted review aims to help early years children 'catch up' post-pandemic

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The 'school availability and family wellbeing' report measured the impact of school closures on parents mental health
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Mothers suffered mental health crash 'equivalent to divorce' during school closures, says study

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Many nurseries forced to close during lockdown were left thousands of pounds out of pocket PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Coronavirus: Seventy nurseries signed up to bring potential lawsuit against insurance broker

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The latest ONS data shows Covid infections increased among primary school staff between the autumn 2021 and spring 2022 terms PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Covid on the rise among schools workforce

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The Covid inquiry will now look at the impact the pandemic has had on very young children, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Covid inquiry to now consider the pandemic's impact on children in the early years

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The research found that were fewer ethnic minority and disadvantaged children attending childcare settings last year compared to pre-pandemic levels PHOTO Adobe Stock
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‘Considerably more’ ethnic minority and disadvantaged children missed out on early learning due to Covid

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The University of Stirling led study will consider how to make improvements to the health visiting service PHOTO Adobe Stock
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New study to look into the impact of Covid on health visiting

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The research finds four and five-year-olds were less likely to meet the levels of development in 2021 than before the pandemic, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Report lays bare the impact of Covid on four and five-year-olds' development

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Baroness Hallett is chairing the inquiry into the Government's handling of the pandemic PHOTO UK Parliament
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Covid inquiry widens to include focus on children and inequality

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The number of notifications to Ofsted of Covid outbreaks in early years settings are far higher than initially published PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Exclusive - Incidents of Covid in nurseries far higher than originally published

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The series of reports from the DfE look at the impact of the pandemic on nurseries, school-settings and childminders, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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New DfE research emphasises the impact of Covid on early years sector

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The Government plans to withdraw Covid testing in schools after Friday 1 April
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Government to end regular Covid testing of children in schools

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Childminders can now continue to operate if they have a household member with Covid PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Childminders secure victory over Covid rules preventing them from operating

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The NFER research suggests the learning development of children in Y1 and Y2 has been impacted the most by Covid-19, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Covid-19 affected the learning development of the youngest pupils the most

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Covid has accelerated serious sustainability and access issues
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EXCLUSIVE: Coronavirus forced childcare providers to take dire action, study shows

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