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Coronavirus: DfE publishes guidance for education and childcare settings ahead of second lockdown

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

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The Department for Education has published guidance for education and childcare settings ahead of the new national lockdown in England, which comes into force tomorrow.

Early years settings condemn Government for 'miniscule' funding rise

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Friday, December 18, 2020

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Early years settings will receive just a 6p an hour increase per child for three-and four-year-olds next term, as the Department for Education reverts to pre-Covid funding rates.

Nurseries call for early years staff to be vaccinated

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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

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Nursery groups are calling on the Government to commit to prioritising childcare workers for vaccination against Covid-19.

Teacher Covid-absences ‘significantly higher’ than pupils

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Monday, January 25, 2021

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Primary school teachers were six times more likely to be absent due to a positive Covid test in the autumn term than their pupils, according to new analysis from the Education Policy Institute (EPI).

Rules around children's playgrounds should be clearer, say campaigners

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Wednesday, February 17, 2021

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Children have effectively been under ‘house arrest’ for almost a year and outdoor play is vital for their recovery, a national play organisation has stated as confusion around children using playgrounds continues.

Data analysis targets changes in demand for childcare - survey

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Friday, March 12, 2021

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Using data to understand the movements and lifestyle habits of new parents so that it can inform new nursery openings, was one of the subjects that generated widespread interest at Nursery World’s Business Summit.

School catch-up tsar resigns in funding row

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Thursday, June 3, 2021

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The prime minister’s catch-up tsar Sir Kevan Collins resigned on Wednesday night in response to the Government’s ‘half-hearted approach’ to education recovery for hundreds of thousands of children, whose learning has been disrupted by the pandemic.

Government to launch specialist long Covid hubs for children

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Tuesday, June 15, 2021

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Children will soon be able to be referred to specialist long Covid services, as a part of a £100 million expansion of care for those suffering from the condition.

Coronavirus: Sector raises alarm over measures replacing education 'bubbles'

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Tuesday, July 6, 2021

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Concerns have been raised over the changes to Covid measures in early years settings and schools from next month.

Survey of half a million children finds most are happy with their life

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

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Despite the effects of the pandemic, children in England are happy, and optimistic, reveals the biggest survey of four- to- 17-year-olds.

Calls for better ventilation in schools as a quarter of teachers work in classrooms without opening windows

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Friday, January 7, 2022

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New research suggests the Government’s open window policy to increase ventilation in schools is ‘unworkable’ as 27 per cent of teaching staff work in classrooms without windows that open.

Coronavirus vaccination could be extended to five-year-olds in the UK

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Friday, December 10, 2021

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Children as young as five could be offered the Covid-19 vaccination if approved by the UK’s medicines and healthcare products regulatory agency (MHRA).

Covid cases in nurseries hit new reported high

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Monday, February 7, 2022

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The number of early years settings with Covid cases jumped from 2,933 at the beginning of last month to 4,752 on 17 January, according to the latest data.

Coronavirus: Childminders will be covered under the scheme to support self-employed

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Friday, March 27, 2020

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Childminders are among the workers that could be eligible for the Government scheme to extend financial support to the self-employed affected by Covid-19.

Call to raise child benefit by £10 a week to help families during coronavirus pandemic

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Tuesday, April 7, 2020

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More than 60 family and children’s charities, advice organisations, academics, unions and faith leaders have written to the Chancellor calling for a £10 per child weekly uplift in child benefit to help families during the Covid-19 crisis.

DfE releases more early years guidance on funding and claiming for furloughed staff

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Wednesday, April 29, 2020

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The Department for Education has published guidance on how it expects local authorities to re-distribute funding among early years providers to ensure there are enough places for children of key workers and vulnerable children during the coronavirus outbreak.

Coronavirus: Early years organisations join forces to petition government

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Wednesday, April 29, 2020

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The four largest early years organisations are asking the government for an urgent meeting to discuss how the sector can get the support it needs to play a vital role in the UK's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

Children's services leaders call for extra funding for early years

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Tuesday, July 14, 2020

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Increased spending in the early years is needed to address inequalities and improve children’s lives as part of a long-term approach to support the country’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, a report from the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has recommended today.

DfE statistics show around a quarter of early years children have returned to settings

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Thursday, July 9, 2020

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Just under a quarter of children that usually attend early years settings in term-time have gone back, according to the latest statistics from the Department for Education, which shows a gradually rise in pre-school children returning.

Teaching unions accused of thwarting plans to fully re-open schools in September

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Monday, August 10, 2020

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Teaching unions have drawn up a checklist of 200 demands to be met in order to safely re-open schools to all children next month.

Coronavirus: Government extends Tax-Free Childcare and 30-hour childcare eligibility

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Wednesday, August 5, 2020

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More than 55,000 parents have applied for 30 hour childcare places since the start of lockdown, according to the Department for Education, which is extending the eligibility criteria for families whose incomes may have dropped during the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus: Option to delay school being explored by UK's largest nursery group

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Tuesday, June 23, 2020

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The UK's largest nursery group Busy Bees is working with local authorities to explore a funded ‘stay-in-nursery’ scheme, which would give parents the option to delay the start of their child’s primary school for up to two terms.

Summer statement: Employers will be paid £1,000 bonus to keep on furloughed employees

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Wednesday, July 8, 2020

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There was no extra funding for the early years and childcare sector in the Chancellor’s summer statement delivered in the House of Commons today.

Outgoing health visiting chief exec calls for urgent Government funding for health visitors

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Tuesday, September 22, 2020

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A call for the Government to urgently invest in rebuilding the health visiting profession to support families during the Covid-19 pandemic has been issued by the Institute of Health Visiting’s (iHV) outgoing executive director.

Coronavirus: Nursery schools warn survival on a 'cliff edge'

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Friday, October 9, 2020

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Nine in ten maintained nursery schools are not confident that they will be able to stay open based on current funding levels, according to a survey.

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Coronavirus: DfE publishes guidance for education and childcare settings ahead of second lockdown

Early years settings condemn Government for 'miniscule' funding rise

Nurseries call for early years staff to be vaccinated

Teacher Covid-absences ‘significantly higher’ than pupils

Rules around children's playgrounds should be clearer, say campaigners

Data analysis targets changes in demand for childcare - survey

School catch-up tsar resigns in funding row

Government to launch specialist long Covid hubs for children

Coronavirus: Sector raises alarm over measures replacing education 'bubbles'

Survey of half a million children finds most are happy with their life

Calls for better ventilation in schools as a quarter of teachers work in classrooms without opening windows

Coronavirus vaccination could be extended to five-year-olds in the UK

Covid cases in nurseries hit new reported high

Coronavirus: Childminders will be covered under the scheme to support self-employed

Call to raise child benefit by £10 a week to help families during coronavirus pandemic

DfE releases more early years guidance on funding and claiming for furloughed staff

Coronavirus: Early years organisations join forces to petition government

Children's services leaders call for extra funding for early years

DfE statistics show around a quarter of early years children have returned to settings

Teaching unions accused of thwarting plans to fully re-open schools in September

Coronavirus: Government extends Tax-Free Childcare and 30-hour childcare eligibility

Coronavirus: Option to delay school being explored by UK's largest nursery group

Summer statement: Employers will be paid £1,000 bonus to keep on furloughed employees

Outgoing health visiting chief exec calls for urgent Government funding for health visitors

Coronavirus: Nursery schools warn survival on a 'cliff edge'

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