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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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'

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.

Occupancy in early years settings rising slowly

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

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The number of children attending early years settings is continuing to increase following the start of the autumn term, the latest Government figures show, with separate research from Ceeda also showing a rise in occupancy.

Ofsted: Children's learning and development regressed in lockdown

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

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Some early years children were back in nappies and using dummies following their return to settings after lockdown, according to a survey by Ofsted of the impact of Covid-19 on nurseries and childminders

Coronavirus: Most out-of-school clubs can stay open in lockdown

Friday, November 6, 2020

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The Out of School Alliance has published a summary of new guidelines for breakfast and after-school clubs, most of which will be able to continue to operate during England's four-week lockdown.

Scotland: Government pledges £3.8m to support childcare settings to stay open

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

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Financial support is being made available to help childcare providers to stay open for small numbers of children, Scottish Government announced today.

Coronavirus: Survey reveals 'serious concerns' among early years workers about their safety

Friday, January 22, 2021

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Early years workers are experiencing ‘high’ levels of cases of Covid-19, with around half of them worried about their safety working in nurseries, pre-schools and as childminders, according to new research.

Play spaces must be kept open, or children will suffer, sector warns

Friday, February 5, 2021

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Many children will remain in perpetual ‘lockdown’ unless playground closures are tackled, the Association of Play Industries (API), has warned.

Coronavirus: Early language support for disadvantaged children in 'catch up' plans

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

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A £18m fund to support language development for disadvantaged children in the early years has been announced in the Government’s education recovery package.

Parent campaigners call for 'new deal for childcare'

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

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‘A new deal for childcare’ including better early years funding has been called for by a newly-formed coalition of parents, nurseries and early years workers.

Coronavirus: Early years sector faces predicted losses of a quarter of a billion pounds this term

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

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Early years settings are set to lose £247 million in funding this spring term, according to research by the Early Years Alliance and Ceeda.

Dads want more flexible working options to be ‘better dads’ - study

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

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Fathers are calling for more flexible, home-based working options post-pandemic, in order to continue being ‘better fathers’, a new study by the Fatherhood Institute has revealed.

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