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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.

Parental anxiety leads to rise in parents choosing to home school children - Ofsted

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Tuesday, October 6, 2020

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Schools are working hard to make sure children catch up with learning lost during lockdown, but are struggling to deal with anxiety from parents that has led to a rise in home-schooling, Ofsted said.

Occupancy in early years settings rising slowly

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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.

Coronavirus: One in five schools report ‘significant’ absences due to Covid-19

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Monday, October 5, 2020

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One in five schools across England are experiencing 'significant' pupil absences, with almost as many having sent a whole bubble home, according to a survey of teachers.

Campaigners express frustration over Government’s refusal to register nannies

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Thursday, October 1, 2020

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Campaigners fighting to register and regulate the nanny sector have expressed ‘further frustration’ at the Government’s latest response to their concerns that parents will be driven to use unregulated childcare during the pandemic.

Coronavirus: Children must be at the ‘forefront’ of Covid-19 planning

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Wednesday, September 30, 2020

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Children ‘must be put at the heart of planning’ for future lockdowns, England’s Children’s Commissioner says.

Coronavirus: Councils ignoring DfE guidance on funding nurseries and childminders at pre-Covid levels

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Wednesday, September 30, 2020

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One in six local authorities in England are failing to follow Government guidance on early years funding intended to protect providers from the financial impact of coronavirus, an investigation by the Early Years Alliance has revealed.

Councils warn that a quarter of childcare providers could close in rural areas

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Friday, September 25, 2020

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Councils in England are warning that up to one in 10 childcare providers could close this winter, and that as many as one in four are at risk in rural areas.

Coronavirus: 7 in 10 early years staff on furlough - survey

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Friday, September 25, 2020

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Early years settings furloughed 71 per cent of their staff between March and August, according to new research, which highlights the crisis that many providers will find themselves in when the scheme ends next month.

Outcry from the early years sector as minister confirms testing kits for maintained nurseries only

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Thursday, September 24, 2020

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Early years providers and organisations have slammed the Government’s decision to supply coronavirus home testing kits to maintained nurseries, but not to private and voluntary settings.

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

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Tuesday, September 22, 2020

| Nursery World

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.

Labour asks Government to explain problems with testing in early years settings

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Friday, September 18, 2020

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Shadow early years minister Tulip Siddiq has written to the children's minister Vicky Ford about the impact of failures in Covid-19 testing on nurseries and childminders, and confusion around conflicting guidance about children’s symptoms.

New helpline for early years providers and school to report positive Covid-19 cases launched

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Thursday, September 17, 2020

| Nursery World

A dedicated helpline has been launched to advise early years providers and schools on what action to take if they have a confirmed positive case of Covid-19 within their setting.

Nursery workers struggle to get Covid-19 tests leaves settings with staff shortages

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Tuesday, September 15, 2020

| Nursery World

Difficulty accessing coronavirus tests is negatively impacting on the childcare sector as early years workers are having to self-isolate because they cannot get tests for themselves or family members.

Common cold or Covid-19? When to test children

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Monday, September 14, 2020

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Guidance on how to distinguish between the symptoms of a common cold and Covid-19 in children have been published by the Royal Collage of Paediatrics and Child Health.

Families 'just about managing' face winter crisis, charity warns

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Monday, September 14, 2020

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Thousands of families, already struggling to feed and clothe their children, will be plunged into the ‘bleakest’ winter crisis, a new report by Action for Children warns.

Coronavirus: Nurseries and childminders can take more than six children to the park

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Monday, September 14, 2020

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As the 'rule of six' comes into force today, the Government has confirmed that childcare providers are exempt and will be able to take groups of children on outings.

Coronavirus: Scottish childminders to receive £330,000 in extra funding

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Friday, September 11, 2020

| Nursery World

New financial support for childminders in Scotland ‘falls short’ of offering the level of support needed and is lower than that of other childcare settings, the Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA) warns.

Coronavirus: Health visitors provide vital ‘safety net’ for babies during the pandemic

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Thursday, September 10, 2020

| Nursery World

The Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) has published a new report which capture the challenges that health visitors faced while working with families during lockdown - and how they overcame them.

Coronavirus: Calls for extended parental leave and emergency childcare funding dismissed by Government

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Wednesday, September 9, 2020

| Nursery World

Early years organisations have criticised the Government for its response to a recent Petitions Committee report on the impact of Covid-19 on parental leave and childcare.

Nurseries and childminders that rely on parent fees risk closure after lockdown - study

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Friday, September 4, 2020

| Nursery World

Childcare providers that rely on parents’ fees, rather than free entitlement funding, are particularly vulnerable to closure, which could lead to a childcare shortage, the Institute for Fiscal Studies warns in new research.

Working mothers raise concern over lack of childcare

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Thursday, September 3, 2020

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Two in five working mothers are worried they won’t be able to find the childcare they need this September, according to a report from the TUC.

Coronavirus: Small firms need nurseries to reopen to run their businesses

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Wednesday, September 2, 2020

| Nursery World

The Federation of Small Businesses has backed the reopening of schools and nurseries after a survey revealed that over a quarter of its members rely these forms of childcare and education in order to operate.

Coronavirus: Sector tries to stay positive with uncertain times ahead

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Tuesday, September 1, 2020

| Nursery World

Nurseries and pre-schools have spoken to Nursery World about the challenges of opening to more children in September, whether taking on new families or children who are returning for the first time since lockdown. So, what will the new normal look like in the autumn term?

Disadvantaged children need 'long-term' catch-up support as learning gap grows

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Tuesday, September 1, 2020

| Nursery World

Teachers estimate that children are on average three months behind in their learning, while the gap between disadvantaged children and their peers has risen by 46 per cent, according to new research.

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

Parental anxiety leads to rise in parents choosing to home school children - Ofsted

Occupancy in early years settings rising slowly

Coronavirus: One in five schools report ‘significant’ absences due to Covid-19

Campaigners express frustration over Government’s refusal to register nannies

Coronavirus: Children must be at the ‘forefront’ of Covid-19 planning

Coronavirus: Councils ignoring DfE guidance on funding nurseries and childminders at pre-Covid levels

Councils warn that a quarter of childcare providers could close in rural areas

Coronavirus: 7 in 10 early years staff on furlough - survey

Outcry from the early years sector as minister confirms testing kits for maintained nurseries only

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

Labour asks Government to explain problems with testing in early years settings

New helpline for early years providers and school to report positive Covid-19 cases launched

Nursery workers struggle to get Covid-19 tests leaves settings with staff shortages

Common cold or Covid-19? When to test children

Families 'just about managing' face winter crisis, charity warns

Coronavirus: Nurseries and childminders can take more than six children to the park

Coronavirus: Scottish childminders to receive £330,000 in extra funding

Coronavirus: Health visitors provide vital ‘safety net’ for babies during the pandemic

Coronavirus: Calls for extended parental leave and emergency childcare funding dismissed by Government

Nurseries and childminders that rely on parent fees risk closure after lockdown - study

Working mothers raise concern over lack of childcare

Coronavirus: Small firms need nurseries to reopen to run their businesses

Coronavirus: Sector tries to stay positive with uncertain times ahead

Disadvantaged children need 'long-term' catch-up support as learning gap grows

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