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Wales puts 30 hour childcare on hold to pay for key worker children

Monday, April 6, 2020

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The Welsh Government is launching a coronavirus childcare assistance scheme to support Wales’ critical workers, and suspending the childcare offer for Wales for three months.

Coronavirus: Council provides £300,000 to keep settings open for Easter break

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Monday, April 6, 2020

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Nottinghamshire County Council is funding PVI early years settings with an extra £300,000 during the Easter holidays, to help them stay open for critical workers and vulnerable children.

Updated furlough guidance gives flexibility for nurseries to rotate staff

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Thursday, April 2, 2020

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Nursery workers that have been put on temporary leave by their employer during the coronavirus crisis can be furloughed more than once, according to updated guidance.

Scotland puts childcare expansion on hold

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Wednesday, April 1, 2020

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Councils in Scotland will no longer be legally obliged to deliver 1140 hours of funded childcare from this August.

Coronavirus: Nearly half of childminders could stay closed for up to a year

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Friday, March 27, 2020

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Fewer than half of childminders that have closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic plan to re-open within the next year, findings from a survey of childminders and childcare providers suggests.

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.

DfE publishes guidance for early years settings on coronavirus

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Tuesday, March 24, 2020

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The Department for Education has this afternoon published guidance for the sector on early years and childcare closures due to Covid-19.

Large nursery groups join forces to meet coronavirus challenges

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Friday, March 20, 2020

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More than 20 of the UK's leading nursery operators and early years organisations have formed a working group to co-ordinate responses and lobbying on the coronavirus crisis.

Coronavirus: Providers back petition for emergency funding to save parents paying fees

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Friday, March 20, 2020

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A petition has been launched calling for nurseries to be given emergency funding if they have to close down due to Coronavirus.

Nurseries to be exempt from business rates, as Government brings in powers to close or keep them open

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Thursday, March 19, 2020

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All private, voluntary and independent nurseries will be exempt from business rates for one year from 1 April.

Childcare sector slams Government for 'ignoring' them in coronavirus crisis

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Wednesday, March 18, 2020

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Nurseries have called on the Government to set out dedicated measures to help them survive, saying they provide vital support to frontline workers and families.

Coronavirus: Nurseries and childminders call for more support to ensure survival of settings

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Tuesday, March 17, 2020

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Childcare providers and early years organisations are urgently calling on the Government to offer more support for settings affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus: Government confirms settings will receive childcare funding if they have to close

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Tuesday, March 17, 2020

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Government funding for the 15 and 30 hours childcare offers will continue if early years settings have to close, or where children cannot attend due to Coronavirus (COVID-19).

Free childcare entitlement 'not levelling the playing field' for disadvantaged children

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Friday, March 13, 2020

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The public spending watchdog has warned that the development gap for disadvantaged children is at risk of increasing due low take-up of funded places in deprived areas and poorer quality provision.

Budget 2020: Nurseries omitted from business rates holiday

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Thursday, March 12, 2020

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Nurseries have been omitted from the moratorium on business rates announced by the Chancellor in the Budget, which will apply to small retail, hospitality and leisure businesses.

Universal credit childcare rules could discriminate against women

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Tuesday, March 10, 2020

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Thousands of single mothers are being forced into debt by flawed universal credit childcare rules, according to analysis by Save the Children.

MPs to debate offering 15-hour childcare from nine months

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Monday, March 9, 2020

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MPs will today debate whether to extend the 15-hour childcare entitlement to working parents of children from the age of nine months.

Campaigners call for 30-hour childcare to be made universal to close disadvantage gap

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Monday, March 9, 2020

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A campaign group of parents believe that the 30 hours discriminates against the most disadvantaged children, as they are ineligible for the policy.

Workforce survey: Early years sector under increasing strain

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Friday, March 6, 2020

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Widespread staff shortages and retention problems in nurseries are leading to a rise in workplace stress among early years workers, according to a new report out today.

Childcare seminar and report examine the state of the market

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Tuesday, March 3, 2020

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LaingBuisson is holding its third Childcare Seminar exploring market opportunities and challenges on 23 March in London, when it will also launch its latest Childcare Market Report.

Exclusive: Sector survey finds mixed views on 'free' childcare entitlements

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Monday, March 2, 2020

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Opinion is divided on the future of childcare entitlements, according to the results of a survey by Ceeda Research, carried out jointly with Nursery World.

Local authorities urged to stop nursery school closure plans

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Friday, February 28, 2020

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Early Education and the NAHT have today written to 100 local authorities in England urging them to put on hold plans to close maintained nurseries schools in their areas.

Childcare costs rise above inflation

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

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Britain’s parents are paying 5 per cent more for childcare for the under-twos than they were a year ago, according to a survey.

Austerity 'highly likely' to have caused 'shocking' damage to nation's health

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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

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Ten years after his landmark review on health inequalities in England, Professor Sir Michael Marmot’s update reveals a growing gap in health between the North and South, with life expectancy failing to rise for the first time in over 100 years.

'Free' early years education under scrutiny in BBC Radio 4 programme

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Friday, February 7, 2020

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BBC Radio 4's Analysis strand examines whether the billions of pounds spent on free early years education has had the intended effect in 'The Early Years Miracle?' on Monday 10 February at 8.30pm. Nursery World Editor Liz Roberts is among the contributors.

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Wales puts 30 hour childcare on hold to pay for key worker children

Coronavirus: Council provides £300,000 to keep settings open for Easter break

Updated furlough guidance gives flexibility for nurseries to rotate staff

Scotland puts childcare expansion on hold

Coronavirus: Nearly half of childminders could stay closed for up to a year

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

DfE publishes guidance for early years settings on coronavirus

Large nursery groups join forces to meet coronavirus challenges

Coronavirus: Providers back petition for emergency funding to save parents paying fees

Nurseries to be exempt from business rates, as Government brings in powers to close or keep them open

Childcare sector slams Government for 'ignoring' them in coronavirus crisis

Coronavirus: Nurseries and childminders call for more support to ensure survival of settings

Coronavirus: Government confirms settings will receive childcare funding if they have to close

Free childcare entitlement 'not levelling the playing field' for disadvantaged children

Budget 2020: Nurseries omitted from business rates holiday

Universal credit childcare rules could discriminate against women

MPs to debate offering 15-hour childcare from nine months

Campaigners call for 30-hour childcare to be made universal to close disadvantage gap

Workforce survey: Early years sector under increasing strain

Childcare seminar and report examine the state of the market

Exclusive: Sector survey finds mixed views on 'free' childcare entitlements

Local authorities urged to stop nursery school closure plans

Childcare costs rise above inflation

Austerity 'highly likely' to have caused 'shocking' damage to nation's health

'Free' early years education under scrutiny in BBC Radio 4 programme

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