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Data analysis targets changes in demand for childcare - survey

Friday, March 12, 2021

| Nursery World

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.

Childcare costs rise above inflation, as providers struggle to remain sustainable

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Tuesday, March 9, 2021

| Nursery World

Parents in Britain are paying 4 per cent more overall for childcare than last year, according to the annual survey of childcare costs, which also reveals the early impact of Covid-19 on the childcare market and families.

Coronavirus: More details of return to early years inspections set out

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Monday, March 8, 2021

| Nursery World

Gill Jones, Ofsted deputy director for schools and early years, has set out Ofsted’s plans for ‘a phased and safe return’ to early years inspection.

Labour wants 'big conversation' on early years

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Friday, March 5, 2021

| Nursery World

Labour plans to hold ‘a big conversation’ with those in the early years to hear from providers about what needs to change to transform the sector, including ensuring providers receive the 'proper funding' they 'deserve'.

Leading academics call for a summer of play

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Wednesday, March 3, 2021

| Nursery World

Children’s social and emotional well-being should be put at the heart of their return to school, a group of child psychologists and education specialists have said.

Budget 2021: Business rates relief extension will include nurseries

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Wednesday, March 3, 2021

| Nursery World

Nurseries will continue to be exempt from business rates, but there was no new funding earmarked for the early years or schools in the Chancellor’s budget.

Private and voluntary settings will be able to access early language catch-up scheme

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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

| Nursery World

Disadvantaged children in PVI early years settings will be able to share in the Government's catch-up scheme to boost their language skills.

Nurseries fear refund claims following top-up fee ruling

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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

| Nursery World

Top-up fees have always been a grey area, and now a nursery and county council have been found to have broken the rules following an intervention by the Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman. So what does this mean for the sector? Hannah Crown reports

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

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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

| Nursery World

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

Coronavirus: Early years workers and teachers will not be prioritised for phase 2 of the vaccine

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Friday, February 26, 2021

| Nursery World

Sector organisations have branded it as ‘incomprehensible’ that early years workers will not be prioritised for vaccines during phase 2 of the rollout.

Wraparound care sector warns that demand could outstrip supply in months to come

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Thursday, February 25, 2021

| Nursery World

Wraparound care providers have welcomed the news that they can reopen for bubbles of 15 on 8 March, but warn that the future of the sector remains uncertain unless financial support is given

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

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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

| Nursery World

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'

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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

| Nursery World

‘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: DfE updates early years guidance in response to PM 'roadmap'

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Tuesday, February 23, 2021

| Nursery World

Wraparound childcare, including care provided by childminders, can restart from 8 March, as part of the gradual easing of lockdown restrictions announced yesterday.

Coronavirus: All PVI nurseries to be sent home-testing kits

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Monday, February 22, 2021

| Nursery World

All staff at private, voluntary and independent nurseries and pre-schools will have access to rapid Covid tests to use twice weekly at home, the Department for Education has confirmed.

DfE consults on minor changes to the EYFS

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Thursday, February 18, 2021

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has published the new draft EYFS, and is asking for comments on minor changes to do with the welfare and safeguarding elements of the framework.

Early years sector unites to give thumbs up for early years

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Thursday, February 18, 2021

| Nursery World

Nurseries, pre-schools and childminders around the country have joined forces to celebrate the work of the early years workforce during the pandemic.

Children's commissioner Anne Longfield takes ministers to task in final speech

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Wednesday, February 17, 2021

| Nursery World

‘The Prime Minister’s promise to “level up” is just a slogan unless it focuses on children,’ challenged Children’s Commissioner for England Anne Longfield in her outgoing speech today [Wednesday].

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

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Wednesday, February 17, 2021

| Nursery World

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.

Coronavirus: Nurseries speak out about confusion over priority for vaccine

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Tuesday, February 16, 2021

| Nursery World

Confusion and frustration is continuing among the early years sector around eligibility for the coronavirus vaccine.

London Mayor calls for Government to step in to support capital's 'struggling' nurseries

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Monday, February 15, 2021

| Nursery World

Two-thirds of London’s nurseries report that they are on the verge of closure, with those in the most deprived areas being at the greatest disadvantage, a report for City Hall has found.

Over a million children under five living in poverty - report

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Thursday, February 11, 2021

| Nursery World

A third of children aged under five are living in poverty, a new report by the baby bank charity Little Village and Joseph Rowntree Foundation has found.

Mothers' careers at risk of being forfeited due to coronavirus

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Wednesday, February 10, 2021

| Nursery World

A reliable and affordable childcare system is a prerequisite of a gender equal economy and recovery from the pandemic, according to a new report by the Women and Equalities Committee.

Coronavirus: Childminders in Scotland to receive sustainability grants

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Tuesday, February 9, 2021

| Nursery World

Childminders in Scotland are to receive a further £2.2m funding to support the sustainability of their businesses impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Scottish Government has announced today.

Covid cases in early years settings nearly double in a week

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Monday, February 8, 2021

| Nursery World

The number of incidents of reported cases of coronavirus almost doubled in one week in January, official statistics reveal.

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Data analysis targets changes in demand for childcare - survey

Childcare costs rise above inflation, as providers struggle to remain sustainable

Coronavirus: More details of return to early years inspections set out

Labour wants 'big conversation' on early years

Leading academics call for a summer of play

Budget 2021: Business rates relief extension will include nurseries

Private and voluntary settings will be able to access early language catch-up scheme

Nurseries fear refund claims following top-up fee ruling

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

Coronavirus: Early years workers and teachers will not be prioritised for phase 2 of the vaccine

Wraparound care sector warns that demand could outstrip supply in months to come

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

Parent campaigners call for 'new deal for childcare'

Coronavirus: DfE updates early years guidance in response to PM 'roadmap'

Coronavirus: All PVI nurseries to be sent home-testing kits

DfE consults on minor changes to the EYFS

Early years sector unites to give thumbs up for early years

Children's commissioner Anne Longfield takes ministers to task in final speech

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

Coronavirus: Nurseries speak out about confusion over priority for vaccine

London Mayor calls for Government to step in to support capital's 'struggling' nurseries

Over a million children under five living in poverty - report

Mothers' careers at risk of being forfeited due to coronavirus

Coronavirus: Childminders in Scotland to receive sustainability grants

Covid cases in early years settings nearly double in a week

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