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Expanding nursery group launches brand of smaller settings

Friday, October 2, 2020

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Welcome Nurseries, one of the fastest growing nursery groups in the UK, has acquired its 11th nursery, the first to be called Welcome Petite.

Coronavirus: Early Years Alliance survey into impact of pandemic

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Thursday, October 1, 2020

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The Early Years Alliance has launched a new survey for early years providers, to gain an up-to-date understanding of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the sector ahead of the Government’s spending review.

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.

Toddlers from musical households have 'better language skills' - study

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Tuesday, September 29, 2020

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An ‘enriched home musical environment’ can support language development in toddlers, according to new research.

Interview - Linda Cuddy, head of childcare, Welcome Nurseries

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Monday, September 28, 2020

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Since opening its first nursery in June last year, and backed by private investor Jonathan Jay, Welcome Nurseries has expanded rapidly and has just acquired its tenth and 11th settings. The group is now in locations across the North of England in Yorks and Lancs, and in the South in Essex

PVI settings and parents in Scotland cite funding ‘postcode lottery’

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Monday, September 28, 2020

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Parents in North Lanarkshire are speaking out about their struggles to gain access to funded childcare places in private and voluntary nurseries, with owners alleging they are being ‘squeezed out of the market’.

Government reveals £1.7bn in underspend on Tax-Free Childcare

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Monday, September 28, 2020

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New data from the Treasury shows that there is £1.7 billion in unspent funding for Tax-Free Childcare from the last three years, which is intended to support parents with childcare costs.

Children’s well-being a focus as many return for first time

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Monday, September 28, 2020

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As thousands of children return to their early years setting for the first time since lockdown in March, how have they responded to the crisis and how has their well-being been affected?

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.

Coronavirus: Technology vital in communicating with parents and supporting children at home - study

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Thursday, September 24, 2020

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As nurseries and schools deal with possible coronavirus outbreaks and the worry of future lockdowns, research reveals that 95 per cent of early years practitioners and teachers want there to be better communication with hard to reach parents in place.

Creator of Elmer David McKee wins BookTrust lifetime award

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Thursday, September 24, 2020

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Elmer the Elephant’s author and illustrator David McKee has won the prestigious BookTrust annual Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Expanding nursery group launches brand of smaller settings

Coronavirus: Early Years Alliance survey into impact of pandemic

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

Toddlers from musical households have 'better language skills' - study

Interview - Linda Cuddy, head of childcare, Welcome Nurseries

PVI settings and parents in Scotland cite funding ‘postcode lottery’

Government reveals £1.7bn in underspend on Tax-Free Childcare

Children’s well-being a focus as many return for first time

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

Coronavirus: Technology vital in communicating with parents and supporting children at home - study

Creator of Elmer David McKee wins BookTrust lifetime award

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