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Coronavirus drives demand for nannies

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

| Nursery World

The Covid-19 pandemic has increased demand for nannies among families and driven up costs, according to the latest Nanny Salary Index.

Settings seeking coronavirus advice

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Monday, March 16, 2020

| Nursery World

As the Covid-19 outbreak is a developing situation, this story reflects the position as of midday, 12 March.

Avoiding the ‘terrible twos’ during lockdown

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Thursday, May 7, 2020

| Nursery World

Happy babies can get through the ‘terrible twos’ with minimal behavioural problems if they are supported by a flexible method of parenting, a leading Cambridge academic told Nursery World.

Coronavirus: Perilous future for children stuck in the poverty trap

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Wednesday, May 20, 2020

| Nursery World

Growing numbers of children are being cut adrift as families reach breaking point and are ill equipped to cope with the impact of the pandemic, campaigners to end child poverty have warned.

Childminders banned from drop-offs at schools

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Wednesday, May 27, 2020

| Nursery World

Reports that some schools and nurseries are banning childminders from dropping off and collecting children from their premises has led to a petition calling on the Government to clarify the issue.

Survey highlights strain of lockdown on parents and children's mental health

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Tuesday, July 14, 2020

| Nursery World

More than a third of parents say their children are feeling isolated and lonely, according to a survey from Action for Children, which has launched a free advice service to help parents cope with the impact of the pandemic.

Coronavirus: Plea for nurseries and schools to limit places as settings close

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Monday, March 23, 2020

| Nursery World

Early years settings and schools have closed today and are only open for the families of key workers and vulnerable children.

Coronavirus: Warning that 250,000 childcare places could be lost

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Thursday, April 23, 2020

| Nursery World

According to childcare.co.uk, nearly a sixth of providers could close permanently as a result of the pandemic.

Parents will not lose 30-hour or Tax-Free Childcare eligibility during Covid-19 outbreak

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

| Nursery World

Parents will not lose their eligibility for 30-hour childcare or Tax-Free childcare during the summer term, if their income has dropped due to the coronavirus, the Department for Education has confirmed.

Early years sector and parents divided on reopening settings

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Monday, June 1, 2020

| Nursery World

Nurseries and childminders in England are fighting to survive, as new research suggests that just over four in 10 parents of under-fives are planning to return today, with many providers also uncertain about when to reopen.

Fathers’ involvement in childcare hits record high in lockdown

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Friday, June 19, 2020

| Nursery World

More time spent working from home and shorter hours has resulted in the highest increase in childcare undertaken by fathers since the Industrial revolution, the Fatherhood Institute claims.

Urgent call for local councils to be given funding to support summer holiday provision

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Thursday, June 18, 2020

| Nursery World

Teachers are calling on the Government to urgently fund Local Authorities (LAs) to co-ordinate Summer holiday schemes for children and young people in their communities.

Coronavirus: MPs call for emergency funding for childcare sector

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Monday, July 6, 2020

| Nursery World

MPs have called on the Government to conduct an urgent review into childcare funding, and commit to emergency funding for the sector, in a report which highlights 'the serious and unprecedented impact' of coronavirus on new parents and children.

Coronavirus: Parents report closer bonds developing with children in lockdown

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Thursday, July 9, 2020

| Nursery World

Parents have reported both benefits and challenges of having young children at home during the lockdown, new research reveals.

Coronavirus: Children who have been shielding can return to school in September

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Monday, June 22, 2020

| Nursery World

Children who have been shielding because of Covid-19 are very unlikely to need to do so in the future and can return to school in September, according to the deputy chief medical officer.

Consumer watchdog issues advice to nurseries over lockdown fees

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Tuesday, July 28, 2020

| Nursery World

Early years providers could be breaking the law if they ask for parents to pay full fees when lockdown measures are in place, the regulator has warned.

Early years services should be kept open and funding flexible in future lockdowns, says children's commissioner

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Thursday, August 6, 2020

| Nursery World

Early years settings, schools and children’s centres should be kept open 'wherever possible' in the event of lockdown due to Covid-19, the children’s commissioner for England has said.

MPs criticise delay in Government response to childcare funding petition

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Thursday, July 30, 2020

| Nursery World

A report calling for an urgent review of childcare funding and how new parents are supported due to the impact of Covid-19 will not be addressed until later this year.

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

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Friday, September 25, 2020

| Nursery World

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: 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.

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Coronavirus drives demand for nannies

Settings seeking coronavirus advice

Avoiding the ‘terrible twos’ during lockdown

Coronavirus: Perilous future for children stuck in the poverty trap

Childminders banned from drop-offs at schools

Survey highlights strain of lockdown on parents and children's mental health

Coronavirus: Plea for nurseries and schools to limit places as settings close

Coronavirus: Warning that 250,000 childcare places could be lost

Parents will not lose 30-hour or Tax-Free Childcare eligibility during Covid-19 outbreak

Early years sector and parents divided on reopening settings

Fathers’ involvement in childcare hits record high in lockdown

Urgent call for local councils to be given funding to support summer holiday provision

Coronavirus: MPs call for emergency funding for childcare sector

Coronavirus: Parents report closer bonds developing with children in lockdown

Coronavirus: Children who have been shielding can return to school in September

Consumer watchdog issues advice to nurseries over lockdown fees

Early years services should be kept open and funding flexible in future lockdowns, says children's commissioner

MPs criticise delay in Government response to childcare funding petition

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

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

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