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Coronavirus: TUC and IPPR call for emergency funding for childcare

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

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The social and economic importance of childcare should be recognised by the Government providing funding to support the struggling early years sector, a research paper published today states.

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.

Nurseries, childminders and schools to stay open in second lockdown

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Monday, November 2, 2020

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Childcare organisations have welcomed the news that early years settings in England will be allowed to stay open during lockdown, but called for more financial support.

#StandUpForEarlyYears: Nurseries 'do their bit' and join Marcus Rashford campaign against holiday hunger

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Thursday, October 29, 2020

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Nurseries and pre-schools have been providing lunch parcels to children and delivering meals to foodbanks during half term, as public pressure mounts on the Government over its decision not to extend free school meals during the holidays.

One million children living in poverty ineligible for free school meals

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Thursday, December 3, 2020

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Over a million children in the UK who live below the poverty line are not eligible for free school meals, new analysis from the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has found.

Coronavirus: London nurseries forced to close as staff hospitalised and the new variant spreads

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Monday, January 18, 2021

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Four members of staff have been hospitalised with Covid-19 from London's largest group of social enterprise nurseries, and more than a third of its settings have been forced to close.

Welsh nurseries to stay open for all children

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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

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Nurseries in Wales have stayed open for all children this week, while schools have closed.

Concern as reports of Covid in early years settings more than double in a week

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Monday, January 25, 2021

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Reported incidences of Covid-19 in early years settings have more than doubled in a week, according to the latest Ofsted numbers.

Should we really be telling our children they are 'behind' and need to 'catch up'?

Opinion

Monday, March 1, 2021

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Children develop at their own pace - they are not on a factory production line - says Louise Livingston of the Maria Montessori Institute

Coronavirus: DfE had 'no plan', MPs' report finds

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

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The Department for Education (DfE) had ‘no plan’ and was ‘unprepared’ for the challenges of Covid-19, a Public Accounts Committee report released today (Wednesday) states.

'Early years is an afterthought in Test and Trace guidance'

Opinion

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

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The latest guidance from the DfE on test and trace and self-isolation has left nurseries in utter confusion and anxiety, says nursery group owner David Wright

Coronavirus: Teaching assistants worried about inadequate ventilation in schools

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Friday, August 6, 2021

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A teaching union is calling for the Government to fund CO2 monitors in schools following concerns from members about the level of ventilation in classrooms to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.

Sharp rise in number of nurseries making a loss – survey

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Thursday, September 9, 2021

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More than eight in ten private, voluntary or independent nurseries in England are making a loss or only just breaking even, according to a survey by the National Day Nurseries Association.

Coronavirus: Services for babies 'stretched' and failing to reach many families

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Thursday, September 2, 2021

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The pandemic continues to have a ‘significant’ impact on babies, their families and the services that work with them, according to a new report from the First 1001 Days Movement.

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.

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).

Childcare providers among hundreds of firms not eligible for Government help

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Wednesday, April 15, 2020

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The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has been inundated with emails from the self-employed and small companies, including childcare providers, that are missing out on Government support during the coronavirus crisis.

Coronavirus: One in five childminders not eligible for Government help

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Friday, May 1, 2020

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Nurseries reveal impact of furlough changes

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020

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Nurseries around the UK - both large chains and standalone providers - have voiced their concerns about staying open, following the change in official guidance as to how how much they can claim for staff on furlough.

Worries about children's safety putting parents off sending children back to nursery and school

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Friday, May 29, 2020

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Concerns about their child’s health and safety mean that thousands of parents will not be sending their children back to nursery next week, despite Boris Johnson giving the go-ahead for early years settings and primary schools to open from Monday.

Around a third of parents used formal childcare in April

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Friday, May 22, 2020

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Children’s minister Vicky Ford has thanked early years professionals for their ‘continued dedication’ in helping critical workers and parents of vulnerable children to access childcare during the pandemic, as official statistics reveal the take-up of childcare during lockdown.

Coronavirus: Scotland issues guidance ahead of reopening of nurseries

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Wednesday, June 17, 2020

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Childcare providers in Scotland have been issued with new guidance to help plan for reopening settings once it is deemed safe to do so.

Coronavirus: Under-fives' mental health at risk

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Monday, June 8, 2020

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Covid-19 is likely to increase the strain on the mental health of under-fives and their parents, warns the National Children’s Bureau (NCB), at the start of this week’s Infant Mental Health Awareness Week.

Parents face challenges accessing childcare as lockdown eases

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Tuesday, June 2, 2020

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Working parents will continue to have problems finding the childcare they need for the foreseeable future, a social enterprise specialising in intergeneration care has warned.

Around a quarter of early years providers still closed, research suggests

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Monday, June 15, 2020

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Around a quarter (24 per cent) of nursery and pre-school settings remained closed in the week beginning 1 June, despite the Government giving the go-ahead for opening early years provision to all children, a report by independent sector analysts Ceeda has found.

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Coronavirus: TUC and IPPR call for emergency funding for childcare

Campaigners express frustration over Government’s refusal to register nannies

Nurseries, childminders and schools to stay open in second lockdown

#StandUpForEarlyYears: Nurseries 'do their bit' and join Marcus Rashford campaign against holiday hunger

One million children living in poverty ineligible for free school meals

Coronavirus: London nurseries forced to close as staff hospitalised and the new variant spreads

Welsh nurseries to stay open for all children

Concern as reports of Covid in early years settings more than double in a week

Should we really be telling our children they are 'behind' and need to 'catch up'?

Coronavirus: DfE had 'no plan', MPs' report finds

'Early years is an afterthought in Test and Trace guidance'

Coronavirus: Teaching assistants worried about inadequate ventilation in schools

Sharp rise in number of nurseries making a loss – survey

Coronavirus: Services for babies 'stretched' and failing to reach many families

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

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

Childcare providers among hundreds of firms not eligible for Government help

Coronavirus: One in five childminders not eligible for Government help

Nurseries reveal impact of furlough changes

Worries about children's safety putting parents off sending children back to nursery and school

Around a third of parents used formal childcare in April

Coronavirus: Scotland issues guidance ahead of reopening of nurseries

Coronavirus: Under-fives' mental health at risk

Parents face challenges accessing childcare as lockdown eases

Around a quarter of early years providers still closed, research suggests

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