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Coronavirus: Infection rates among teachers and school support staff 'much higher' than among general public

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

| Nursery World

The infection rate of Covid-19 among teaching assistants in primary schools is three times higher that of the general population, and for teachers nearly double, analysis of Government figures by the National Education Union has found.

Report reveals ‘hidden harms’ of spring lockdown on babies

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

| Nursery World

Emerging evidence of the ‘harm’ that lockdown has had on babies is detailed in a new report launched today.

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

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Monday, January 18, 2021

| Nursery World

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.

Coronavirus: DfE tells local authorities to fund children temporarily absent from nurseries

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Friday, January 15, 2021

| Nursery World

Children not currently attending an early years setting due to coronavirus, but that are registered with one, should be included in next week’s early years census, the Department for Education has confirmed.

Coronavirus: Dismay as early years staff told they won't be sent testing kits

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Thursday, January 14, 2021

| Nursery World

Nursery workers and childminders will have to travel to test centres to access asymptomatic testing for Covid-19, unlike those working in nursery classes and maintained nurseries, who will be sent home testing kits – a decision branded as ‘unfair’ and ‘insulting’ by the sector.

Coronavirus: Urgent action needed to improve ‘inadequate’ food parcels

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Wednesday, January 13, 2021

| Nursery World

The Government has demanded ‘urgent’ action on ‘completely unacceptable’ food parcels sent to children as replacements for free school meals during lockdown.

Scotland: Government pledges £3.8m to support childcare settings to stay open

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Wednesday, January 13, 2021

| Nursery World

Financial support is being made available to help childcare providers to stay open for small numbers of children, Scottish Government announced today.

Unions call for nurseries to close to keep staff safe, and for emergency funding

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Tuesday, January 12, 2021

| Nursery World

The National Education Union and Unison are calling on the Government to close early years settings in line with schools, to protect staff and prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Early years settings will be given rapid Covid-19 testing kits

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Monday, January 11, 2021

| Nursery World

Early years settings will be able to access rapid test kits for Covid-19, children’s minister Vicky Ford has confirmed.

Coronavirus: Government revises guidance for children of key workers

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Monday, January 11, 2021

| Nursery World

Children of keyworkers should stay at home ‘if they can’, the Government has said, in the latest change to school guidance.

Government keeps nurseries open in lockdown 3 purely for profit

Opinion

Friday, January 8, 2021

| Nursery World

In keeping early years settings open, the Government is putting profits above people, argues Dr Kate Hoskins

PM defends decision to keep nurseries open

News

Friday, January 8, 2021

| Nursery World

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that it was 'very important' to keep early years provision open for key workers, but failed to mention that childcare settings are currently open for all children, during yesterday's Downing Street press conference.

Council defies Government and closes nurseries

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Thursday, January 7, 2021

| Nursery World

Brighton and Hove Council has closed its nurseries to cope with rising cases of Covid-19 across the city.

Coronavirus: MPs to debate petition calling for vaccinations for early years workers and teachers

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Thursday, January 7, 2021

| Nursery World

Prioritising Covid-19 vaccinations for childcare staff and teachers will be debated in Parliament on Monday (11 January), following a petition which has so far received more than 342,000 signatures.

Sector unites in call for Government to protect early years settings and workers

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Thursday, January 7, 2021

| Nursery World

Early years organisations have joined forces to call on the Government to take urgent action to protect the nurseries, pre-schools and childminders it has asked to stay open, in the wake of record cases of Covid-19.

Welsh nurseries to stay open for all children

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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

| Nursery World

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

Nurseries call for early years staff to be vaccinated

News

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

| Nursery World

Nursery groups are calling on the Government to commit to prioritising childcare workers for vaccination against Covid-19.

Early years workers express fear and frustration over Government decision to keep nurseries open

News

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

| Nursery World

Nurseries and early years workers have reacted in anger and disbelief at the Government’s decision to keep early years settings open to all children, while at the same time closing schools, as England enters a third national lockdown.

Coronavirus: SAGE scientist - decision to keep nurseries open 'may be political'

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Tuesday, January 5, 2021

| Nursery World

A leading virologist, who sits on Sage, has said that there is no scientific rationale for the Government in keeping early years settings open, when schools and universities have been closed 'on the grounds of public health'.

Scottish nurseries and schools to stay closed, as Scotland enters lockdown at midnight

News

Monday, January 4, 2021

| Nursery World

Scotland’s nurseries and schools will stay closed until at least the end of January.

Coronavirus: Nurseries 'ignored' by Government in row over reopening schools

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Monday, January 4, 2021

| Nursery World

Nurseries and early years settings have criticised the Government for failing to include them in discussions with schools about whether it is safe for them to stay open, given the ongoing rise in cases of Covid-19.

Coronavirus: All women now entitled to have a partner at birth

News

Friday, December 18, 2020

| Nursery World

Pregnant women should be able to have someone with them for all their maternity appointments, scans and for the entire labour and birth, NHS health trusts in England have been told.

Early years settings condemn Government for 'miniscule' funding rise

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Friday, December 18, 2020

| Nursery World

Early years settings will receive just a 6p an hour increase per child for three-and four-year-olds next term, as the Department for Education reverts to pre-Covid funding rates.

Wraparound care sector ramps up fight for more support

News

Thursday, December 17, 2020

| Nursery World

A coalition of 250 out-of-school providers is calling on the Government to provide ‘urgent’ financial support to save the sector from collapse.

MPs discuss early years workforce challenges

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Wednesday, December 16, 2020

| Nursery World

An urgent independent review is needed to ‘alleviate the pressures’ facing the early years workforce, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Childcare and Early Education has heard.

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Coronavirus: Infection rates among teachers and school support staff 'much higher' than among general public

Report reveals ‘hidden harms’ of spring lockdown on babies

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

Coronavirus: DfE tells local authorities to fund children temporarily absent from nurseries

Coronavirus: Dismay as early years staff told they won't be sent testing kits

Coronavirus: Urgent action needed to improve ‘inadequate’ food parcels

Scotland: Government pledges £3.8m to support childcare settings to stay open

Unions call for nurseries to close to keep staff safe, and for emergency funding

Early years settings will be given rapid Covid-19 testing kits

Coronavirus: Government revises guidance for children of key workers

Government keeps nurseries open in lockdown 3 purely for profit

PM defends decision to keep nurseries open

Council defies Government and closes nurseries

Coronavirus: MPs to debate petition calling for vaccinations for early years workers and teachers

Sector unites in call for Government to protect early years settings and workers

Welsh nurseries to stay open for all children

Nurseries call for early years staff to be vaccinated

Early years workers express fear and frustration over Government decision to keep nurseries open

Coronavirus: SAGE scientist - decision to keep nurseries open 'may be political'

Scottish nurseries and schools to stay closed, as Scotland enters lockdown at midnight

Coronavirus: Nurseries 'ignored' by Government in row over reopening schools

Coronavirus: All women now entitled to have a partner at birth

Early years settings condemn Government for 'miniscule' funding rise

Wraparound care sector ramps up fight for more support

MPs discuss early years workforce challenges

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