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Standing tall for early years by planting sunflowers

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

| Nursery World

A national campaign aimed at celebrating the sector’s move towards a fresh new chapter has been launched by London Early Years Foundation to mark Empathy Day.

Government drops plan for all primary school children to return to school this term

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Tuesday, June 9, 2020

| Nursery World

Plans for all primary school children to return for a month before the summer holidays have been abandoned.

Just 10 per cent of early years children have returned to settings

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Tuesday, June 9, 2020

| Nursery World

Just one in ten early years children returned to their setting last week, official statistics show.

Coronavirus: Under-fives' mental health at risk

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Monday, June 8, 2020

| Nursery World

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.

TUC calls for emergency bailout of childcare sector

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Friday, June 5, 2020

| Nursery World

The TUC is calling for an urgent ‘cash injection’ for the childcare sector, warning that without it there will not be enough places for working parents to return to their jobs, as the lockdown eases.

Coronavirus: 10 years of closing the gap reversed by school closures

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Friday, June 5, 2020

| Nursery World

Nearly a decade of closing the attainment gap between disadvantaged children and their peers is ‘likely’ to have been wiped out by school closures as a result of coronavirus.

Coronavirus: After-school clubs on the brink of collapse

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Thursday, June 4, 2020

| Nursery World

Out-of-school clubs are facing closure and may never reopen, following new rules, confusing guidance and lack of support from Government.

Childminders and outdoor nurseries in Scotland now able to open to more children

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Wednesday, June 3, 2020

| Nursery World

Childminders and fully outdoor nurseries in Scotland are now able to reopen from today (3 June).

DfE updates guidance on wider opening for early years and childcare providers

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Wednesday, June 3, 2020

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has updated guidance for early years and childcare providers, including confirmation that from 1 June, childminders can look after children of all ages, in line with their current Ofsted registration, and within usual limits on the number of children they can care for.

Coronavirus: Three-quarters of nurseries will operate at a loss over the coming months

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Tuesday, June 2, 2020

| Nursery World

Three-quarters of nurseries expect to operate at a loss over the next three months, a survey by the National Day Nurseries Association published today (2 June) reveals.

Early years settings divided on readiness to reopen for more children

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Tuesday, June 2, 2020

| Nursery World

With early years settings and schools expected to reopen to more children from 1 June, the sector is split between those who say they are ready and those who are worried that they cannot guarantee the safety of children and staff amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

Parents face challenges accessing childcare as lockdown eases

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Tuesday, June 2, 2020

| Nursery World

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.

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.

Nursery nurse staff voice concern about safety of reopening to more children

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Monday, June 1, 2020

| Nursery World

A survey by Unison of more than 2,000 nursery nurses and classroom assistants in nursery classes found that three-quarters did not feel their setting would be able to cope with extra health and safety measures, as a result of coronavirus, in time to reopen today.

DfE survey finds around half of parents sending their child back to childcare today

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Monday, June 1, 2020

| Nursery World

Around half of parents are expected to send their child back to their early years setting today, according to a survey commissioned by the Department for Education.

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

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Friday, May 29, 2020

| Nursery World

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.

Loan secures jobs for north-east nursery group

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Thursday, May 28, 2020

| Nursery World

A South Tyneside nursery group has been able to safeguard more than 100 jobs and secure its future after receiving a £200,000 bank loan to support businesses affected by coronavirus.

Coronavirus: Councils call for more funding for settings to remain open

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Thursday, May 28, 2020

| Nursery World

Urgent additional funding is needed if childcare providers are to meet the demands of families during the coronavirus crisis, the Local Government Association said today (28 May).

Experts slam Government guidance on ‘rushed return’ to nursery and school

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Thursday, May 28, 2020

| Nursery World

More than 30 early years experts, parent groups, and sector organisations have criticised the Department for Education’s guidance on reopening early years settings and schools, saying it does not provide a safe return for children and threatens their wellbeing and education.

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.

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Standing tall for early years by planting sunflowers

Government drops plan for all primary school children to return to school this term

Just 10 per cent of early years children have returned to settings

Coronavirus: Under-fives' mental health at risk

TUC calls for emergency bailout of childcare sector

Coronavirus: 10 years of closing the gap reversed by school closures

Coronavirus: After-school clubs on the brink of collapse

Childminders and outdoor nurseries in Scotland now able to open to more children

DfE updates guidance on wider opening for early years and childcare providers

Coronavirus: Three-quarters of nurseries will operate at a loss over the coming months

Early years settings divided on readiness to reopen for more children

Parents face challenges accessing childcare as lockdown eases

Early years sector and parents divided on reopening settings

Nursery nurse staff voice concern about safety of reopening to more children

DfE survey finds around half of parents sending their child back to childcare today

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

Loan secures jobs for north-east nursery group

Coronavirus: Councils call for more funding for settings to remain open

Experts slam Government guidance on ‘rushed return’ to nursery and school

Childminders banned from drop-offs at schools

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