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Coronavirus: Government revises guidance for children of key workers

Monday, January 11, 2021

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

PM defends decision to keep nurseries open

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Friday, January 8, 2021

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Tuesday, January 5, 2021

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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

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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'.

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

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Monday, January 4, 2021

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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.

Early years settings condemn Government for 'miniscule' funding rise

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Friday, December 18, 2020

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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

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Thursday, December 17, 2020

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

Nurseries conflicted over test and trace responsibilities over Christmas holidays

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Tuesday, December 15, 2020

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The requirement for early years leaders to be available to help with contact tracing during the Christmas holidays has been met with dismay by some in the sector.

Coronavirus: Children's minister sets out £4.4m fund to support children impacted by pandemic

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020

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All those who have worked with children and young people throughout the pandemic are ‘amazing’ said children’s minister Vicky Ford as she outlined a multi-million pound package of support aimed at reaching ‘hidden’ children.

Out-of-school sector threatened with collapse

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020

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A ‘worryingly high’ proportion of out-of-school providers are operating at a loss – and more than half of them expect to be closed within a year, a survey by the Out of School Alliance (OOSA) reveals.

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.

Ofsted chief flags up concern about risks to vulnerable children in the pandemic

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Tuesday, December 1, 2020

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Ofsted’s chief inspector Amanda Spielman has raised concerns that the pandemic has left vulnerable children ‘out of sight’ and at risk of lasting harm.

Ofsted warning underlines the pressures facing vulnerable children and families right now

Opinion

Thursday, November 12, 2020

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The damage done by Covid-19 and lockdown on families is only just starting to be felt, warns Tom McBride of the Early Intervention Foundation

Coronavirus: Helpline launched for BAME families

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Wednesday, November 11, 2020

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A new support helpline for Black and Asian communities hit by Covid-19 has been launched by children’s charity Barnardo’s.

Babies in lockdown: ‘perfect storm’ caused by withdrawal of key services

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Wednesday, November 11, 2020

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The pandemic has caused a ‘perfect storm’ where vital services and support for pregnant mothers and babies were withdrawn from many families at a time when they needed it most, according to the First 1001 Days Movement.

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Coronavirus: Government revises guidance for children of key workers

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'

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

Early years settings condemn Government for 'miniscule' funding rise

Wraparound care sector ramps up fight for more support

Nurseries conflicted over test and trace responsibilities over Christmas holidays

Coronavirus: Children's minister sets out £4.4m fund to support children impacted by pandemic

Out-of-school sector threatened with collapse

One million children living in poverty ineligible for free school meals

Ofsted chief flags up concern about risks to vulnerable children in the pandemic

Ofsted warning underlines the pressures facing vulnerable children and families right now

Coronavirus: Helpline launched for BAME families

Babies in lockdown: ‘perfect storm’ caused by withdrawal of key services

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