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Childminders more likely to stay open than nurseries, survey suggests

Friday, May 22, 2020

| Nursery World

More than a third of nurseries and around half of childminders have stayed open for keyworkers and vulnerable children, a survey suggests.

Why a Montessori approach can work well with social distancing

Opinion

Friday, May 22, 2020

| Nursery World

Here at the Maria Montessori Institute School we have been thinking about how social distancing could work in our Children’s House nurseries, with our three- to- six-year-olds.

Early years settings receiving contradictory Government guidance on PPE

News

Friday, May 22, 2020

| Nursery World

Childcare providers are receiving contradictory guidance over the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) if they are unable to obtain it from their local supply chains.

Around a third of parents used formal childcare in April

News

Friday, May 22, 2020

| Nursery World

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.

Social workers will work in schools to help identify children at risk

News

Thursday, May 21, 2020

| Nursery World

Social workers will work with teachers in schools to help spot signs of abuse and neglect more quickly, as more children are expected to return to school following the lockdown.

Coronavirus: Perilous future for children stuck in the poverty trap

News

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.

'We're ready to welcome children back from June'

Opinion

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

| Nursery World

It's not an easy decision, says Sarah Mackenzie, Education Director of N Family Club, but she believes it's time to open nurseries to more children

Coronavirus: Parents need help with managing children’s emotions

News

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

| Nursery World

Parents want support to manage their children’s emotional wellbeing, education and coming out of social isolation, initial findings from a major study tracking mental health throughout the pandemic has revealed.

Coronavirus: experts advise on practicalities, protection and pedagogy for wider opening of nurseries

News

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

| Nursery World

As nursery owners in England gear up to reopen from 1 June, an online conference run by Famly, with Nursery World as media partner, has pulled together expert advice on key questions.

Government slammed for failing to treat early years providers equally with schools

News

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

| Nursery World

The Government has been criticised failing to provide extra funding for PPE and cleaning for nurseries, despite pledging thousands of pounds to support schools with their extra operating costs during the crisis.

SEND: Families can apply for share of £10m in coronavirus crisis home-learning fund

News

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

| Nursery World

Low-income families with children with special educational needs and disabilities can apply for emergency funding to help them buy equipment and resources to help them with home learning during the lockdown.

Coronavirus: Educational gaps widen during lockdown

News

Monday, May 18, 2020

| Nursery World

School closures are increasing educational inequalities between the rich and poor, a report from the Institute of Fiscal Studies has revealed, as the debate about wider opening from 1 June continues.

'It is unclear how the Government expects early years settings to open at all'

Opinion

Friday, May 15, 2020

| Nursery World

I do not envy the week that childminders have had, says Tulip Siddiq, on the Government's confusing guidance on their return to work dates

Coronavirus: Children more at risk of secondhand smoke in lockdown

News

Thursday, May 14, 2020

| Nursery World

Health campaigners are warning that lockdown has led to more secondhand smoke exposure in families with children.

Doctors call for more funding for nurseries caring for key worker children

News

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

| Nursery World

Nurseries that are continuing to operate during the Covid-19 pandemic to support frontline workers need financial support now to keep sustainable, the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) and British Medical Association (BMA) have jointly stated.

'Absolute joke': Childminders on being told they can reopen with less than 24 hours' notice

News

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

| Nursery World

Childminders have reacted angrily to the last-minute change in Government policy that they can reopen to care for children of one household from today.

Chancellor extends furlough scheme until October

News

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

| Nursery World

The Government has extended the furlough scheme for four more months and made it more flexible by extending it to part-time workers from August.

Breaking: DfE confirms that childminders can now open from tomorrow for children from one household

News

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

| Nursery World

Childminders will be able to provide childcare for children from one household from tomorrow, Nursery World can confirm.

Coronavirus: DfE guidance - key points for opening for more children from 1 June

News

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

| Nursery World

We have summarised the latest Department for Education guidance for settings below, as nurseries, childminders and schools prepare to open for more children from 1 June.

Childminders left confused by mixed messaging from Government over work return

News

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

| Nursery World

Thousands of childminders have been left confused by Government guidance, which seemingly states they should return to work tomorrow, but which is at odds with separate guidance published by the Department for Education.

DfE releases new guidance for early years settings and schools ahead of wider opening

News

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has published guidance for early years settings, following the prime minister’s confirmation in parliament yesterday that they should open to more children from 1 June.

#StandUpForEarlyYears: Lockdown has boosted parents' respect for early years staff, says Montessori poll

News

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

| Nursery World

More than three quarters (77 per cent) of parents have an increased respect for nursery staff and teachers following over a month at home with their children, research by the Montessori Group has found.

Childcare providers and schools call for clarity on plans to re-open settings to more children

News

Monday, May 11, 2020

| Nursery World

Guidance for early years settings and schools on how they will open for more children is expected later today, after the prime minister Boris Johnson confirmed that the Government wants to see children make a phased return to school from 1 June.

Early years settings in England to reopen in June in Government's lockdown exit plan

News

Monday, May 11, 2020

| Nursery World

Early years settings, childminders and schools will be able to open to more children from 1 June, the Government has confirmed in a 50-page coronavirus recovery document.

9 in 10 parents do not want children to go back to school as soon as lockdown ends

News

Thursday, May 7, 2020

| Nursery World

Ninety per cent of parents do not want to see their children return to school immediately after the UK Government ends lockdown, according to a new survey.

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Childminders more likely to stay open than nurseries, survey suggests

Why a Montessori approach can work well with social distancing

Early years settings receiving contradictory Government guidance on PPE

Around a third of parents used formal childcare in April

Social workers will work in schools to help identify children at risk

Coronavirus: Perilous future for children stuck in the poverty trap

'We're ready to welcome children back from June'

Coronavirus: Parents need help with managing children’s emotions

Coronavirus: experts advise on practicalities, protection and pedagogy for wider opening of nurseries

Government slammed for failing to treat early years providers equally with schools

SEND: Families can apply for share of £10m in coronavirus crisis home-learning fund

Coronavirus: Educational gaps widen during lockdown

'It is unclear how the Government expects early years settings to open at all'

Coronavirus: Children more at risk of secondhand smoke in lockdown

Doctors call for more funding for nurseries caring for key worker children

'Absolute joke': Childminders on being told they can reopen with less than 24 hours' notice

Chancellor extends furlough scheme until October

Breaking: DfE confirms that childminders can now open from tomorrow for children from one household

Coronavirus: DfE guidance - key points for opening for more children from 1 June

Childminders left confused by mixed messaging from Government over work return

DfE releases new guidance for early years settings and schools ahead of wider opening

#StandUpForEarlyYears: Lockdown has boosted parents' respect for early years staff, says Montessori poll

Childcare providers and schools call for clarity on plans to re-open settings to more children

Early years settings in England to reopen in June in Government's lockdown exit plan

9 in 10 parents do not want children to go back to school as soon as lockdown ends

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