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Labour wants 'big conversation' on early years

Friday, March 5, 2021

| Nursery World

Labour plans to hold ‘a big conversation’ with those in the early years to hear from providers about what needs to change to transform the sector, including ensuring providers receive the 'proper funding' they 'deserve'.

Leading academics call for a summer of play

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Wednesday, March 3, 2021

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Children’s social and emotional well-being should be put at the heart of their return to school, a group of child psychologists and education specialists have said.

Budget 2021: Business rates relief extension will include nurseries

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Wednesday, March 3, 2021

| Nursery World

Nurseries will continue to be exempt from business rates, but there was no new funding earmarked for the early years or schools in the Chancellor’s budget.

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

Opinion

Monday, March 1, 2021

| Nursery World

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

Wraparound care sector warns that demand could outstrip supply in months to come

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Thursday, February 25, 2021

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Wraparound care providers have welcomed the news that they can reopen for bubbles of 15 on 8 March, but warn that the future of the sector remains uncertain unless financial support is given

Early years sector unites to give thumbs up for early years

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Thursday, February 18, 2021

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Nurseries, pre-schools and childminders around the country have joined forces to celebrate the work of the early years workforce during the pandemic.

Children's commissioner Anne Longfield takes ministers to task in final speech

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Wednesday, February 17, 2021

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‘The Prime Minister’s promise to “level up” is just a slogan unless it focuses on children,’ challenged Children’s Commissioner for England Anne Longfield in her outgoing speech today [Wednesday].

Rules around children's playgrounds should be clearer, say campaigners

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Wednesday, February 17, 2021

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Children have effectively been under ‘house arrest’ for almost a year and outdoor play is vital for their recovery, a national play organisation has stated as confusion around children using playgrounds continues.

London Mayor calls for Government to step in to support capital's 'struggling' nurseries

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Monday, February 15, 2021

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Two-thirds of London’s nurseries report that they are on the verge of closure, with those in the most deprived areas being at the greatest disadvantage, a report for City Hall has found.

Over a million children under five living in poverty - report

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Thursday, February 11, 2021

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A third of children aged under five are living in poverty, a new report by the baby bank charity Little Village and Joseph Rowntree Foundation has found.

Mothers' careers at risk of being forfeited due to coronavirus

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Wednesday, February 10, 2021

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A reliable and affordable childcare system is a prerequisite of a gender equal economy and recovery from the pandemic, according to a new report by the Women and Equalities Committee.

Coronavirus: Co-op Childcare wins award for supporting families during pandemic

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Tuesday, February 9, 2021

| Nursery World

Co-op Childcare Group has won a social sustainability award for its response to the pandemic and supporting vulnerable families.

Play spaces must be kept open, or children will suffer, sector warns

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Friday, February 5, 2021

| Nursery World

Many children will remain in perpetual ‘lockdown’ unless playground closures are tackled, the Association of Play Industries (API), has warned.

Scottish nurseries set to reopen in three weeks

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Wednesday, February 3, 2021

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Nurseries in Scotland are set to reopen on 22 February and ‘at home’ Covid testing will be offered to all maintained sector childcare workers twice a week and then extended to the PVI sector ‘in the weeks’ ahead, Scotland’s First Minister announced yesterday.

Coronavirus: Nurseries report increase in temporary closures

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Wednesday, February 3, 2021

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The number of early years settings having to temporarily close because of Covid-19 infections appear to be rising, while nurseries say they feel they are the 'bottom of the pile' and 'ignored' by the Government.

Big drop in attendance adds to sector’s funding concerns

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Tuesday, February 2, 2021

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The pandemic has led to fewer funded children on roll as well as a decline in registrations from fee-paying parents, putting some settings in financial peril. By Annette Rawstrone

Children’s mental health services need ‘rocket boost’ in funding

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Monday, February 1, 2021

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Children’s mental health services need a ‘rocket boost’ in funding if they are to support the one in six children in England who have a probable mental health condition – as well as those suffering the consequences of the pandemic, the Children’s Commissioner has warned.

Leadsom outlines emerging findings of the Government’s review into babies’ healthy development

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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

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Preliminary findings of the Early Years Healthy Development Review were outlined by Andrea Leadsom MP at the APPG on Conception to age two meeting, held yesterday.

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

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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.

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

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Friday, January 15, 2021

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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.

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

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Tuesday, January 12, 2021

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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.

Coronavirus: Government revises guidance for children of key workers

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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.

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'.

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.

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Labour wants 'big conversation' on early years

Leading academics call for a summer of play

Budget 2021: Business rates relief extension will include nurseries

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

Wraparound care sector warns that demand could outstrip supply in months to come

Early years sector unites to give thumbs up for early years

Children's commissioner Anne Longfield takes ministers to task in final speech

Rules around children's playgrounds should be clearer, say campaigners

London Mayor calls for Government to step in to support capital's 'struggling' nurseries

Over a million children under five living in poverty - report

Mothers' careers at risk of being forfeited due to coronavirus

Coronavirus: Co-op Childcare wins award for supporting families during pandemic

Play spaces must be kept open, or children will suffer, sector warns

Scottish nurseries set to reopen in three weeks

Coronavirus: Nurseries report increase in temporary closures

Big drop in attendance adds to sector’s funding concerns

Children’s mental health services need ‘rocket boost’ in funding

Leadsom outlines emerging findings of the Government’s review into babies’ healthy development

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

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

Coronavirus: Government revises guidance for children of key workers

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

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

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