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Consumer watchdog issues advice to nurseries over lockdown fees

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

| Nursery World

Early years providers could be breaking the law if they ask for parents to pay full fees when lockdown measures are in place, the regulator has warned.

Coronavirus: Mothers blame childcare shortage for redundancies

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Monday, July 27, 2020

| Nursery World

Almost a half of mothers (46 per cent) made redundant during the Covid-19 pandemic blame a lack of childcare provision, a survey has found.

Coronavirus: Impact of school closures could 'lead to lower skills' and harm the economy for decades - study

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Friday, July 24, 2020

| Nursery World

Unless catch-up lessons work, British children could ‘lose 3 per cent of lifetime earnings’ due to school closures, according to a new report from the Royal Society.

Call to scrap fines for children not returning to school next term

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Friday, July 17, 2020

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Parents and carers in England should be given more time to choose whether to send their children back to school for the new academic year without the risk of being fined by the Government, parenting and education charity, Parentkind has said.

Andrea Leadsom to lead review into early years health

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Wednesday, July 15, 2020

| Nursery World

Andrea Leadsom has been commissioned by the prime minister to lead a new review into improving the health outcomes of babies and young children, as part of the Government’s 'levelling up' agenda.

Concern children with 'low level' SEND not being identified

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Wednesday, July 15, 2020

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Early years SENCOs are worried that children presenting with ‘low levels’ of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are being ‘missed’ as a result of time and resource restrictions, a report by nasen has found.

Coronavirus: DfE updates guidance on holiday clubs but some providers warn it is still 'not clear enough'

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Tuesday, July 14, 2020

| Nursery World

The DfE has updated the guidance for holiday club providers on the protective measures they should employ to minimise risk of transmission of the virus over the summer.

Survey highlights strain of lockdown on parents and children's mental health

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Tuesday, July 14, 2020

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More than a third of parents say their children are feeling isolated and lonely, according to a survey from Action for Children, which has launched a free advice service to help parents cope with the impact of the pandemic.

Parents urged to ensure children have the flu jab to protect health services

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Tuesday, July 14, 2020

| Nursery World

It is ‘absolutely critical’ that children from two-years-old receive the flu vaccine this autumn, the Royal College of Paediatricians and Child Health (RCPCH) has warned.

New campaign urges people to report child abuse concerns in the home

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Monday, July 13, 2020

| Nursery World

Neighbours and workers, including delivery drivers and plumbers, are being targeted in a new campaign to support people to spot signs of child abuse in the home amid fears that vulnerable children are being overlooked during lockdown.

#StandUpForEarlyYears: NHS doctor says childcarers are 'unsung heroes'

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Thursday, July 9, 2020

| Nursery World

An NHS doctor from Huddersfield says that support from her local nursery enabled her to save lives in the battle against COVID-19.

Coronavirus: Parents report closer bonds developing with children in lockdown

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Thursday, July 9, 2020

| Nursery World

Parents have reported both benefits and challenges of having young children at home during the lockdown, new research reveals.

Great Ormond Street reports dramatic rise in suspected domestic child abuse during lockdown

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Thursday, July 9, 2020

| Nursery World

Ten babies presented with abusive head trauma at the specialist children’s hospital in the first month of lockdown, pointing to a ‘silent pandemic’ of suspected domestic child abuse amid the pandemic, a report published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood has found.

How our nursery coped with the loss of a child

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Thursday, July 9, 2020

| Nursery World

Dr Kath Dickinson, manager of SEND to Learn Nursery in Northumberland, explains the procedures her setting followed for staff, families and children after the death of a child.

Summer statement: Government 'without a plan' for the childcare sector and struggling families

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Wednesday, July 8, 2020

| Nursery World

Early years organisations have criticised the chancellor for failing to come up with a plan to protect nurseries and childcare businesses and for ignoring the sector's plight.

Free breakfast scheme extended over summer holidays

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Tuesday, July 7, 2020

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Disadvantaged children from more than 1,800 schools in England will be given vouchers for healthy breakfasts over the summer holidays.

Coronavirus: MPs call for emergency funding for childcare sector

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Monday, July 6, 2020

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MPs have called on the Government to conduct an urgent review into childcare funding, and commit to emergency funding for the sector, in a report which highlights 'the serious and unprecedented impact' of coronavirus on new parents and children.

'Put children at the heart of recovery' say charities, as PM unveils 'new deal' for economy

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Tuesday, June 30, 2020

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Children, young people and families must be at the ‘heart’ of the Government’s recovery plan, a coalition of more than 50 organisations and charities said today.

Fears parents will be driven to use unregulated childcare

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Monday, June 29, 2020

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Anticipated mass nursery and childminder closures could result in desperate parents putting their children at risk by unwittingly resorting to unregulated childcare, warns the Regulation Matters (RM) Campaign.

Coronavirus: Parents want fewer days in the office but struggle without childcare in pandemic

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Monday, June 29, 2020

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Lockdown has led almost half of working parents to consider requesting more flexible working arrangements but parents strongly recognise that they need childcare support in order to work effectively, research by Bright Horizons Work+Family Solutions has found.

Coronavirus: Nurseries and childminders face huge financial losses, analysis finds

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Thursday, June 25, 2020

| Nursery World

Parents returning to work in the wake of the lockdown may struggle to find childcare places, as a new report reveals the impact of the pandemic on nurseries, pre-schools and childminders.

Holiday and out-of-school clubs to open from 4 July

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Tuesday, June 23, 2020

| Nursery World

Holiday clubs and wraparound provision will be allowed to reopen from 4 July.

Coronavirus: Option to delay school being explored by UK's largest nursery group

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Tuesday, June 23, 2020

| Nursery World

The UK's largest nursery group Busy Bees is working with local authorities to explore a funded ‘stay-in-nursery’ scheme, which would give parents the option to delay the start of their child’s primary school for up to two terms.

#StandUpForEarlyYears: Nursery group launches free family meal scheme

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Monday, June 22, 2020

| Nursery World

A free family meal scheme, which aims to give each funded family a hot meal three times a week, is being rolled out by Kidzrus Nursery Group in Manchester.

Daily online EYFS activities launched for parents and carers

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Monday, June 22, 2020

| Nursery World

A daily programme of activities linked to the EYFS, which includes themes such as gardening and wildlife; UFO day and caring for our world, is now available for parents and early years professionals on the website, eyfshome.com.

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Consumer watchdog issues advice to nurseries over lockdown fees

Coronavirus: Mothers blame childcare shortage for redundancies

Coronavirus: Impact of school closures could 'lead to lower skills' and harm the economy for decades - study

Call to scrap fines for children not returning to school next term

Andrea Leadsom to lead review into early years health

Concern children with 'low level' SEND not being identified

Coronavirus: DfE updates guidance on holiday clubs but some providers warn it is still 'not clear enough'

Survey highlights strain of lockdown on parents and children's mental health

Parents urged to ensure children have the flu jab to protect health services

New campaign urges people to report child abuse concerns in the home

#StandUpForEarlyYears: NHS doctor says childcarers are 'unsung heroes'

Coronavirus: Parents report closer bonds developing with children in lockdown

Great Ormond Street reports dramatic rise in suspected domestic child abuse during lockdown

How our nursery coped with the loss of a child

Summer statement: Government 'without a plan' for the childcare sector and struggling families

Free breakfast scheme extended over summer holidays

Coronavirus: MPs call for emergency funding for childcare sector

'Put children at the heart of recovery' say charities, as PM unveils 'new deal' for economy

Fears parents will be driven to use unregulated childcare

Coronavirus: Parents want fewer days in the office but struggle without childcare in pandemic

Coronavirus: Nurseries and childminders face huge financial losses, analysis finds

Holiday and out-of-school clubs to open from 4 July

Coronavirus: Option to delay school being explored by UK's largest nursery group

#StandUpForEarlyYears: Nursery group launches free family meal scheme

Daily online EYFS activities launched for parents and carers

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