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Early years sector and parents divided on reopening settings

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.

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.

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.

Coronavirus: Bulk of childcare and household chores fall to mothers in lockdown

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Wednesday, May 27, 2020

| Nursery World

Working mothers are bearing the brunt of the new workload during lockdown, a new study has revealed

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

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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

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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.

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

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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.

'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

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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

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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.

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

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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

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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.

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

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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.

#StandUpForEarlyYears: Calling early years professionals - why parents are missing you!

Opinion

Thursday, May 7, 2020

| Nursery World

Isabel Mohan, head of content at Tiney, writes an open letter in appreciation of early years professionals as she reflects on life in lockdown with two young children

Avoiding the ‘terrible twos’ during lockdown

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Thursday, May 7, 2020

| Nursery World

Happy babies can get through the ‘terrible twos’ with minimal behavioural problems if they are supported by a flexible method of parenting, a leading Cambridge academic told Nursery World.

One in four childcare providers fear permanent closure amid virus lockdown

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

| Nursery World

A quarter of early years settings are unlikely to be operating in 12 months’ time, as as the financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic hits, a survey suggests.

Coronavirus: Teaching unions warn against premature reopening of schools

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

| Nursery World

Teaching unions have written to the Government urging them to exercise ‘significant caution’ when it comes to the reopening of schools.

Parents will not lose 30-hour or Tax-Free Childcare eligibility during Covid-19 outbreak

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

| Nursery World

Parents will not lose their eligibility for 30-hour childcare or Tax-Free childcare during the summer term, if their income has dropped due to the coronavirus, the Department for Education has confirmed.

Coronavirus: Charities call on Government to lift the two-child universal credit limit

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

| Nursery World

Thousands of families forced to claim universal credit because of the Covid-19 pandemic will fall into deeper hardship as a result of the controversial 'two-child policy', a new report highlights.

Interview - Imran Hussain, director of policy and campaigns, Action for Children

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Monday, May 4, 2020

| Nursery World

Frontline staff are overwhelmed by the needs of vulnerable families, who a month into the lockdown are facing life on the breadline, warns the charity. Due to problems with Universal Credit and delays to vouchers for free school meals, Action for Children says these families are teetering on the brink.

Online platform connects settings and families during lockdown

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Friday, May 1, 2020

| Nursery World

A software platform making it possible for early years settings to stay in touch with families during the current nursery closures is being offered free of charge by digital management solutions provider Famly.

Survey reveals impact of lockdown on children

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Friday, May 1, 2020

| Nursery World

The impact that the lockdown is having on children’s mental well-being is worrying 60 per cent of parents, according to a poll of families with primary-aged children.

Refugee families hit by funding exclusions in coronavirus crisis

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Thursday, April 30, 2020

| Nursery World

Refugee support groups are losing out on funding during the coronavirus pandemic, at a time when vulnerable families are particularly hard hit.

Children's screen time up by two hours a day in lockdown

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Thursday, April 30, 2020

| Nursery World

Young children are spending an extra two hours a day in front of a screen since lockdown began, according to research from children’s reading charity BookTrust.

Coronavirus: Warning that 250,000 childcare places could be lost

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Thursday, April 23, 2020

| Nursery World

According to childcare.co.uk, nearly a sixth of providers could close permanently as a result of the pandemic.

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Early years sector and parents divided on reopening settings

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

Childminders banned from drop-offs at schools

Coronavirus: Bulk of childcare and household chores fall to mothers in lockdown

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

Coronavirus: Perilous future for children stuck in the poverty trap

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

'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

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

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

#StandUpForEarlyYears: Calling early years professionals - why parents are missing you!

Avoiding the ‘terrible twos’ during lockdown

One in four childcare providers fear permanent closure amid virus lockdown

Coronavirus: Teaching unions warn against premature reopening of schools

Parents will not lose 30-hour or Tax-Free Childcare eligibility during Covid-19 outbreak

Coronavirus: Charities call on Government to lift the two-child universal credit limit

Interview - Imran Hussain, director of policy and campaigns, Action for Children

Online platform connects settings and families during lockdown

Survey reveals impact of lockdown on children

Refugee families hit by funding exclusions in coronavirus crisis

Children's screen time up by two hours a day in lockdown

Coronavirus: Warning that 250,000 childcare places could be lost

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