Nurseries around the UK - both large chains and standalone providers - have voiced their concerns about staying open, following the change in official guidance as to how how much they can claim for staff on furlough.
Three new reports from the Department for Education outline how childcare settings across the country have been impacted by the pandemic, staffing challenges and sustained Government underfunding.
Some of the largest wraparound childcare providers in the country have joined forces to share their concerns around the survival of out-of-school childcare with the Department for Education, and their ideas for how the sector may be able to be able to reopen safely in time for the school summer holidays, Nursery World has learnt.
Using data to understand the movements and lifestyle habits of new parents so that it can inform new nursery openings, was one of the subjects that generated widespread interest at Nursery World’s Business Summit.
Childminders are among the workers that could be eligible for the Government scheme to extend financial support to the self-employed affected by Covid-19.