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Coronavirus: DfE had 'no plan', MPs' report finds

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

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The Department for Education (DfE) had ‘no plan’ and was ‘unprepared’ for the challenges of Covid-19, a Public Accounts Committee report released today (Wednesday) states.

Coronavirus: Services for babies 'stretched' and failing to reach many families

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Thursday, September 2, 2021

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The pandemic continues to have a ‘significant’ impact on babies, their families and the services that work with them, according to a new report from the First 1001 Days Movement.

Nurseries to be exempt from business rates, as Government brings in powers to close or keep them open

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Thursday, March 19, 2020

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All private, voluntary and independent nurseries will be exempt from business rates for one year from 1 April.

Coronavirus: Families ‘teetering on the brink’ a month into lockdown

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Thursday, April 23, 2020

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Frontline staff are being overwhelmed by the needs of millions of frightened, vulnerable families, who a month into the lockdown are facing life on the breadline, warns children’s charity Action for Children.

Survey reveals impact of lockdown on children

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Friday, May 1, 2020

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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.

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

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Friday, May 29, 2020

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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.

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

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Wednesday, May 27, 2020

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

Coronavirus: Scotland issues guidance ahead of reopening of nurseries

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Wednesday, June 17, 2020

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Childcare providers in Scotland have been issued with new guidance to help plan for reopening settings once it is deemed safe to do so.

Coronavirus: Under-fives' mental health at risk

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Monday, June 8, 2020

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Covid-19 is likely to increase the strain on the mental health of under-fives and their parents, warns the National Children’s Bureau (NCB), at the start of this week’s Infant Mental Health Awareness Week.

Call to make the youngest a priority in Government response to Covid-19

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Monday, June 8, 2020

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More than 70 children’s and mental health charities and organisations have written to the prime minister calling for the Government to invest in the well-being of babies and toddlers in Covid-19 recovery plans.

Parents face challenges accessing childcare as lockdown eases

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Tuesday, June 2, 2020

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Working parents will continue to have problems finding the childcare they need for the foreseeable future, a social enterprise specialising in intergeneration care has warned.

Around a quarter of early years providers still closed, research suggests

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Monday, June 15, 2020

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Around a quarter (24 per cent) of nursery and pre-school settings remained closed in the week beginning 1 June, despite the Government giving the go-ahead for opening early years provision to all children, a report by independent sector analysts Ceeda has found.

Coronavirus: Call to reopen playgrounds as 'a priority'

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Friday, June 12, 2020

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Guidelines for when and how playgrounds will be brought back into use ‘must be provided immediately’ if the Government serious about tackling obesity amid the pandemic, the Association of Play Industries has warned.

Coronavirus: Early years sector snubbed by Government in catch-up funding plan

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Friday, June 19, 2020

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Early years organisations have slammed their omission from sharing any of the £1bn funding package that schools will receive as part of a catch-up plan for children who have fallen behind from missing education in lockdown.

Coronavirus: Playgrounds under threat as councils face pandemic costs

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Wednesday, July 29, 2020

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Local authority budget pressures are leading to children’s playgrounds being closed in Nottingham, with the Association of Play Industries (API) warning that more areas could be affected if the Government does not provide funding.

Coronavirus: Toddlers from poorest families 'missing out' on outdoor space and books in lockdown

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

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Babies and toddlers from disadvantaged families spent less time outdoors and reading and playing with their parents during lockdown than their better-off peers, according to new research.

Coronavirus: All women now entitled to have a partner at birth

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Friday, December 18, 2020

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Pregnant women should be able to have someone with them for all their maternity appointments, scans and for the entire labour and birth, NHS health trusts in England have been told.

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.

Government urged to do more to protect schools from Covid-19

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Thursday, December 9, 2021

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Teaching unions have criticised the Government for failing to put more safety measures in place to protect children and school staff from Covid, following the move by the Prime Minister to implement ‘Plan B’ in the fight against the virus.

Coronavirus: Ofsted suspends routine inspections and teaching union calls for school closures

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Tuesday, March 17, 2020

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Ofsted has suspended all routine inspections of early years providers, schools and further education colleges.

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Coronavirus: DfE had 'no plan', MPs' report finds

Coronavirus: Services for babies 'stretched' and failing to reach many families

Nurseries to be exempt from business rates, as Government brings in powers to close or keep them open

Coronavirus: Families ‘teetering on the brink’ a month into lockdown

Survey reveals impact of lockdown on children

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

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

Coronavirus: Scotland issues guidance ahead of reopening of nurseries

Coronavirus: Under-fives' mental health at risk

Call to make the youngest a priority in Government response to Covid-19

Parents face challenges accessing childcare as lockdown eases

Around a quarter of early years providers still closed, research suggests

Coronavirus: Call to reopen playgrounds as 'a priority'

Coronavirus: Early years sector snubbed by Government in catch-up funding plan

Coronavirus: Playgrounds under threat as councils face pandemic costs

Coronavirus: Toddlers from poorest families 'missing out' on outdoor space and books in lockdown

Coronavirus: All women now entitled to have a partner at birth

Coronavirus: Government revises guidance for children of key workers

Government urged to do more to protect schools from Covid-19

Coronavirus: Ofsted suspends routine inspections and teaching union calls for school closures

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