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One in four childcare providers fear permanent closure amid virus lockdown

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

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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.

Thousands sign petition against Government cut to furlough funding for nurseries

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Monday, April 20, 2020

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Thousands of childcare providers and parents have signed a petition calling for the Government to reinstate full furlough funding, after a previous commitment to pay early years staff under the coronavirus job retention scheme was watered down on Friday evening.

Coronavirus: Teaching unions warn against premature reopening of schools

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

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

Coronavirus: Nurseries and schools pose low risk of infection to children

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Monday, August 24, 2020

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Children are more likely to catch Coronavirus at home than in childcare settings or school, finds study.

Early years attendance drops, latest official figures show

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Tuesday, August 11, 2020

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Less than a half (46 per cent) of early years settings were open at the end of July, according to the latest statistics from the Department for Education.

Coronavirus: One in five schools report ‘significant’ absences due to Covid-19

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Monday, October 5, 2020

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One in five schools across England are experiencing 'significant' pupil absences, with almost as many having sent a whole bubble home, according to a survey of teachers.

Councils have millions in unspent early years funding, investigation reveals

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Tuesday, February 2, 2021

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Early years settings in England are missing out on more than £55m in Government funding for childcare places, according to a Freedom of Information investigation by the National Day Nurseries Association.

Coronavirus: Nurseries speak out about confusion over priority for vaccine

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Tuesday, February 16, 2021

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Confusion and frustration is continuing among the early years sector around eligibility for the coronavirus vaccine.

Support for pupils with special educational needs is ‘erratic’ and ‘unequal’

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Friday, March 19, 2021

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Support for pupils with special educational needs across England varies widely and the pandemic has likely led to more children being missed, a study has found.

DfE brings in temporary change to early years funding to provide 'reassurance' to nurseries and childminders

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Thursday, March 18, 2021

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Childcare providers will receive funding based on actual attendance numbers during this year's summer and autumn terms, in a move designed to protect their funding, as children return to early years settings.

Charities join together to support healthy school holiday programme

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Thursday, March 18, 2021

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A new coalition has been formed to ensure that England’s poorest children have access to healthy, active and enriching school holidays through the Government’s Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme.

Government dismisses childcare funding petition signed by 110,000

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Thursday, June 24, 2021

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The Government has said it has no plans to review early years funding, in response to a parliamentary petition signed by thousands - however a cross-party committee of MPs has commissioned a survey of providers and parents to look at childcare costs.

Government must acknowledge 'vital role' of play therapy in Covid recovery

Opinion

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

| Nursery World

One of the key issues as we try to learn lessons from the pandemic is how to best support the mental health and wellbeing of children, says Dr Lisa Cameron

Spending Review 2021: £500m earmarked for children and families

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Monday, October 25, 2021

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Ahead of this week’s budget and spending review, the chancellor has announced £500m for families and early years support - however there is no sign of any increase in funding for the 15 and 30 hour entitlements.

Call on Government for long-term funding for maintained nursery schools

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Tuesday, October 5, 2021

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Sector organisation Early Education with the unions NAHT, NEU and Unison have written a joint letter to the Chancellor and the Education Secretary to call for a long-term funding solution for maintained nursery schools, ahead of the autumn spending review.

Teachers brand new tests for four- and five-year-olds 'a waste of time'

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Thursday, October 14, 2021

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Nearly 9 in 10 teachers in a survey believe that the Reception Baseline is a waste of teaching time, according to a survey.

DfE to reform Level 3 early years qualifications

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Friday, October 29, 2021

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The Department for Education is to review and reform level 3 early years qualifications as part of its measures to address the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on young children.

Sector accuses Government of misleading it over early years funding

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Thursday, January 27, 2022

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Early years sector organisations have reacted with alarm to more details of funding for the next three financial years, which confirms that the extra money announced for early years entitlements in the autumn budget is £320m less than was stated at the time.

The greatest threat to nurseries is Government underfunding, not 'risky, financial operating models'

Opinion

Thursday, January 27, 2022

| Nursery World

Responding to a UCL report that suggests the nursery sector is at risk of collapse due to private nursery groups' high levels of debt, Courteney Donaldson of Christie & Co says 'chronic' Government underfunding is often the reason for financial losses and setting closures.

Labour pledges action on early years

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022

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Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson has reiterated Labour’s commitment to 'drive up' the quality, affordability, and availability of childcare.

Ministers launch consultation on childcare ratio changes

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Monday, July 4, 2022

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The Government is pressing ahead with a consultation on changes to childcare ratios in England, despite widespread opposition from early years providers and parents to the plans.

Family support services need to do more to help minority ethnic families - report

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Thursday, June 30, 2022

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Minority ethnic families face additional challenges, including racism and discrimination, when accessing and receiving help from family support services, finds new research.

Coronavirus: Seventy nurseries signed up to bring potential lawsuit against insurance broker

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Thursday, July 14, 2022

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Law firm Fieldfisher is planning to push ahead with legal action on behalf of dozens of nurseries against insurance broker Pound Gates for recommending business interruption insurance policies that failed to pay out during the pandemic.

Summer holiday childcare costs forcing parents to take unpaid leave

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022

| Nursery World

Almost half of parents will have to take unpaid leave during the summer due to a lack of availability of childcare and ‘soaring’ costs as fees rise by 5 per cent in a year, reveals new research.

Petition launched amid fears teaching assistant jobs could be slashed

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Thursday, June 20, 2013

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A petition that urges the Education Secretary Michael Gove not to get rid of teaching assistants has gained more than 60,000 signatures.

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One in four childcare providers fear permanent closure amid virus lockdown

Thousands sign petition against Government cut to furlough funding for nurseries

Coronavirus: Teaching unions warn against premature reopening of schools

Coronavirus: Nurseries and schools pose low risk of infection to children

Early years attendance drops, latest official figures show

Coronavirus: One in five schools report ‘significant’ absences due to Covid-19

Councils have millions in unspent early years funding, investigation reveals

Coronavirus: Nurseries speak out about confusion over priority for vaccine

Support for pupils with special educational needs is ‘erratic’ and ‘unequal’

DfE brings in temporary change to early years funding to provide 'reassurance' to nurseries and childminders

Charities join together to support healthy school holiday programme

Government dismisses childcare funding petition signed by 110,000

Government must acknowledge 'vital role' of play therapy in Covid recovery

Spending Review 2021: £500m earmarked for children and families

Call on Government for long-term funding for maintained nursery schools

Teachers brand new tests for four- and five-year-olds 'a waste of time'

DfE to reform Level 3 early years qualifications

Sector accuses Government of misleading it over early years funding

The greatest threat to nurseries is Government underfunding, not 'risky, financial operating models'

Labour pledges action on early years

Ministers launch consultation on childcare ratio changes

Family support services need to do more to help minority ethnic families - report

Coronavirus: Seventy nurseries signed up to bring potential lawsuit against insurance broker

Summer holiday childcare costs forcing parents to take unpaid leave

Petition launched amid fears teaching assistant jobs could be slashed

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