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Non-maintained settings in Wales to benefit from post-Covid education recovery plan

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

| Nursery World

Welsh education and early years settings are to benefit from an extra £19m in funding to ensure children continue their learning progress following disruption during the pandemic, the Welsh Government has announced

Labour pledges £110m for early years out of total £14.7bn Children’s Recovery Plan

News

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

| Nursery World

Proposals for children to ‘play, learn and develop’ are central to Labour’s post-Covid education recovery plan released today [Wednesday] but it has been criticised for a lack of focus on the early years.

Editor's view - Reinventing the wheel

Opinion

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

| Nursery World

Amid the decline of Children's Centres and the emergence from lockdown, will the incoming ‘family hubs’ meet early years needs?

Early years is more important than ever

Opinion

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

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The early years sector will play a key role in the post-Covid recovery, says Jennifer Tomlinson, professor of gender and employment relations, University of Leeds

Families are the answer to boosting life chances

Opinion

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

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The Government recognises the need to meet the needs of all parents, says education secretary Gavin Williamson

Cash boost for nurseries hosting T Level placements

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Thursday, May 27, 2021

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Employers will be able to claim a £1,000 cash boost for every Education and Childcare T Level student they host on an industry placement, as part of a new incentive scheme launched by the Department for Education.

Latest data shows early years attendance has risen slightly

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

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Attendance levels at early years settings have risen slightly in May, official figures show, while school attendance continues to drop as unions express concern around the spread of the Indian variant.

Early years a ‘top priority’ in union’s education recovery report

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

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Investment in the early years should be ‘at the heart’ of the Government’s educational recovery plan, according to a report published by the National Union of Headteachers (NAHT) today (Wednesday).

Labour calls for free school meals in school holidays, as eligibility rises

News

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

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More than half a million children have become eligible for free school meals during the pandemic, Labour estimates.

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

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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.

Anna Freud appointed as centre of excellence for family hubs

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021

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Plans to increase the number of family hubs in operation and to open a national centre championing their work, were announced by education secretary Gavin Williamson this afternoon (19 May).

Coalition calls for 'credible' plan from Government to end Child Poverty

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Tuesday, May 18, 2021

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The End Child Poverty Coalition says the Government owes it to ‘our children’ to come up with a plan to tackle poverty as figures show a 'dramatic' rise.

Coronavirus: £13.5bn education package ‘needed to prevent pupils from being left behind’

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Friday, May 14, 2021

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The Early Years Pupil Premium should be increased in line with that of primary schools to reverse the damage to children’s learning during the pandemic, according to a new report which sets out fully-costed education recovery plans.

More than 2,000 early years providers lost since the start of the year

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Wednesday, May 12, 2021

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The latest statistics show that more than 2,000 providers have closed since the end of December, the majority childminders and home childcarers, with some nursery closures.

Dads want more flexible working options to be ‘better dads’ - study

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Wednesday, May 12, 2021

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Fathers are calling for more flexible, home-based working options post-pandemic, in order to continue being ‘better fathers’, a new study by the Fatherhood Institute has revealed.