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Government survey reveals half of nurseries and childminders fear closure

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

| Nursery World

Around half of England’s childcare providers told the Department for Education in the summer they would be unable to survive financially for another year, a survey on the impact of Covid-19 shows.

Councils ignoring guidance to fund at pre-Covid levels

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

| Nursery World

With the autumn term under way, thousands of early years providers are already feeling the knock-on effect of the pandemic, as much lower numbers of children have returned or taken up new places.

Artist charity to fill pencil cases for disadvantaged children

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

| Nursery World

A royal-appointed artist is helping families to access basic stationery and inspire their creativity, by asking for donations of felt tips and art materials to food banks.

Coronavirus: TUC and IPPR call for emergency funding for childcare

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

| Nursery World

The social and economic importance of childcare should be recognised by the Government providing funding to support the struggling early years sector, a research paper published today states.

Coronavirus: Eligibility extended for 30 hours and Tax-Free Childcare for the second time

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

| Nursery World

The Government has extended the eligibility for 30-hour childcare and Tax-Free Childcare to enable working parents to continue to use the schemes, even if the number of hours they work drops during the pandemic.

Impact of Covid-19 restrictions on young children's development

Opinion

Monday, October 26, 2020

| Nursery World

As the UK enters a new phase to help deal with Covid-19, Karen Clince, founder of Tiger's Childcare, is calling on the Government to prioritise the social and emotional well-being of children and their caregivers in all decisions related to restrictions.

Coronavirus: Government confirms extra funding to support adoptive families

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Friday, October 23, 2020

| Nursery World

The Government has confirmed £6.5 million was provided to local authorities and regional adoption agencies to help adoptive families facing greater stress during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Children’s services ‘pushed to breaking point’, analysis reveals

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Thursday, October 22, 2020

| Nursery World

Children's charities are warning that the system is reaching crisis point, in the run-up to the Chancellor's one-year Spending Review in late November, which will focus on protecting jobs and responding to the Covid-19 pandemic,

Conservative MP resigns as Government aide over rejection of free school meals plan

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Thursday, October 22, 2020

| Nursery World

Caroline Ansell has resigned from her government job after voting for a Labour motion to offer free school meals during holidays until Easter 2021.

Mounting pressure on Government to extend free school meals for October half term

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020

| Nursery World

MPs will debate funding the provision of free school meals over the school holidays this afternoon (21 October), following mounting pressure from the Labour party in the run-up to October half term.

What does Wales 'firebreak' mean for childcare?

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020

| Nursery World

All childcare providers are permitted to remain open in Wales during the two week ‘firebreak lockdown’ which starts on Friday evening.

DfE updates guidance on shielding for early years settings

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Tuesday, October 20, 2020

| Nursery World

Guidance for staff and children who are defined as ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’ has been updated by the Department for Education in response to the new Covid alert levels.

Marcus Rashford launches petition to end child food poverty

News

Thursday, October 15, 2020

| Nursery World

Marcus Rashford has launched an online petition urging the Government to commit to supporting vulnerable children as part of the #endchildfoodpoverty campaign.

Fears the pandemic pushing children further into poverty

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020

| Nursery World

Children growing up in poverty are living on a ‘cliff edge’ and the pandemic will sweep them ‘further into danger’, a new report which details the rising rates of child poverty in the UK, has revealed.

EXCLUSIVE: Ofsted data shows early years settings with Covid cases doubling every week

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020

| Nursery World

Cases of Covid-19 in early years settings have been doubling every week on average since the first week of September, Nursery World can reveal, as early years settings continue to struggle to access tests, despite being classed as essential workers with priority access to testing.