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Recovery will not be like flicking a light switch

The past few weeks have occupied the early years sector with getting to grips with the immediate practical challenges arising from the pandemic and lockdown.

Providers have been navigating the government’s financial support for businesses, and adapting services for vulnerable children, and providing childcare for the children of keyworkers. It is a understatement to say it has not been easy.

The primary challenge is the uncertainty of how long these conditions will last, and to what extent COVID-19 financial support, and early years funding will be available. Much of the public and press debate is switching to consider the notion of what a reduced lockdown might look like, phased returns to normal service delivery and the reopening of all schools and childcare settings. 

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