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Treasury announces one-year spending review ‘focussed entirely’ on Covid-19

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

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The Treasury has postponed the scheduled three-year comprehensive spending review (CSR) and will instead put forward a one-year plan “focussed entirely” on combating coronavirus.

Nurseries could face staffing shortages due to low attendance rates, research warns

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Friday, December 18, 2020

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Low attendance rates at nurseries and reduced take-up of government-funded early years places may lead to a shortfall in qualified staff next year, new research warns.

Ministers defend keeping ‘low risk’ nurseries open

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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

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Nurseries “remain low risk environments for children and staff” according ministers, who have defended the government’s decision to keep early years settings open amid the latest Covid-19 lockdown.

Pandemic impacted most children’s social and emotional development, research finds

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

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Almost half of parents say their child’s social and emotional skills worsened during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new research.

Quarter of health visitors have caseloads exceeding 750 children

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Thursday, December 2, 2021

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One in four health visitors in England have caseloads of more than 750 children, new figures have revealed.

Covid-19 cases in nurseries hit record high

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021

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Cases of Covid-19 in nurseries soared 38 per cent in a week, according to latest Ofsted figures.

Covid-19 cases in early years settings ‘skyrocket’ before Christmas

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Monday, January 10, 2022

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The number of Covid-19 cases reported by early years providers reached record levels in the lead up to Christmas, latest Ofsted figures show.

Government ‘failing children’ in early years, Labour says

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Wednesday, April 13, 2022

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The government’s lack of investment in the early years is “failing parents and children alike”, Labour’s shadow education secretary has said.

Fury over ‘absurd’ exclusion of childminders from Covid-19 home testing

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Thursday, March 4, 2021

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The exclusion of childminders from rapid Covid-19 testing has been branded “absurd” by early years leaders.

Free webinar for early years staff supporting bereaved children

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Tuesday, April 27, 2021

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The Anna Freud Centre has launched free bereavement training for early years staff.

Parents in deprived areas 'struggling with childcare'

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Wednesday, August 25, 2021

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Difficulty accessing early years provision has left more than a quarter of parents with under-fives struggling to balance work and childcare with those in deprived areas disproportionately affected, a study has found.

Early years settings and special schools to benefit from ventilation plan

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Wednesday, August 25, 2021

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Figures in the early years sector have praised a government move to fit all schools and childcare settings with carbon dioxide (CO2) monitors as part of efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus.

Prime Minister pledges £1bn to rebuild schools but early years miss out again

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Monday, June 29, 2020

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The government has pledged £1bn of funding for 50 major school building projects in 2021 but early years leaders have criticised the sector’s omission from yet another round of investment.

Coronavirus daily update: Friday 24 July

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Friday, July 24, 2020

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London Early Years Foundation has called on the government to extend its free school meals voucher scheme to nursery-age children during the summer holidays, saying it would be "morally wrong and negligent" to exclude the sector.

MPs call for review into impact of Covid-19 on childcare workforce

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Wednesday, December 16, 2020

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MPs have called for an independent inquiry into the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on early years workers.

Early years ‘ignored’ in row over reopening schools

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Monday, January 4, 2021

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Early years leaders have criticised the government over the omission of nurseries and childcare settings in a debate over the closure of schools as Covid-19 cases rise.

One in three early years staff 'considering leaving the sector'

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Monday, January 18, 2021

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A third of practitioners in early years settings are considering leaving the sector after their current role amid concerns over job security and low rates of pay, a major study has found.

Coronavirus: Schools in England close to most pupils

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Friday, March 20, 2020

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Schools in England have closed to the majority of pupils until further notice due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The children's centres supporting families online during Covid-19 crisis

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

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Children’s centres forced to close due to the coronavirus lockdown are continuing to support vulnerable families by moving their services online.

School reopening plan generates 'fear' among education leaders

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Monday, May 11, 2020

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Teaching unions and parents have criticised government plans to reopen schools and nurseries from 1 June after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced measures to ease the lockdown.

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Treasury announces one-year spending review ‘focussed entirely’ on Covid-19

Nurseries could face staffing shortages due to low attendance rates, research warns

Ministers defend keeping ‘low risk’ nurseries open

Pandemic impacted most children’s social and emotional development, research finds

Quarter of health visitors have caseloads exceeding 750 children

Covid-19 cases in nurseries hit record high

Covid-19 cases in early years settings ‘skyrocket’ before Christmas

Government ‘failing children’ in early years, Labour says

Fury over ‘absurd’ exclusion of childminders from Covid-19 home testing

Free webinar for early years staff supporting bereaved children

Parents in deprived areas 'struggling with childcare'

Early years settings and special schools to benefit from ventilation plan

Prime Minister pledges £1bn to rebuild schools but early years miss out again

Coronavirus daily update: Friday 24 July

MPs call for review into impact of Covid-19 on childcare workforce

Early years ‘ignored’ in row over reopening schools

One in three early years staff 'considering leaving the sector'

Coronavirus: Schools in England close to most pupils

The children's centres supporting families online during Covid-19 crisis

School reopening plan generates 'fear' among education leaders

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