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#Chances4Children: Early Years Alliance launches National Week of Play

Monday, June 21, 2021

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The Early Years Alliance (EYA) has kicked off a National Week of Play in a bid to put play back at the heart of children’s learning and development.

Government ‘knowingly underfunded free childcare’, EYA investigation reveals

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021

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Funding rates paid to local authorities for so-called “free” childcare placements amount to two-thirds of what civil servants estimated would be needed to fully fund the scheme, new data has revealed.

Key issues raised by MPs over children’s Covid-19 recovery

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Thursday, June 10, 2021

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MPs have voted for a Labour Party motion criticising the government’s plans to help children and young people recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Education recovery funding worth ‘little more’ than Eat Out to Help Out scheme, analysis finds

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021

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Education recovery funding over the next academic year is worth "little more" than government funding handed to the hospitality sector during last summer’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme, according to latest analysis.

Thousands back call for independent review of childcare funding

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Monday, June 7, 2021

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Tens of thousands of people have backed calls for an independent review of childcare funding in England.

Government’s £1.4bn education catch-up package branded 'inadequate'

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

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The government’s own education recovery tsar is among critics of the Department for Education’s new £1.4bn catch-up plan.

Third of Covid education spending 'to come from existing budgets'

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Thursday, May 20, 2021

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Around a third of the government’s Covid spending on education is not additional money but is instead likely to be funded through existing budgets and underspending, according to new research.

Put early years at the heart of Covid-19 recovery, Sutton Trust says

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Thursday, May 20, 2021

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The government is being urged to put support for early years at the heart of plans to ensure education recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Government funding to boost education for children in disadvantaged areas

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021

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The government has revealed further details of funding aimed at “levelling-up” opportunities for families in the most disadvantaged areas.

Easing of Covid-19 restrictions: what new rules mean for children's sector

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Monday, May 17, 2021

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Some Covid-19 restrictions across England have lifted allowing more freedom for people across the country.

Thousands of childcare providers closed this year, government figures reveal

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Wednesday, May 12, 2021

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More than 2,000 childcare providers closed in the first four months of this year, latest government data shows.

Queen’s Speech 2021: Government to ‘prioritise early years’ as Covid-19 restrictions lift

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Tuesday, May 11, 2021

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The government has committed to “prioritising the early years” as the UK recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, the Queen has announced.

Early years funding levels not sustainable, MPs warn

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Tuesday, April 27, 2021

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Just one in 10 parents believe that current levels of early years funding are enough to enable nurseries, pre-schools and childminders in England to remain financially sustainable, research by MPs has found.

Two-fifths of primary schools sign up for DfE-funded speech and language programme

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Tuesday, April 27, 2021

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More than 6,000 primary schools in England have signed up to take part in a programme to support reception-aged children whose early language and literacy development has been most affected by the pandemic.

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.

Labour calls for ‘big conversation’ around early years cuts

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Friday, April 23, 2021

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As many as 30,000 early years providers could close within the year, new analysis from the Labour Party shows.

Calls to scrap Reception Baseline Assessments due to pandemic

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Friday, April 16, 2021

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Almost 100,000 parents and professionals have called on the government to scrap formal assessments of four-and five-year-olds impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ministers urged to invest in outdoor play to help children recover from pandemic

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Thursday, April 15, 2021

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The government is being urged to ramp up investment in outdoor play facilities to help children recover from a year of lockdowns amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

What is the latest Covid-19 guidance for out-of-school clubs and youth services?

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Monday, April 12, 2021

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Changes to guidance for youth service and out-of-school clubs have come into force as part of the latest stage of lifting Covid-19 restrictions.

Councils report £62m underspend on funded childcare places

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Wednesday, March 31, 2021

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The amount underspent by councils on government funded childcare places totals £62m, according to fresh analysis by the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA).

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#Chances4Children: Early Years Alliance launches National Week of Play

Government ‘knowingly underfunded free childcare’, EYA investigation reveals

Key issues raised by MPs over children’s Covid-19 recovery

Education recovery funding worth ‘little more’ than Eat Out to Help Out scheme, analysis finds

Thousands back call for independent review of childcare funding

Government’s £1.4bn education catch-up package branded 'inadequate'

Third of Covid education spending 'to come from existing budgets'

Put early years at the heart of Covid-19 recovery, Sutton Trust says

Government funding to boost education for children in disadvantaged areas

Easing of Covid-19 restrictions: what new rules mean for children's sector

Thousands of childcare providers closed this year, government figures reveal

Queen’s Speech 2021: Government to ‘prioritise early years’ as Covid-19 restrictions lift

Early years funding levels not sustainable, MPs warn

Two-fifths of primary schools sign up for DfE-funded speech and language programme

Free webinar for early years staff supporting bereaved children

Labour calls for ‘big conversation’ around early years cuts

Calls to scrap Reception Baseline Assessments due to pandemic

Ministers urged to invest in outdoor play to help children recover from pandemic

What is the latest Covid-19 guidance for out-of-school clubs and youth services?

Councils report £62m underspend on funded childcare places

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