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Spending Review: Concerns National Living Wage increase 'will not support young people'

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

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Sector leaders have hit out at a planned rise in the National Living Wage (NLW) amid concerns it does not support young people.

Government dismisses calls for independent review of childcare funding

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Tuesday, September 14, 2021

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An independent funding review of England’s childcare system would not be “appropriate” ahead of the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR), the children’s minister has said.

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.

Poorest children ‘locked out’ of early years education, Sutton Trust warns

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Thursday, August 19, 2021

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The government’s policy around funded childcare for working parents has been criticised over leaving the poorest children in England effectively “locked out” of early education opportunities.

'Pingdemic' forces four in 10 nurseries to close, providers warn

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Monday, August 2, 2021

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More than four in 10 nurseries, pre-schools and childminders in England have had to fully or partially close at least once since 1 June due to staff being required to self-isolate or being "pinged" by the NHS Test and Trace app, it has emerged.

Councils 'fear for future of breakfast and after-school clubs' post-pandemic

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Thursday, July 29, 2021

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Local authorities are concerned about shortages in school-aged childcare such as breakfast and after-school clubs due to the impact of the coronaviurus pandemic, a report has warned.

Covid pressures force childcare closures

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

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Falling attendance hits childcare providers’ income forcing settings to close and cut staff – prompting calls for urgent government support.

Fury as early years staff missed from self-isolation exemption list

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Monday, July 26, 2021

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Staff in early years settings should be among those able to continue working if they have been "pinged" by the NHS Test and Trace Covid app, leaders in the sector have said.

Test and Trace app causing 'havoc' for nurseries, early years leader claims

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Thursday, July 22, 2021

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The chief executive of a London early years provider is calling for fully vaccinated nursery staff to be exempt from NHS Test and Trace self-isolation rules to avoid the temporary closures of settings.

Social Mobility Commission: Family Hub roll out 'must learn lessons' from Sure Start

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

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The government is being urged to learn lessons from the Sure Start children’s centre initiative amid an expansion of Family Hubs across the country.

DfE to stop publishing Covid-19 attendance data for early years

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021

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The government will stop collecting attendance data for early years settings at the end of the summer term as Covid-19 restrictions lift, according to the Department for Education.

Deprived areas worst hit by nursery closures, research reveals

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Tuesday, July 13, 2021

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The largest number of nursery closures in England during the pandemic were in the country’s most deprived areas, according to new data.

Support for children and young people top priority in new Marmot report

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021

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Measures to support the mental health needs and employment prospects of young people need to be prioritised amid Covid-19 recovery plans, according to a report from health inequalities expert Professor Michael Marmot.

Early years leaders back plans to scrap isolation rules

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021

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Early years leaders have backed plans to end the use of isolation to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in education settings from September.

Reform funding for struggling early years sector, MPs urge

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

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The government is being urged to overhaul funding for early years to ensure providers are paid fairly and can effectively help children recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.

#Chances4Children: Early Years Alliance launches National Week of Play

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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

| CYP Now

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

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Spending Review: Concerns National Living Wage increase 'will not support young people'

Government dismisses calls for independent review of childcare funding

Parents in deprived areas 'struggling with childcare'

Early years settings and special schools to benefit from ventilation plan

Poorest children ‘locked out’ of early years education, Sutton Trust warns

'Pingdemic' forces four in 10 nurseries to close, providers warn

Councils 'fear for future of breakfast and after-school clubs' post-pandemic

Covid pressures force childcare closures

Fury as early years staff missed from self-isolation exemption list

Test and Trace app causing 'havoc' for nurseries, early years leader claims

Social Mobility Commission: Family Hub roll out 'must learn lessons' from Sure Start

DfE to stop publishing Covid-19 attendance data for early years

Deprived areas worst hit by nursery closures, research reveals

Support for children and young people top priority in new Marmot report

Early years leaders back plans to scrap isolation rules

Reform funding for struggling early years sector, MPs urge

#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

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