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Early years leaders slam omission of staff from latest vaccination plans

Monday, March 1, 2021

The government’s decision not to offer Covid-19 vaccinations to frontline early years workers as part of the second phase of the UK’s jab rollout has been criticised by the Early Years Alliance.

Disadvantaged pupils targeted in government’s £700m school catch up plans

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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

The government has pledged to focus £700m in catch up funding for education in England on disadvantaged children, as schools and early years settings recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Roadmap out of lockdown: Schools to reopen from 8 March with PVI nurseries included in mass testing

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Monday, February 22, 2021

Schools are set to reopen from 8 March, Boris Johnson has said, announcing plans for mass testing for teachers, secondary school pupils and staff at private, voluntary and independent (PVI) nurseries.

School Milk Scheme funded until 2022

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Monday, February 22, 2021

The School Milk Scheme will be funded until at least 2022 despite the UK’s departure from the European Union, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed.

#Chances4Children: Early years providers join forces to give sector a ‘thumbs up’

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Thursday, February 18, 2021

Early years providers have joined forces to celebrate the dedication and commitment shown by childcare workers across the country.

Lords to examine 'increasing lack of support' for vulnerable children

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Wednesday, February 17, 2021

A new inquiry by the House of Lords aims to find ways public services can improve the support they offer vulnerable children and their families, it has been announced.

Sadiq Khan warns thousands of London's early years providers fear closure within a year

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Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Thousands of early years providers in the capital fear they will be forced to close within the next year, new research commissioned by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan shows.

Nursery staff call for training to deal with complex mental health needs in under-fives

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Thursday, February 11, 2021

Almost three quarters of early years staff say they have struggled when working with children facing extremely complex backgrounds and challenging emotional and behavioural needs.

Spend unused apprenticeship levy on early years training, LEYF urges

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Wednesday, February 10, 2021

A major childcare provider is calling on large employers across all sectors to transfer any unspent funding for apprenticeships to early years providers to shore up their training and recruitment.

Providers renew calls for Covid-19 testing in all early years settings

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Monday, February 8, 2021

Childcare leaders have renewed calls for access to Covid-19 testing for all nursery providers after the government announced lateral flow tests would be made available for more employers.

Local authorities report £55m underspend on childcare places in lead up to pandemic

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Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Three-quarters of local education authorities (LEAs) in England failed to spend their full funding allocation for government-funded childcare places, research by the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) reveals.

'Free must mean free' when it comes to childcare, ombudsman says

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Thursday, January 28, 2021

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has called for councils to ensure greater transparency over free early years places.

Early years workers struggle to access school places

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Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Early years leaders have called on schools to allow childcare staff access to places reserved for the children of critical workers.

Contingency measures for free childcare funding ‘risks providers going bust’

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Monday, January 25, 2021

Government proposals to predict likely funding requirements for early years providers this year risks leaving otherwise viable settings without enough money to operate, a think tank has warned.

Early years leaders hit out at contradictory government advice on home testing

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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Childcare sector leaders have criticised a Department for Education official’s "incorrect" claims that all early years workers will have access to home testing kits.

Babies ‘overlooked’ during Covid-19 response, First 1,001 Days Movement says

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Babies' needs have been overlooked as part of the response to the coronavirus pandemic, a new report shows.

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

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Monday, January 18, 2021

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.

PVI childcare workers excluded from home Covid testing programme

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Thursday, January 14, 2021

Early Years leaders have criticised an “insulting” Department for Education decision not to give private, voluntary and independent (PVI) childcare providers and childminders access to home testing kits to identify asymptomatic cases of Covid-19.

Five key things Gavin Williamson told the education select committee

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Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson faced questions from the education select committee about the impact of the third national lockdown on children and young people.

Labour calls for clarity on support for most vulnerable children during lockdown

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Monday, January 11, 2021

Shadow children and early years minister Tulip Siddiq has called for clarity over measures to protect the most vulnerable children from having their lives “significantly disrupted” during the third national lockdown.

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Early years leaders slam omission of staff from latest vaccination plans

Disadvantaged pupils targeted in government’s £700m school catch up plans

Roadmap out of lockdown: Schools to reopen from 8 March with PVI nurseries included in mass testing

School Milk Scheme funded until 2022

#Chances4Children: Early years providers join forces to give sector a ‘thumbs up’

Lords to examine 'increasing lack of support' for vulnerable children

Sadiq Khan warns thousands of London's early years providers fear closure within a year

Nursery staff call for training to deal with complex mental health needs in under-fives

Spend unused apprenticeship levy on early years training, LEYF urges

Providers renew calls for Covid-19 testing in all early years settings

Local authorities report £55m underspend on childcare places in lead up to pandemic

'Free must mean free' when it comes to childcare, ombudsman says

Early years workers struggle to access school places

Contingency measures for free childcare funding ‘risks providers going bust’

Early years leaders hit out at contradictory government advice on home testing

Babies ‘overlooked’ during Covid-19 response, First 1,001 Days Movement says

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

PVI childcare workers excluded from home Covid testing programme

Five key things Gavin Williamson told the education select committee

Labour calls for clarity on support for most vulnerable children during lockdown

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