Nicole Weinstein

Features

Essential Resources: Minibeasts - A bug’s life

Practice
Scotland is putting children's play and activities in its Covid-19 recovery plan
News

Scotland commits to ‘Summer of Play’ for all children

Provision
Children's playgrounds were closed during the first national lockdown PHOTO Cath Gaunt
News

New conference to look at impact of lockdown on children's play

Provision
Prime minister Boris Johnson visited a nursery in Greenford on 25 March to mark the launch of Andrea Leadsom's early years review PHOTO 10 Downing Street Twitter
News

‘Start for Life’ support package to be launched for new parents

Provision
600,000 babies have been born in England since the first lockdown began
News

Babies ignored in Government’s Covid catch-up plans, campaigners warn

Coronavirus
'There are young children at risk of abuse and neglect who need help and are not receiving it because they are not known to services' - Carey Oppenheim, co-author of the review and early childhood lead at the Nuffield Foundation
News

Abuse and neglect in early childhood in ‘urgent need of review’ – study

Coronavirus
The pandemic has likely led to many children with special educational needs and disabilities facing long wait for support
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Support for pupils with special educational needs is ‘erratic’ and ‘unequal’

Provision
The SSE Hydro is lit UN blue to mark the Scottish Parliament's passing historic legislation to incorporate The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child directly into Scottish law
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Scotland: Children’s rights enshrined in law in historic passing of Bill

Legislation
News

Charities join together to support healthy school holiday programme

Provision
Children's learning and development has been held back by disruption to schools during the pandemic, the NAO said
News

Coronavirus: Government must take urgent action on children’s lost learning, says spending watchdog

Coronavirus
Rachel De Souza, the new children's commissioner for England: '‘I want the Childhood Commission to have the spirit and the ambition of the Beveridge Report – something that leads to long term changes that improve the chances of every single child'
News

New children's commissioner launches review into post-war style recovery plan for children

Policy & Politics
Working in childcare offers a variety of different job opportunities
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CACHE launches early years careers toolkit

Careers & Training
Campaigners say that the law disciminates against children aged 5-11. Under-5s exempt from two-person Covid rule
News

Under-12s should be allowed to mix outdoors, campaigners say

Some households have moved during the pandemic, which could lead to an increase in demand for childcare, particularly the South West and South East of England
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Data analysis targets changes in demand for childcare - survey

Coronavirus
Food for Life's regional engagement officer Anne Merry planted a potty of parsley to share with local volunteers
News

Plant and share competition launched

Resources
'Sound physical foundations' have an impact on future learning
News

Children may not be ‘physically’ ready to start school - study

Child Development