Ofsted review aims to help early years children 'catch up' post-pandemic
The research, carried out by Ofsted, outlines what 'high-quality' early years curriculum and...
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Mothers suffered mental health crash 'equivalent to divorce' during school closures, says study
Having childcare ‘substantially’ boosts women’s mental health, research into the impact of school...
Coronavirus: Seventy nurseries signed up to bring potential lawsuit against insurance broker
Law firm Fieldfisher is planning to push ahead with legal action on behalf of dozens of nurseries...
Covid on the rise among schools workforce
There has been a rise in the number of school staff catching Covid, with those working in primary...
Covid inquiry to now consider the pandemic's impact on children in the early years
The prime minister has further agreed to widen the scope of the Covid inquiry to include the impact...
‘Considerably more’ ethnic minority and disadvantaged children missed out on early learning due to Covid
New research shows that attendance in early years settings was ‘lower than expected’ in areas with...
New study to look into the impact of Covid on health visiting
A new study will explore how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected health visiting services across the...
Report lays bare the impact of Covid on four and five-year-olds' development
The pandemic adversely affected young children’s development with fewer reaching ‘expected’ levels...
Covid inquiry widens to include focus on children and inequality
The UK public inquiry into the Government’s handling of the Covid pandemic will now include the...
Exclusive - Incidents of Covid in nurseries far higher than originally published
Reported notifications of Covid in early years settings during the recent Omicron wave were far...
New DfE research emphasises the impact of Covid on early years sector
Three new reports from the Department for Education outline how childcare settings across the...
Government to end regular Covid testing of children in schools
After tomorrow (Friday) only children with ‘a high temperature’ will be advised to self-isolate for...
Childminders secure victory over Covid rules preventing them from operating
The sector has forced a Government U-turn over rules which stated that childminders with a positive...
Covid-19 affected the learning development of the youngest pupils the most
School closures due to the Coronavirus pandemic most impacted the learning of the youngest primary...
EXCLUSIVE: Coronavirus forced childcare providers to take dire action, study shows
Covid has seen professionals cut staff, use reserves and even sell belongings, but researchers say...
Change to Covid rules on testing and isolation provokes mixed response among nurseries and childminders
Early years settings have questioned the Government’s decision to scrap twice-weekly testing in...
Nurseries and childminders will no longer need to report Covid cases to Ofsted
Early years settings will no longer be required to report incidences of confirmed Covid-19 cases to...
Covid cases on the decline in childcare settings and schools, official figures suggest
The number of early years staff absent from work because of Covid-19 has dropped slightly, reveal...
Covid cases in nurseries hit new reported high
The number of early years settings with Covid cases jumped from 2,933 at the beginning of last month...
Coronavirus: Early years staff absences fall while cases in children grow
While the number of nursery staff off with Covid has largely fallen, the percentage of children with...
DfE survey shows 13 per cent of early years staff off work due to Covid
New statistics published by the Department for Education (DfE) show that 13 per cent of staff...
Children in poverty will bear the brunt of rising energy bills
Rising energy bills will push the poorest families even deeper into poverty, according to an...
Covid-19 self-isolation cut to five days in England
Effective from today (Monday 17 January), children and adults who catch Coronavirus only need to...
EXCLUSIVE - Coronavirus: More than 20 per cent of early years staff off work last week
Around one in five early years staff were off work due to Covid during the first week of the new...
Deprived state schools most impacted by Covid staff absences
New findings reveal that the most deprived state schools were almost three times more likely than...
Early years settings told they can relax ratios as Covid deemed an 'exceptional circumstance'
The Department for Education has confirmed that early years settings struggling with staff absences...
Number of Covid cases in early years settings more than doubles
Early years sector organisations are calling on the Government to set out plans to keep settings...
NDNA to collect data on number of nursery staff with Covid
Nurseries across England, Scotland and Wales are being encouraged to fill in a survey designed to...
Coronavirus: DfE publishes update for early years settings
The Department for Education has updated its Covid guidance for early years settings to reflect the...
'Schools teetering on the edge' with staff Covid absences
Nearly 1 in 10 schools had more than 20 per cent of their teaching staff off due to Covid on the...
Calls for better ventilation in schools as a quarter of teachers work in classrooms without opening windows
New research suggests the Government’s open window policy to increase ventilation in schools is...
Coronavirus: Early years to benefit from renewed Sick Pay Rebate scheme
While the return of the sick pay scheme is good news for the sector, the business grants announced...
Coronavirus: How do we navigate the next few months without financial support?
Nursery head Marley Westell tells Nursery World how Covid is impacting upon her setting and ability...
Early years settings warn of an impending 'crisis' as Covid worsens staff shortages
Nurseries and childminders could be faced with having to turn parents away or close their setting,...
Under-fives advised to get PCR test 'immediately' if they live with someone with Covid-19
In a change to guidance published earlier in the week, new advice from the Government is that...
Ofsted briefing highlights early years catch-up strategies
Many early years providers are prioritising communication and language, personal, social and...
Calls for clarification on changes to Covid rules for under-fives amid rising cases and Omicron uncertainty
Children under five who are close contacts of a positive Covid case no longer need to take a test or...
Covid cases in nurseries at all-time reported high
The number of early years settings with Covid cases rose by 38 per cent in a week, the latest...
Coronavirus vaccination could be extended to five-year-olds in the UK
Children as young as five could be offered the Covid-19 vaccination if approved by the UK’s...
Government urged to do more to protect schools from Covid-19
Teaching unions have criticised the Government for failing to put more safety measures in place to...
Covid has 'worsened' the outcomes of children living in the North of England
The pandemic has created a widening inequality gap between children living in the North and South of...
Ofsted finds impact of Covid on learning and development of 'almost all children'
Ofsted’s annual report for 2020/21, published today, highlights the impact of the pandemic on...
Urgent action needed to address the impacts of the pandemic on children under six
The pandemic has left its mark on all of us, but particularly young children and their physical...
Covid cases on the rise in schools
The number of children absent from school due to Covid has risen by 60 per cent in the past two...
Nurseries and pre-schools to receive air quality monitors before Christmas
All early years providers will receive CO2 monitors, designed to improved ventilation and prevent...
Government publishes new Covid-19 measures for nurseries, childminders and schools amid Omicron concern
The Government has announced additional safety measures for early years settings and schools to...
New research illustrates the negative impact of the pandemic on young children
The Covid-19 pandemic has worsened food insecurity among families, children’s physical activity...
The pandemic and children’s long term emotional and social development
NatCen researcher Bea Taylor looks at the findings from a follow-up to the SEED longterm study,...
Children less active during the pandemic - survey
More than 80 per cent of children failed to meet the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity per...
No evidence that children's social and emotional development worsened during the pandemic - SEED study
Children’s social and emotional development does not appear to have changed much during the...
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