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Chancellor Rishi Sunak visited Rosedene Nurseries in Northallerton in September to thank them for caring for the children of local hospital staff during lockdown
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Spending Review: Early years sector to receive a rise of £44m in 2021-22

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Cheryl Hadland, managing director of Tops Day Nurseries
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Coronavirus: nursery group criticises confusion over staff isolation rules

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Andrea Leadsom MP is chair of the Early Years Healthy Development Review
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Coronavirus: Early years review considers benefits of digital support for new parents

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Parents in the study reported that their children have shown fewer emotional difficulties since schools reopened
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Coronavirus: Young children's mental health suffered in lockdown - study

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Tom McBride, director of evidence, Early Intervention Foundation: 'Problems will have been missed without face-to-face contact'
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Ofsted warning underlines the pressures facing vulnerable children and families right now 

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Babies in lockdown: ‘perfect storm’ caused by withdrawal of key services

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Strict rules put in place by hospital trusts during the pandemic are preventing many parents of sick and premature newborns from seeing their babies
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Coronavirus: Parents of sick babies unable to stay with them in hospital due to Covid rules

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Barnardo's has launched Boloh - which means speak in many languages - a Covid-19 Helpline for BAME families
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Coronavirus: Helpline launched for BAME families

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Almost all early years providers surveyed said that children's learning and development was affected by lockdown
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Ofsted: Children's learning and development regressed in lockdown

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There is concern that inequality has risen during the Covid-19 pandemic
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Innovation agency seeks local authority partners 'to reimagine' early years services

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Extra-curricular clubs, such as art, can stay open if they operate before- or after-school, because many parents use them for childcare and they are considered an extension to the school day
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Coronavirus: Most out-of-school clubs can stay open in lockdown

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Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman
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Ofsted chief highlights ‘Covid pressure cooker’ on vulnerable families

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Grandparents can be part of a child's 'childcare bubble', but it must always be the same grandparents
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No limit on informal childcare bubble size during second lockdown

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Chancellor Rishi Sunak
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Coronavirus: Chancellor extends furlough scheme until March

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Survey to look at impact of furlough on childcare providers

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Childcare settings are able to stay open under the new lockdown rules
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Coronavirus: DfE publishes guidance for education and childcare settings ahead of second lockdown

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