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Early years settings will receive funding for children that are registered with them, but are not currently attending due to the pandemic
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Coronavirus: DfE tells local authorities to fund children temporarily absent from nurseries

Coronavirus
Nurseries are currently open to all children, but numbers are much lower than before the coronavirus pandemic
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Nurseries have 'third fewer children than normal' - survey

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Education secretary John Swinney visiting Cowgate Under 5's in Edinburgh in 2018
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Scotland: Government pledges £3.8m to support childcare settings to stay open

Coronavirus
The NEU and Unison say that early years settings should be closed in line with schools
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Unions call for nurseries to close to keep staff safe, and for emergency funding

Coronavirus
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Coronavirus: Nurseries 'ignored' by Government in row over reopening schools

Coronavirus
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What does the early years sector want for the coming year?

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Local authorities predict permanent closure of childcare settings in January

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Marcus Rashford MBE
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Marcus Rashford launches website to support children in food poverty this Christmas

Nutrition
Sector organisations say the funding rates show 'a lack of respect' for the sector's hard work and dedication during the pandemic
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Early years settings condemn Government for 'miniscule' funding rise

Coronavirus
Early years workers 'as essential as roads or rail'
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MPs discuss early years workforce challenges

Coronavirus
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Childcare Level 3 qualifications to be free from April

Policy & Politics
The Out of School Alliance warns that without sustainability funding, many after-school, breakfast and holiday clubs will close
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Out-of-school sector threatened with collapse

Coronavirus
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Scotland’s childcare expansion programme: new data published

Funding
The national living wage will apply to all 23- and 24-year-olds for the first time from April 2021
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Sector questions minister’s claims on extra £44m and national living wage

Funding
Minister Vicky Ford said the funding rise will cover increases to the National Living Wage
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Extra £44m funding will cover living wage rise, minister says in early years debate

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One million children living in poverty ineligible for free school meals

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