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The energy price cap rise in April will hit families in 'very deep poverty' the most PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Children in poverty will bear the brunt of rising energy bills

Child Poverty
Review

Professional books – for your shelf

Careers & Training
The aim of the Workplace Equality fund is to address longstanding barriers in the Labour market, PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

Scottish Government launches new fund to help nurseries be more diverse

Management
The minimum self-isolation for coronavirus has been cut to five days in England PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Covid-19 self-isolation cut to five days in England

Coronavirus
From left to right: Kirsty Love, head of operational projects and transitions at The Old Station Nursery Group Sadie Willett, HR officer at Polkadot Nurseries Sarah Steel, chief executive of The Old Station Nursery group
News

Old Station Nursery group expands to 53 settings

Provision
Childminders who are forced to close their setting due to household members with Covid are not eligible for the NHS Track and Trace payment PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

Childminders ineligible for £500 payment when forced to close due to household Covid cases

Policy & Politics
The Sutton Trust research finds that state schools and those in deprived areas are hardest hit by staff absences due to coronavirus PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Deprived state schools most impacted by Covid staff absences

Coronavirus
The NDNA snap poll found around one in five staff were absent from early years settings due to Covid at the beginning of the month PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

EXCLUSIVE - Coronavirus: More than 20 per cent of early years staff off work last week

Coronavirus
The new Ofsted guidance says that providers must notify the inspectorate of changes to employees' mental health including 'stress-related' issues PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

Sector outraged by new ‘insensitive’ Ofsted guidance on reporting employees’ ‘emotional issues’

Inspection
Ofsted reports highlight how practice leaders are creating their own curriculum.
Features

The new EYFS framework and Ofsted judgements – a change of emphasis?

Ofsted Inspections
Ofsted has withdrawn the guidance on reporting changes to health in response to concerns from the sector
News

Ofsted U-turn on controversial early years employee health guidance

Policy & Politics
Guided play can be better than direct instruction at boosting children's numeracy skills, according to research from the University of Cambridge PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

Guided play as effective as adult-led instruction for children's learning and development

Research
Courteney Donaldson of Christie & Co will be discussing the UK day nursery market
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Sign up for our free nursery market webinar

Management
Nurseries have been struggling with staff shortages amid rising cases of the Omicron variant PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

Early years settings told they can relax ratios as Covid deemed an 'exceptional circumstance'

Coronavirus
Jack Dromey MP (centre) campaigned to ensure the survival of nursery schools PHOTO Facebook
News

Early years sector pays tribute to 'tireless, dedicated campaigner' Jack Dromey MP

Policy & Politics
Rocio Cifuentes will take up her post of children's commissioner for Wales in April
News

New children's commissioner for Wales appointed

Families

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