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Summer holiday childcare costs up by 5 per cent

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David Wright, owner of Paint Pots Nurseries: 'We are just expected to muddle through'
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'Early years is an afterthought in Test and Trace guidance'

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In primary schools 12 per cent of children were absent on 15 July due to Covid
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Coronavirus: More than 1 million children absent from school

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The NDNA surveys aim to pinpoint the latest challenges for nurseries, including funding rates and occupancy levels
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NDNA launches study into nurseries’ sustainability 

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The Willow Den nursery group is being led by chief executive Deborah Grant
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New outdoor nursery group launches in Scotland

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Coronavirus: Early years settings and schools no longer expected to carry out contact tracing

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The number of children attending nursery, pre-school and childminding settings has not returned to pre-pandemic levels PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Coronavirus: DfE plans to end data collection for early years attendance criticised

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Councils have cut spending on early help in some of the poorest areas in England by more than 80 per cent, according to the report by children's charities PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Funding for early intervention 'cut by half' over ten years – analysis

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Nurseries and childminders in the capital have faced extra costs and financial losses during the pandemic PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Coronavirus: London nurseries and childminders urged to take part in recovery survey

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Call for nurseries to be more open about staff mental health

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Left to right: Noel Hammett (Hinton Group construction director) with The Midcounties Co-op's Sally Bonnar (chief operating officer), 'Little Pioneer' Charlie, Emily Sandilands (growth and acquisitions manager) and CEO Phil Ponsonby
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Co-op Childcare starts work on £1.5m nursery new builds

Provision
Bright Horizons nursery group is rolling out a new curriculum this summer
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Bright Horizons to launch new curriculum to foster child wellbeing

Early Years Curriculum
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Funding pressures put children with SEND at risk of missing out on nursery school places

Coronavirus
Busy Bees Childcare Plymouth PHOTO Google Street View
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Busy Bees nursery rated inadequate due to safeguarding concerns

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The Government statistics reveal the number of disadvantaged two-year-olds registered for a funded place are down to 2008 rates
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'Substantial’ drop in take-up of funded places fuels concern for early years sector

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Responses to NDNA Scotland's FOI revealed nearly a fifth of councils will not be increasing funding rates for providers for the autumn term
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Scotland: Nurseries and childminders face stagnant funding rates, FOI reveals

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