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Nurseries and childminders are worried they will have to close if Covid-19 cases continue to rise PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Early years settings warn of an impending 'crisis' as Covid worsens staff shortages

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Marley Westell, head of St Luke's Nursery School
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Coronavirus: How do we navigate the next few months without financial support?

Coronavirus
From left to right: Rami Arora, former owner of Little Roos and Kirsty Love, head of operational projects and transitions at The Old Station Nursery group
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Old Station Nursery adds three sites

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Early years settings are focussing on communication and language catch-up for two-to-three-year-olds, according to Ofsted PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Ofsted briefing highlights early years catch-up strategies

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Covid cases reported by early years settings rose by 38 per cent in a week towards the end of November PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Covid cases in nurseries at all-time reported high

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The number nursery staff qualified to degree level rose by just 1 per cent between 2019 and 2021 PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Progress stalled in achieving a degree-led workforce, figures suggest

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The DfE figures reveal a loss of 7,300 childcare places across England between 2019 and 2021 PHOTO Adobe Stock
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DfE figures show 4,000 early years providers have closed in the last two years

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Amanda Spielman, Ofsted chief inspector
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Ofsted finds impact of Covid on learning and development of 'almost all children'

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Ofsted restarted inspections In May this year
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Ofsted 'must take account of ongoing pandemic in inspection'

Inspection
Tricia Pritchard, managing director of BAPN, is closing the association to retire from the sector
News

Nanny association BAPN to close

Business
Strong Early Years London has launched its second quarterly survey for PVI settings in the Capital, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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London nurseries and childminders urged to take part in survey to understand the pressures they face

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Bright Minds Daycare, a group of four nurseries, has been bought by N Family Club
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N Family Club grows to 17 settings

Provision
Early years settings are suffering a recruitment crisis across the board PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Survey highlights 'sector-wide' early years workforce crisis

Policy & Politics
Many new dads struggle with fatherhood PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Charity launches free parenting app with personalised daily content for fathers

Fathers
The cross-party committee of Lords want the Government to revert back to 2010 levels of spending on early years services PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Early years funding is ‘treading water’, finds report

Funding
Early years providers will be provided with air quality monitors designed to limit the spread of Coronavirus PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Nurseries and pre-schools to receive air quality monitors before Christmas

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