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Cotswold Montessori School had to close for two weeks
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Big drop in attendance adds to sector’s funding concerns

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Local authorities kept back more than £55m in early education funding in 2019/20, according to the FOI findings
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Councils have millions in unspent early years funding, investigation reveals

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Sarah Steel (centre), managing director of The Old Station nursery group, with Sharon Peach and Scott Roberts, the previous ones of Bambino Day Nurseries
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Old Station nursery group continues expansion

Provision
The Children's Commissioner report highlights the impact that Covid has had on children's mental health
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Children’s mental health services need ‘rocket boost’ in funding

Coronavirus
The clothing fund will enable more children to learn outdoors in all weathers
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Scotland: £1m outdoor clothing fund launched

Provision
Ceeda analysis suggests that there are around 8,000 early years workers that are unable to a access a school place
News

Thousands of early years staff unable to access key worker places at school for their own children

Coronavirus
Childminders in Scotland, whose businesses have suffered during the pandemic, will be able to apply for government grants
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Coronavirus: Scottish government launches £1m fund for childminders

Coronavirus
Some early years workers will receive the vaccine as priority health and social care workers
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Exclusive: Some early years workers set to receive Covid-19 vaccine as a priority

Coronavirus
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Teacher Covid-absences ‘significantly higher’ than pupils

Coronavirus
Nurseries must notify Ofsted if there has been a positive test for Covid-19 in their setting, but the data does not show the number of positive cases among staff and children, which means there could be multiple cases
News

Concern as reports of Covid in early years settings more than double in a week

Coronavirus
The NEU and Unison say that early years settings should be closed in line with schools
News

Coronavirus: Survey reveals 'serious concerns' among early years workers about their safety

Coronavirus
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School nurseries to receive top-up for census funding shortfalls

Coronavirus
Andrea Leadsom
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Leadsom outlines emerging findings of the Government’s review into babies’ healthy development

Families
Nurseries, pre-schools and childminders have been told they must go to community testing sites to access asymptomatic testing, while early years workers in schools will receive home testing kits
News

Government adviser incorrectly says all early years staff eligible for regular testing

Coronavirus
The NEU analysis has found that cases of Covid-19 are on average much higher among teachers and support staff in schools
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Coronavirus: Infection rates among teachers and school support staff 'much higher' than among general public

Coronavirus
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Report reveals ‘hidden harms’ of spring lockdown on babies

Coronavirus

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