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Thousands of early years providers across the country have lower numbers of children attending than they would usually this term, as a result of the pandemic
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Coronavirus: Councils ignoring DfE guidance on funding nurseries and childminders at pre-Covid levels

Coronavirus
Children's commissioner Anne Longfield
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Coronavirus: Children must be at the ‘forefront’ of Covid-19 planning

Coronavirus
David Dawds has been turned down for funding at the private nursery of his choice and said the situation has caused his family unnecessary stress
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PVI settings and parents in Scotland cite funding ‘postcode lottery’

Funding
The TUC survey highlights how working mothers have had to take on more childcare responsibilities during the pandemic
News

Government reveals £1.7bn in underspend on Tax-Free Childcare

Childcare Costs
The survey found that the least qualified and experienced staff were more likely to have been furloughed or made redundant
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Coronavirus: 7 in 10 early years staff on furlough - survey

Coronavirus
County councils are warning that closures in rural areas would leave families without any childcare at all
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Councils warn that a quarter of childcare providers could close in rural areas

Coronavirus
Nurseries and childminders have reported struggles both with accessing Covid tests and delays with results
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Outcry from the early years sector as minister confirms testing kits for maintained nurseries only

Coronavirus
Dr Cheryl Adams founded the Institute of Health Visiting in 2012 and will become founding director
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Outgoing health visiting chief exec calls for urgent Government funding for health visitors

Health
Nurseries and childminders have reported struggles both with accessing Covid tests and delays with results
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Labour asks Government to explain problems with testing in early years settings

Coronavirus
The DfE has launched a new helpline for childcare providers and schools to report positive cases of coronavirus
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New helpline for early years providers and school to report positive Covid-19 cases launched

Policy & Politics
A third of early years settings have not yet reopened, figures show
News

Around a third of early years settings remain closed

Policy & Politics
In local authorities where social mobility is low it is much harder to escape deprivation
News

Education alone will not close social mobility gap - study

Closing the Gap
Early years workers have been unable to get Covid-19 tests, despite being classed by the Government as 'critical workers'
News

Nursery workers struggle to get Covid-19 tests leaves settings with staff shortages

Coronavirus
A new wave of families who have not needed help before are now struggling to buy the basics, Action for Children says
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Families 'just about managing' face winter crisis, charity warns

Coronavirus
Children with typical cold symptoms, such as a runny nose, should not be tested for Covid-19, the guidance says
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Common cold or Covid-19? When to test children

Health
Childcare providers will still be able to take large groups of children on outings
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Coronavirus: Nurseries and childminders can take more than six children to the park

Coronavirus

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