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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 17 January 2022

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 14 January 2022

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

News 14 January 2022

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 14 January 2022

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 13 January 2022

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

Inspection

Ofsted has withdrawn the guidance on reporting changes to health in response to concerns from the sector

News 13 January 2022

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 12 January 2022

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

News 12 January 2022

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 11 January 2022

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 11 January 2022

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 10 January 2022

New children's commissioner for Wales appointed

Families

The NDNA is launching a series of weekly surveys to find out how nurseries are impacted by the virus PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 10 January 2022

NDNA to collect data on number of nursery staff with Covid

Coronavirus

The NHS Food Scanner app has been updated with a new feature to help tackle childhood obesity

News 10 January 2022

NHS launches food scanner to help families make healthier choices

Health

Official figures show show that Ofsted received 3,697 reports of Covid-19 in settings on 20 December PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 10 January 2022

Number of Covid cases in early years settings more than doubles

Coronavirus

Half of survey respondents said they are using supply teachers to cover Covid-related absences PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 7 January 2022

'Schools teetering on the edge' with staff Covid absences

Coronavirus

The research suggests that hundred of thousands of teachers could be working in classrooms without opening windows - thought to be key by the Government in increasing ventilation to reduce the spread of Covid PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 7 January 2022

Calls for better ventilation in schools as a quarter of teachers work in classrooms without opening windows

Coronavirus

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