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Mini Minors holiday club will operate at 50 per cent capacity this summer to keep to small groups of children
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Coronavirus: DfE updates guidance on holiday clubs but some providers warn it is still 'not clear enough'

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Immunisation schemes are playing 'catch-up' as school vaccination programmes have stalled during the pandemic
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Parents urged to ensure children have the flu jab to protect health services

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Survey highlights strain of lockdown on parents and children's mental health

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Without extra funding for early years the attainment gap between children could widen and 'significantly compromise' children's development, the report warns
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Children's services leaders call for extra funding for early years

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New campaign urges people to report child abuse concerns in the home

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Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Sidcup is one of three nurseries to achieve the Bronze ESC award
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Nurseries achieve award for sustainable citizenship

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Researchers said that some parents were surprised that babies and toddlers could learn and develop by taking part in day-to-day activities at home
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Coronavirus: Parents report closer bonds developing with children in lockdown

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According to the statistics, 61 per cent of early years settings were open on 2 July
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DfE statistics show around a quarter of early years children have returned to settings

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Portland Nurseries - 'unsung heroes'
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#StandUpForEarlyYears: NHS doctor says childcarers are 'unsung heroes'

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Birth to Three Matters took a holistic view of early child development
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Great Ormond Street children's hospital
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Great Ormond Street reports dramatic rise in suspected domestic child abuse during lockdown

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Low demand is the main reason given by nurseries that have not yet reopened due to the pandemic
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Lack of demand for childcare key reason nurseries stay closed

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Chancellor Rishi Sunak
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Summer statement: Employers will be paid £1,000 bonus to keep on furloughed employees

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Nurseries and childminders did not receive any extra financial support in the summer statement, despite sector fears that one in four settings could close
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Summer statement: Government 'without a plan' for the childcare sector and struggling families

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Experts argue that young children should stay on an extra term in their previous setting or class to help with the transition to their next year group, after the disruption of coronavirus on children's learning, development and well-being
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Call to delay school start and moving on from Reception or Year 1 until January 2021

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The nursery's boat is moored beside the River Ribble, which runs through Lancashire and North Yorkshire
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River school nursery opens on the banks of the Ribble

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