Well, it’s been another interesting start to the academic year. In the fallout from lockdowns one and two, nurseries are finding themselves once more at the forefront or pointy end of work with families and children.
The impact of the pandemic has begun to leave its imprint on the services that families relied on for early identification and support. The recent and ever-helpful report from Ofsted tells us little that we don’t know as we haven’t been working from home over the past 21 months.
The lack of two-year-old checks from health visitors, the absence of face-to-face visits and the paucity of speech therapy has left much in our laps. The complete disregard of a sector that can help the most is simply bad policy. Well, it is the pantomime season, and the DfE can put on a good show (or party).
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