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Nurseries to be exempt from business rates, as Government brings in powers to close or keep them open

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Thursday, March 19, 2020

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All private, voluntary and independent nurseries will be exempt from business rates for one year from 1 April.

Coronavirus: Government confirms settings will receive childcare funding if they have to close

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Tuesday, March 17, 2020

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Government funding for the 15 and 30 hours childcare offers will continue if early years settings have to close, or where children cannot attend due to Coronavirus (COVID-19).

Childcare providers among hundreds of firms not eligible for Government help

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Wednesday, April 15, 2020

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The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has been inundated with emails from the self-employed and small companies, including childcare providers, that are missing out on Government support during the coronavirus crisis.

Coronavirus: One in five childminders not eligible for Government help

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Friday, May 1, 2020

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Nurseries reveal impact of furlough changes

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020

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Nurseries around the UK - both large chains and standalone providers - have voiced their concerns about staying open, following the change in official guidance as to how how much they can claim for staff on furlough.

Coronavirus: Early years sector snubbed by Government in catch-up funding plan

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Friday, June 19, 2020

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Early years organisations have slammed their omission from sharing any of the £1bn funding package that schools will receive as part of a catch-up plan for children who have fallen behind from missing education in lockdown.

Coronavirus: Toddlers from poorest families 'missing out' on outdoor space and books in lockdown

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

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Babies and toddlers from disadvantaged families spent less time outdoors and reading and playing with their parents during lockdown than their better-off peers, according to new research.

MPs call on Government to carry out 'meaningful review' of early years funding

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

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The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Childcare and Early Education has called on the Government to provide almost £3,000 per child to tackle underfunding.

Coronavirus: After-school clubs on the brink of collapse

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Thursday, June 4, 2020

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Out-of-school clubs are facing closure and may never reopen, following new rules, confusing guidance and lack of support from Government.

Coronavirus: Parents of disabled children feel abandoned

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020

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Parents of disabled children have been left without vital care and support during lockdown, a survey by the Disabled Children’s Partnership (DCP) has found.

Children's commissioner calls for overhaul of early years system in England

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Friday, July 17, 2020

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The children’ s commissioner for England has called for an emergency rescue package for nurseries to prevent thousands of closures as a result of Covid-19, and a complete overhaul of the early years system.

Coronavirus: Eligibility extended for 30 hours and Tax-Free Childcare for the second time

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

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The Government has extended the eligibility for 30-hour childcare and Tax-Free Childcare to enable working parents to continue to use the schemes, even if the number of hours they work drops during the pandemic.

Coronavirus: Nurseries 'ignored' by Government in row over reopening schools

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Monday, January 4, 2021

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Nurseries and early years settings have criticised the Government for failing to include them in discussions with schools about whether it is safe for them to stay open, given the ongoing rise in cases of Covid-19.

Charities call on health secretary to end ‘baby blindspot’

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Thursday, July 22, 2021

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More than 60 members of the First 1001 Days Movement have today jointly written to the new health secretary Sajid Javid to highlight the impact of the pandemic on babies and their families.

MPs urge ministers to look at ways to provide 'greater security' to childcare sector

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Thursday, October 7, 2021

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Cross-party MPs are calling on the Government to commission a review into the funding and affordability of childcare, and how to provide greater security to the sector following the pandemic.

Coronavirus: Government confirms extra funding to support adoptive families

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Friday, October 23, 2020

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The Government has confirmed £6.5 million was provided to local authorities and regional adoption agencies to help adoptive families facing greater stress during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Survey highlights funding crisis as nurseries and childminders fear closure by Christmas

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Friday, October 30, 2020

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One in six early years providers could close before Christmas, due to the ongoing impact of Covid-19, according to a survey by the Early Years Alliance.

Early years settings condemn Government for 'miniscule' funding rise

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Friday, December 18, 2020

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Early years settings will receive just a 6p an hour increase per child for three-and four-year-olds next term, as the Department for Education reverts to pre-Covid funding rates.

School catch-up tsar resigns in funding row

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Thursday, June 3, 2021

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The prime minister’s catch-up tsar Sir Kevan Collins resigned on Wednesday night in response to the Government’s ‘half-hearted approach’ to education recovery for hundreds of thousands of children, whose learning has been disrupted by the pandemic.

Coronavirus: Childminders will be covered under the scheme to support self-employed

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Friday, March 27, 2020

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Childminders are among the workers that could be eligible for the Government scheme to extend financial support to the self-employed affected by Covid-19.

Coronavirus: Government extends Tax-Free Childcare and 30-hour childcare eligibility

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Wednesday, August 5, 2020

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More than 55,000 parents have applied for 30 hour childcare places since the start of lockdown, according to the Department for Education, which is extending the eligibility criteria for families whose incomes may have dropped during the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus: Nursery schools warn survival on a 'cliff edge'

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Friday, October 9, 2020

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Nine in ten maintained nursery schools are not confident that they will be able to stay open based on current funding levels, according to a survey.

Scotland: Government pledges £3.8m to support childcare settings to stay open

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Wednesday, January 13, 2021

| Nursery World

Financial support is being made available to help childcare providers to stay open for small numbers of children, Scottish Government announced today.

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

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Friday, January 22, 2021

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Early years workers are experiencing ‘high’ levels of cases of Covid-19, with around half of them worried about their safety working in nurseries, pre-schools and as childminders, according to new research.

Coronavirus: Early language support for disadvantaged children in 'catch up' plans

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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

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A £18m fund to support language development for disadvantaged children in the early years has been announced in the Government’s education recovery package.

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Nurseries to be exempt from business rates, as Government brings in powers to close or keep them open

Coronavirus: Government confirms settings will receive childcare funding if they have to close

Childcare providers among hundreds of firms not eligible for Government help

Coronavirus: One in five childminders not eligible for Government help

Nurseries reveal impact of furlough changes

Coronavirus: Early years sector snubbed by Government in catch-up funding plan

Coronavirus: Toddlers from poorest families 'missing out' on outdoor space and books in lockdown

MPs call on Government to carry out 'meaningful review' of early years funding

Coronavirus: After-school clubs on the brink of collapse

Coronavirus: Parents of disabled children feel abandoned

Children's commissioner calls for overhaul of early years system in England

Coronavirus: Eligibility extended for 30 hours and Tax-Free Childcare for the second time

Coronavirus: Nurseries 'ignored' by Government in row over reopening schools

Charities call on health secretary to end ‘baby blindspot’

MPs urge ministers to look at ways to provide 'greater security' to childcare sector

Coronavirus: Government confirms extra funding to support adoptive families

Survey highlights funding crisis as nurseries and childminders fear closure by Christmas

Early years settings condemn Government for 'miniscule' funding rise

School catch-up tsar resigns in funding row

Coronavirus: Childminders will be covered under the scheme to support self-employed

Coronavirus: Government extends Tax-Free Childcare and 30-hour childcare eligibility

Coronavirus: Nursery schools warn survival on a 'cliff edge'

Scotland: Government pledges £3.8m to support childcare settings to stay open

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

Coronavirus: Early language support for disadvantaged children in 'catch up' plans

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