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Ofsted chief highlights ‘Covid pressure cooker’ on vulnerable families

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Friday, November 6, 2020

| Nursery World

Chief inspector Amanda Spielman has issued a stark warning about the risks to vulnerable babies during Covid-19.

Coronavirus: MPs to debate petition calling for vaccinations for early years workers and teachers

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Thursday, January 7, 2021

| Nursery World

Prioritising Covid-19 vaccinations for childcare staff and teachers will be debated in Parliament on Monday (11 January), following a petition which has so far received more than 342,000 signatures.

Free school meals policy impacting upon Pupil Premium funding

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Wednesday, January 24, 2018

| Nursery World

While take-up of school meals has nearly doubled under the universal infant free school meal (UIFSM) policy, its introduction has affected schools’ pupil premium funding.

Post-Covid children's mental health services face rocketing rise in demand

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Saturday, July 30, 2022

| Nursery World

Children’s mental health services are ‘buckling under pressure’ in the wake of the pandemic, says Anne Longfield’s Commission on Young Lives, which calls on the two Conservative leadership candidates to pledge a £1 billion recovery package.

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

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Tuesday, September 15, 2020

| Nursery World

Difficulty accessing coronavirus tests is negatively impacting on the childcare sector as early years workers are having to self-isolate because they cannot get tests for themselves or family members.

#StandUpForEarlyYears: Nurseries 'do their bit' and join Marcus Rashford campaign against holiday hunger

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Thursday, October 29, 2020

| Nursery World

Nurseries and pre-schools have been providing lunch parcels to children and delivering meals to foodbanks during half term, as public pressure mounts on the Government over its decision not to extend free school meals during the holidays.

Coronavirus: London nurseries forced to close as staff hospitalised and the new variant spreads

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Monday, January 18, 2021

| Nursery World

Four members of staff have been hospitalised with Covid-19 from London's largest group of social enterprise nurseries, and more than a third of its settings have been forced to close.

New institute launches to connect childcare experts across the world

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Monday, June 16, 2014

| Nursery World

A new institute to drive the improvement of learning and care for babies, toddlers and young children has launched today.

Scotland pushes outdoor activities in new guidelines

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Thursday, April 27, 2017

| Nursery World

Outdoor learning, exercise and play are highlighted in the Scottish government’s action plan for early learning and childcare.

Milk supplier's suspension puts delivery in disarray

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Friday, April 5, 2013

| Nursery World

Milk supplier Scotts has been suspended from claiming for free nursery milk after a number of discrepancies in its claims.

Government wants to lure back former health visitors

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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

| Nursery World

The Government is urging health visitors who have left their jobs to return to the profession, as part of plans for recruiting 4,200 health visitors that are to be unveiled in the autumn.

Government to end regular Covid testing of children in schools

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Thursday, March 31, 2022

| Nursery World

After tomorrow (Friday) only children with ‘a high temperature’ will be advised to self-isolate for three days, as the Government ends Covid testing in schools.

London nurseries to trial air filtration systems

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Monday, December 3, 2018

| Nursery World

Nurseries in the most polluted parts of the capital will test new air filtration systems in audits designed to cut children's exposure to toxic air.

Health visitors set for every children's centre

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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

| Nursery World

Every children's centre will have access to a named health visitor, as part of a move to recruit 4,200 health visitors by 2015 to offer families with young children improved help and support.

Coronavirus: Dismay as early years staff told they won't be sent testing kits

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Thursday, January 14, 2021

| Nursery World

Nursery workers and childminders will have to travel to test centres to access asymptomatic testing for Covid-19, unlike those working in nursery classes and maintained nurseries, who will be sent home testing kits – a decision branded as ‘unfair’ and ‘insulting’ by the sector.

Charities call on health secretary to end ‘baby blindspot’

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Thursday, July 22, 2021

| Nursery World

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.

Backlog and virtual visits are impacting health checks

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Wednesday, September 1, 2021

| Nursery World

Delays to development checks and the introduction of non-face-to-face appointments due to the pandemic are hindering the effectiveness of the programme. Katy Morton reports

Teachers call for universal free school meals in England

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022

| Nursery World

Teaching unions and head teachers have written to the chancellor and the education secretary calling for free school meals to be extended, as families struggle with the cost of living crisis.

Outcome of the government nursery milk review is still awaited

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Friday, April 5, 2013

| Nursery World

Last June, the Government launched a review into the Nursery Milk Scheme to try to cut the rising costs of the initiative.

New helpline for early years providers and school to report positive Covid-19 cases launched

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Thursday, September 17, 2020

| Nursery World

A dedicated helpline has been launched to advise early years providers and schools on what action to take if they have a confirmed positive case of Covid-19 within their setting.

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Ofsted chief highlights ‘Covid pressure cooker’ on vulnerable families

Coronavirus: MPs to debate petition calling for vaccinations for early years workers and teachers

Free school meals policy impacting upon Pupil Premium funding

Post-Covid children's mental health services face rocketing rise in demand

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

#StandUpForEarlyYears: Nurseries 'do their bit' and join Marcus Rashford campaign against holiday hunger

Coronavirus: London nurseries forced to close as staff hospitalised and the new variant spreads

New institute launches to connect childcare experts across the world

Scotland pushes outdoor activities in new guidelines

Milk supplier's suspension puts delivery in disarray

Government wants to lure back former health visitors

Government to end regular Covid testing of children in schools

London nurseries to trial air filtration systems

Health visitors set for every children's centre

Coronavirus: Dismay as early years staff told they won't be sent testing kits

Charities call on health secretary to end ‘baby blindspot’

Backlog and virtual visits are impacting health checks

Teachers call for universal free school meals in England

Outcome of the government nursery milk review is still awaited

New helpline for early years providers and school to report positive Covid-19 cases launched

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