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‘Considerably more’ ethnic minority and disadvantaged children missed out on early learning due to Covid

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

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New research shows that attendance in early years settings was ‘lower than expected’ in areas with large ethnic minority populations, deprived neighbourhoods and areas with high unemployment rates.

Covid inquiry widens to include focus on children and inequality

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Friday, May 13, 2022

| Nursery World

The UK public inquiry into the Government’s handling of the Covid pandemic will now include the impact on the education, health and wellbeing of children and young people.

Early years settings warn of an impending 'crisis' as Covid worsens staff shortages

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Friday, December 17, 2021

| Nursery World

Nurseries and childminders could be faced with having to turn parents away or close their setting, as Covid continues to exacerbate long-standing recruitment issues.

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: Services for babies 'stretched' and failing to reach many families

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Thursday, September 2, 2021

| Nursery World

The pandemic continues to have a ‘significant’ impact on babies, their families and the services that work with them, according to a new report from the First 1001 Days Movement.

Backlog and virtual visits are impacting health checks

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Wednesday, September 1, 2021

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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

Childminder campaigns for Government to change rules on Coronavirus isolation

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Friday, August 20, 2021

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Bedfordshire-based childminder Kirsty Sarney has written to her local MP and Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ask for the current guidance for those who are identified as a close contact of a positive coronavirus case in England to be amended.

Prime Minister urged to recognise the ‘sterling work’ of nannies during pandemic

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Wednesday, August 11, 2021

| Nursery World

BAPN - the Association for Professional Nannies, and nanny agency, Harmony at Home, have written a letter to the Prime Minister calling on him to publicly show his appreciation to the thousands of nannies that have continued to care for children during Covid-19.

Coronavirus: ‘Pingdemic’ risks leaving key workers without childcare

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Monday, August 2, 2021

| Nursery World

More than four in 10 nurseries, pre-schools and childminders in England have had to fully and/or partially close at least once since 1 June due to Coronavirus self-isolation rules, a survey suggests.

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.

Peers call on Government for better support for babies and young children

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Friday, June 25, 2021

| Nursery World

The early years sector should be given the same level of catch-up support as the schools sector, the House of Lords Covid-19 Committee has said.

Government dismisses childcare funding petition signed by 110,000

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Thursday, June 24, 2021

| Nursery World

The Government has said it has no plans to review early years funding, in response to a parliamentary petition signed by thousands - however a cross-party committee of MPs has commissioned a survey of providers and parents to look at childcare costs.

More than 240 organisations and sector leaders call for Government to urgently invest more in education catch-up

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021

| Nursery World

A cross-sector coalition of education experts, charities, and businesses is calling on the Government to urgently reconsider its education recovery plans and provide more funding for children and young people.

Coronavirus: Call for 'Summer of Play' to restore children's wellbeing

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Thursday, May 27, 2021

| Nursery World

Organisations and charities call for a Summer of Play, as more than half of children say they play outside or with their friends less since the pandemic.

Coronavirus: DfE had 'no plan', MPs' report finds

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

| Nursery World

The Department for Education (DfE) had ‘no plan’ and was ‘unprepared’ for the challenges of Covid-19, a Public Accounts Committee report released today (Wednesday) states.

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