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Coronavirus: DfE publishes update for early years settings

Friday, January 7, 2022

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The Department for Education has updated its Covid guidance for early years settings to reflect the latest changes to testing and self-isolation during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Tuesday, January 4, 2022

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What services will the new family hubs offer and how are they going to be introduced over the coming years? Meredith Jones Russell investigates

Coronavirus: Early years to benefit from renewed Sick Pay Rebate scheme

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Wednesday, December 22, 2021

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While the return of the sick pay scheme is good news for the sector, the business grants announced by the Chancellor yesterday (21 December) are prioritised for hospitality, culture and leisure.

Calls for clarification on changes to Covid rules for under-fives amid rising cases and Omicron uncertainty

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021

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Children under five who are close contacts of a positive Covid case no longer need to take a test or self-isolate, according to updated government guidance, leading to calls from the sector for clarification of the guidance.

Progress stalled in achieving a degree-led workforce, figures suggest

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Friday, December 10, 2021

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New data from the Department for Education (DfE) shows the percentage of practitioners with degrees working in nurseries has risen marginally since the same research in 2019.

Survey highlights 'sector-wide' early years workforce crisis

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Thursday, December 2, 2021

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More than eight in ten early years settings are struggling to recruit staff and half of them are having to turn away new parents because of staff shortages, sector research suggests.

Early years funding for three-and four-years-olds to rise by 17p an hour

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Thursday, November 25, 2021

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The hourly funding rate paid by the Government to local authorities for the three-and four-year-old entitlements will rise by 17p an hour in most local authority areas in England from April, the Department for Education has confirmed.

Analysis: Doubts raised over the impact of next year's rise in funding

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Tuesday, November 23, 2021

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Wage increases, uncertainty over local authority payments for funded hours and the return of business rates, amid other costs, dampen the funding announcement. By Catherine Gaunt

New early years leadership qualification available from Autumn 2022

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Friday, October 15, 2021

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The Department for Education has launched a new early years leadership qualification for Level 3 qualified and above practitioners working in private, voluntary and independent settings.

Ministers reportedly planning to change staff: child ratios for under-twos 'to cut childcare costs'

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Monday, October 4, 2021

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Sector organisations, nursery owners, childcarers and experts have vowed to oppose any attempts from the Government to relax rules on the number of babies and toddlers nurseries and childminders can care for in early years settings.

Small businesses face a challenging autumn, warns business organisation

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Thursday, September 30, 2021

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The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has expressed concerned about the impact of the withdrawal of Government financial support, including the closure of the furlough scheme, on small businesses.

Sharp rise in number of nurseries making a loss – survey

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Thursday, September 9, 2021

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More than eight in ten private, voluntary or independent nurseries in England are making a loss or only just breaking even, according to a survey by the National Day Nurseries Association.

Wales extends business rates relief for nurseries until 2025

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Monday, September 6, 2021

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The Welsh government has extended business rates relief to nurseries and pre-schools to help them recover from the pandemic.

Nurseries and pre-schools will receive air quality monitors next term

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Friday, August 27, 2021

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Nurseries and pre-school settings will receive CO2 monitors next term, to improve ventilation and help prevent the spread of Covid, but Ofsted registered childminders are not included in the scheme.

Early years Alliance files complaint over DfE refusal to release funding data

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021

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The Early Years Alliance has lodged a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office over the Department for Education's refusal to release calculations to back up its claims that early years funding rates for 2021-22 do cover rising costs to staff wages.

Scottish health secretary claims nursery discriminated against two-year-old daughter

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Monday, August 2, 2021

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The Scottish health secretary Humza Yousaf has claimed that a nursery refused to offer his two-year-old daughter a place because she has a Muslim name.

Change to test and trace and self-isolation rules causes 'utter confusion' in nurseries

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

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Early years settings and schools have been thrown into confusion following the Government's change to the rules on tracking coronavirus cases and self-isolation, as the number of Covid-related absences among children and staff continues to rise.

Coronavirus: Early years settings and schools no longer expected to carry out contact tracing

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Monday, July 19, 2021

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From today, early years settings and schools will no longer be responsible for contacting parents about positive cases in their child’s class or bubble, as contact tracing responsibility in education moves to NHS Test and Trace.

NDNA launches study into nurseries’ sustainability

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Monday, July 19, 2021

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Nurseries in England, Scotland and Wales are being urged to take part in a survey into their sustainability.

More than 11,000 childcare places lost through nursery closures - research

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Tuesday, July 13, 2021

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The number of nursery closures in England increased by more than a third during the height of the pandemic compared to the same period the previous year, new analysis by the National Day Nurseries Association reveals.

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Coronavirus: DfE publishes update for early years settings

Health & Nutrition - Come on in

Coronavirus: Early years to benefit from renewed Sick Pay Rebate scheme

Calls for clarification on changes to Covid rules for under-fives amid rising cases and Omicron uncertainty

Progress stalled in achieving a degree-led workforce, figures suggest

Survey highlights 'sector-wide' early years workforce crisis

Early years funding for three-and four-years-olds to rise by 17p an hour

Analysis: Doubts raised over the impact of next year's rise in funding

New early years leadership qualification available from Autumn 2022

Ministers reportedly planning to change staff: child ratios for under-twos 'to cut childcare costs'

Small businesses face a challenging autumn, warns business organisation

Sharp rise in number of nurseries making a loss – survey

Wales extends business rates relief for nurseries until 2025

Nurseries and pre-schools will receive air quality monitors next term

Early years Alliance files complaint over DfE refusal to release funding data

Scottish health secretary claims nursery discriminated against two-year-old daughter

Change to test and trace and self-isolation rules causes 'utter confusion' in nurseries

Coronavirus: Early years settings and schools no longer expected to carry out contact tracing

NDNA launches study into nurseries’ sustainability

More than 11,000 childcare places lost through nursery closures - research

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