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Coronavirus: Call to reopen playgrounds as 'a priority'

Friday, June 12, 2020

| Nursery World

Guidelines for when and how playgrounds will be brought back into use ‘must be provided immediately’ if the Government serious about tackling obesity amid the pandemic, the Association of Play Industries has warned.

One in six parents believe school summer holidays should be cancelled

News

Friday, June 12, 2020

| Nursery World

One in six parents think schools should open over the summer holidays to compensate for time not spent in the classroom since March, a survey by childcare.co.uk has revealed.

A new job description for Ofsted inspectors?

Opinion

Thursday, June 11, 2020

| Nursery World

With Ofsted inspections on hold, Dr Helen Edwards looks at how inspectors could support settings as critical friends

New funded childcare places on hold until September in Wales

News

Thursday, June 11, 2020

| Nursery World

Three-year-olds due to take up the childcare offer in Wales this term will not be eligible for funding until September.

Teachers call on PM to create a recovery plan for education

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Thursday, June 11, 2020

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The National Education Union has written to the prime minister calling for a 10-point ‘national recovery plan’ for education, amid growing concerns that the majority of school children will face the rest of the summer term at home.

Free training on physical development set to launch

News

Thursday, June 11, 2020

| Nursery World

The Open University has developed a free online physical development (PD) course, which is due to launch on 27 July and is now open for registration.

Fruit is toddlers' snack of choice in lockdown

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Wednesday, June 10, 2020

| Nursery World

Fruit is reigning as the most popular lockdown snack for toddlers at home, according to data from the Infant & Toddler Forum (ITF).

Coronavirus: Child poverty predicted to rise warns social mobility watchdog

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Wednesday, June 10, 2020

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Around 600,000 more children are living in relative poverty compared to eight years ago - a number that is projected to increase markedly as a result of Covid-19, the Social Mobility Commission has warned.

New learning network for improving children and babies’ mental health launched for early years practitioners

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Wednesday, June 10, 2020

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A new resource aimed at helping early years workers improve the mental health and development of the babies and children in their care has been developed by mental health experts at the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families.

Standing tall for early years by planting sunflowers

News

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

| Nursery World

A national campaign aimed at celebrating the sector’s move towards a fresh new chapter has been launched by London Early Years Foundation to mark Empathy Day.

Government drops plan for all primary school children to return to school this term

News

Tuesday, June 9, 2020

| Nursery World

Plans for all primary school children to return for a month before the summer holidays have been abandoned.

Just 10 per cent of early years children have returned to settings

News

Tuesday, June 9, 2020

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Just one in ten early years children returned to their setting last week, official statistics show.

Nurseries encouraged to join in healthy eating week online cook-a-longs

News

Tuesday, June 9, 2020

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Healthy eating, wellbeing and the benefits of physical activity and cooking are the focus of a new virtual event organised by the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF).

Actually, it does matter

Opinion

Monday, June 8, 2020

| Nursery World

With the spotlight on protests around the world against racism, educators and the early years sector can be a force for change and make a lasting difference to how children view race, argues Laura Henry-Allain