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

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

| Nursery World

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.

Sharp rise in number of nurseries making a loss – survey

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Thursday, September 9, 2021

| Nursery World

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.

Coronavirus: Concern early years sector won't be able to cope with demand for places after lockdown

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Friday, March 26, 2021

| Nursery World

With new findings revealing settings have been heavily reliant on the furlough scheme, there are fears nurseries would struggle with a sudden rise in demand for places.

DfE brings in temporary change to early years funding to provide 'reassurance' to nurseries and childminders

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Thursday, March 18, 2021

| Nursery World

Childcare providers will receive funding based on actual attendance numbers during this year's summer and autumn terms, in a move designed to protect their funding, as children return to early years settings.

Nursery operators continue to attract investors, despite coronavirus - LaingBuisson study

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Friday, February 26, 2021

| Nursery World

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the early years sector remains ‘compelling and investable’ with nurseries having arguably ‘manoeuvred through the crisis better than other sectors of the economy’, LaingBuisson reports.

Exclusion of early years settings from new Covid fund a 'slap in the face'

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Monday, November 30, 2020

| Nursery World

The sector has accused the Government of disrespecting early years providers by excluding them from new Covid workforce funding.

Councils ignoring guidance to fund at pre-Covid levels

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

| Nursery World

With the autumn term under way, thousands of early years providers are already feeling the knock-on effect of the pandemic, as much lower numbers of children have returned or taken up new places.

Coronavirus: Sector tries to stay positive with uncertain times ahead

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Tuesday, September 1, 2020

| Nursery World

Nurseries and pre-schools have spoken to Nursery World about the challenges of opening to more children in September, whether taking on new families or children who are returning for the first time since lockdown. So, what will the new normal look like in the autumn term?

September early years funding will be based on pre-Covid occupancy to protect the sector

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Tuesday, July 21, 2020

| Nursery World

Local authorities will receive early years funding for the autumn term on the basis of how many children were attending settings before the coronavirus pandemic hit.

Coronavirus: One in five childminders not eligible for Government help

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Friday, May 1, 2020

| Nursery World

Councils 'can transfer funding between settings' - new DfE guidance

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020

| Nursery World

Councils are being encouraged to transfer early entitlement funding between early years settings if it helps them to create enough childcare places for key worker children.

Nurseries reveal impact of furlough changes

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020

| Nursery World

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.

Government makes U-turn on nurseries' access to furlough cash

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Friday, April 17, 2020

| Nursery World

The Government has backtracked on the amount of financial support that early years providers can access from ‘free entitlement’ funding and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (furloughing) in a move described as ‘a kick in the teeth’.

Childcare providers among hundreds of firms not eligible for Government help

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Wednesday, April 15, 2020

| Nursery World

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.

Nursery group secures £1.6m loan to support business during pandemic

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Thursday, April 9, 2020

| Nursery World

Children 1st has secured a £1.6 million loan to support the business during the coronavirus crisis and keep nurseries open for key workers.

Wales puts 30 hour childcare on hold to pay for key worker children

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Monday, April 6, 2020

| Nursery World

The Welsh Government is launching a coronavirus childcare assistance scheme to support Wales’ critical workers, and suspending the childcare offer for Wales for three months.

Updated furlough guidance gives flexibility for nurseries to rotate staff

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Thursday, April 2, 2020

| Nursery World

Nursery workers that have been put on temporary leave by their employer during the coronavirus crisis can be furloughed more than once, according to updated guidance.

Coronavirus: Nearly half of childminders could stay closed for up to a year

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Friday, March 27, 2020

| Nursery World

Fewer than half of childminders that have closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic plan to re-open within the next year, findings from a survey of childminders and childcare providers suggests.

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

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Friday, March 27, 2020

| Nursery World

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.

Large nursery groups join forces to meet coronavirus challenges

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Friday, March 20, 2020

| Nursery World

More than 20 of the UK's leading nursery operators and early years organisations have formed a working group to co-ordinate responses and lobbying on the coronavirus crisis.

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

Sharp rise in number of nurseries making a loss – survey

Coronavirus: Concern early years sector won't be able to cope with demand for places after lockdown

DfE brings in temporary change to early years funding to provide 'reassurance' to nurseries and childminders

Nursery operators continue to attract investors, despite coronavirus - LaingBuisson study

Exclusion of early years settings from new Covid fund a 'slap in the face'

Councils ignoring guidance to fund at pre-Covid levels

Coronavirus: Sector tries to stay positive with uncertain times ahead

September early years funding will be based on pre-Covid occupancy to protect the sector

Coronavirus: One in five childminders not eligible for Government help

Councils 'can transfer funding between settings' - new DfE guidance

Nurseries reveal impact of furlough changes

Government makes U-turn on nurseries' access to furlough cash

Childcare providers among hundreds of firms not eligible for Government help

Nursery group secures £1.6m loan to support business during pandemic

Wales puts 30 hour childcare on hold to pay for key worker children

Updated furlough guidance gives flexibility for nurseries to rotate staff

Coronavirus: Nearly half of childminders could stay closed for up to a year

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

Large nursery groups join forces to meet coronavirus challenges

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