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Ofsted review aims to help early years children 'catch up' post-pandemic

Monday, November 14, 2022

| Nursery World

The research, carried out by Ofsted, outlines what 'high-quality' early years curriculum and pedagogy looks like to support practitioners to help children to catch up, particularly with communication and social skills.

Coronavirus: Seventy nurseries signed up to bring potential lawsuit against insurance broker

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Thursday, July 14, 2022

| Nursery World

Law firm Fieldfisher is planning to push ahead with legal action on behalf of dozens of nurseries against insurance broker Pound Gates for recommending business interruption insurance policies that failed to pay out during the pandemic.

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

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022

| Nursery World

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.

New DfE research emphasises the impact of Covid on early years sector

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Friday, April 29, 2022

| Nursery World

Three new reports from the Department for Education outline how childcare settings across the country have been impacted by the pandemic, staffing challenges and sustained Government underfunding.

Change to Covid rules on testing and isolation provokes mixed response among nurseries and childminders

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Tuesday, February 22, 2022

| Nursery World

Early years settings have questioned the Government’s decision to scrap twice-weekly testing in early years settings and have raised concerns about plans to end self-isolation for positive Covid cases.

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: ‘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.

Coronavirus: Bradford nursery tells staff they must be fully vaccinated

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

| Nursery World

Ashfield House Day Nursery and Pre-school in Eccleshill has made it a condition of employment that by 1 September all staff must be either doubled vaccinated, or agree to become fully vaccinated, to work at the setting.

Survey highlights impact of Covid self-isolation policy on nursery closures

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

| Nursery World

A quarter of nurseries (25 per cent) in England, Wales and Scotland had to partially close between March and May, according to a survey by the National Day Nurseries Association and the Education Policy Institute.

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

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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.

Sadiq Khan launches business support programme for London nurseries and childminders

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Friday, June 4, 2021

| Nursery World

The Mayor of London has launched a £150,000 fund to provide business support for the capital’s private and voluntary early years settings.

Global childcare report reveals market buoyancy

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Thursday, May 20, 2021

| Nursery World

The pandemic has raised the profile of the early years and childcare sector across the globe, leading to renewed interest from prospective investors and increased demand from competitors, Christie & Co’s report on the impact of Covid-19 on global markets has revealed.

Parents 'will be turned away' due to Level 3 staffing crisis

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Tuesday, May 4, 2021

| Nursery World

While recruiting Level 3-qualified staff has been an issue for several years, settings have told Nursery World that the situation is now so dire they fear they will be forced to turn families away because of staff shortages.

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.

Data analysis targets changes in demand for childcare - survey

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Friday, March 12, 2021

| Nursery World

Using data to understand the movements and lifestyle habits of new parents so that it can inform new nursery openings, was one of the subjects that generated widespread interest at Nursery World’s Business Summit.

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.

Coronavirus: All PVI nurseries to be sent home-testing kits

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Monday, February 22, 2021

| Nursery World

All staff at private, voluntary and independent nurseries and pre-schools will have access to rapid Covid tests to use twice weekly at home, the Department for Education has confirmed.

Coronavirus: Co-op Childcare wins award for supporting families during pandemic

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Tuesday, February 9, 2021

| Nursery World

Co-op Childcare Group has won a social sustainability award for its response to the pandemic and supporting vulnerable families.

Supreme Court rules insurers must pay small businesses for lockdown losses

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Friday, January 15, 2021

| Nursery World

Thousands of nurseries have been handed a lifeline by the Supreme Court today, in a landmark ruling that could see them able to claim for losses, and potentially even damages, from their business insurance.

Survey to look at impact of furlough on childcare providers

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Wednesday, November 4, 2020

| Nursery World

The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) and the Education Policy Institute (EPI) are launching the second survey in their year-long research project, looking at the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the early years workforce.

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: Long road to recovery for childcare settings, finds survey

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Wednesday, August 19, 2020

| Nursery World

New research suggests there will be no quick bounce back for nurseries and pre-schools in the autumn term following the coronavirus lockdown.

North-west nursery group adds three more settings

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Friday, July 31, 2020

| Nursery World

The Village Nursery Group has recently acquired three settings bringing the total owned up to nine nurseries.

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.

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Ofsted review aims to help early years children 'catch up' post-pandemic

Coronavirus: Seventy nurseries signed up to bring potential lawsuit against insurance broker

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

New DfE research emphasises the impact of Covid on early years sector

Change to Covid rules on testing and isolation provokes mixed response among nurseries and childminders

Sharp rise in number of nurseries making a loss – survey

Coronavirus: ‘Pingdemic’ risks leaving key workers without childcare

Coronavirus: Bradford nursery tells staff they must be fully vaccinated

Survey highlights impact of Covid self-isolation policy on nursery closures

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

Sadiq Khan launches business support programme for London nurseries and childminders

Global childcare report reveals market buoyancy

Parents 'will be turned away' due to Level 3 staffing crisis

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

Data analysis targets changes in demand for childcare - survey

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

Coronavirus: All PVI nurseries to be sent home-testing kits

Coronavirus: Co-op Childcare wins award for supporting families during pandemic

Supreme Court rules insurers must pay small businesses for lockdown losses

Survey to look at impact of furlough on childcare providers

Councils ignoring guidance to fund at pre-Covid levels

Coronavirus: Long road to recovery for childcare settings, finds survey

North-west nursery group adds three more settings

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

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