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One in four childcare providers fear permanent closure amid virus lockdown

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

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A quarter of early years settings are unlikely to be operating in 12 months’ time, as as the financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic hits, a survey suggests.

Thousands sign petition against Government cut to furlough funding for nurseries

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Monday, April 20, 2020

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Thousands of childcare providers and parents have signed a petition calling for the Government to reinstate full furlough funding, after a previous commitment to pay early years staff under the coronavirus job retention scheme was watered down on Friday evening.

Coronavirus: Teaching unions warn against premature reopening of schools

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

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Teaching unions have written to the Government urging them to exercise ‘significant caution’ when it comes to the reopening of schools.

Coronavirus: Nurseries and schools pose low risk of infection to children

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Monday, August 24, 2020

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Children are more likely to catch Coronavirus at home than in childcare settings or school, finds study.

Early years attendance drops, latest official figures show

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Tuesday, August 11, 2020

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Less than a half (46 per cent) of early years settings were open at the end of July, according to the latest statistics from the Department for Education.

Coronavirus: One in five schools report ‘significant’ absences due to Covid-19

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Monday, October 5, 2020

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One in five schools across England are experiencing 'significant' pupil absences, with almost as many having sent a whole bubble home, according to a survey of teachers.

Expert body launches to support childhood trauma

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Thursday, September 17, 2020

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An appeal for an ‘energetic and sustained’ response to childhood trauma has been launched today (Thursday) by the UK Trauma Council (UKTC), a new and independent expert body.

Coronavirus: Helpline launched for BAME families

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Wednesday, November 11, 2020

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A new support helpline for Black and Asian communities hit by Covid-19 has been launched by children’s charity Barnardo’s.

Coronavirus: Nurseries speak out about confusion over priority for vaccine

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Tuesday, February 16, 2021

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Confusion and frustration is continuing among the early years sector around eligibility for the coronavirus vaccine.

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

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Thursday, March 18, 2021

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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.

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

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Thursday, May 27, 2021

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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.

Government dismisses childcare funding petition signed by 110,000

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Thursday, June 24, 2021

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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.

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

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Thursday, July 14, 2022

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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.

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

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Friday, March 27, 2020

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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.

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

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Monday, November 14, 2022

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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.

Children's transition into Reception impacted by Covid

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Friday, September 3, 2021

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Pupils moving between early years, Reception and Year 1 are less emotionally and academically ready to make the transition, compared to previous years, according to a new report from the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER).

DfE survey shows 13 per cent of early years staff off work due to Covid

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022

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New statistics published by the Department for Education (DfE) show that 13 per cent of staff working in nurseries and childminder settings were absent from work due to Coronavirus mid-January.

Childminders secure victory over Covid rules preventing them from operating

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

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The sector has forced a Government U-turn over rules which stated that childminders with a positive Covid case in their household could not continue to operate.

Bright Horizons launches website to help key worker parents find local childcare

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Monday, April 6, 2020

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Bright Horizons has launched a new emergency childcare website to help match key worker parents with early years providers that are staying open in their area during the coronavirus crisis.

Coronavirus: First figures show 65,000 children going to early years settings

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020

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Around 65,000 children are currently attending early years settings, according to Department for Education research – about four per cent of the number who usually attend in term time.

9 in 10 parents do not want children to go back to school as soon as lockdown ends

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Thursday, May 7, 2020

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Ninety per cent of parents do not want to see their children return to school immediately after the UK Government ends lockdown, according to a new survey.

Loan secures jobs for north-east nursery group

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Thursday, May 28, 2020

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A South Tyneside nursery group has been able to safeguard more than 100 jobs and secure its future after receiving a £200,000 bank loan to support businesses affected by coronavirus.

Coronavirus: Nurseries and childminders face huge financial losses, analysis finds

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Thursday, June 25, 2020

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Parents returning to work in the wake of the lockdown may struggle to find childcare places, as a new report reveals the impact of the pandemic on nurseries, pre-schools and childminders.

TUC calls for emergency bailout of childcare sector

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Friday, June 5, 2020

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The TUC is calling for an urgent ‘cash injection’ for the childcare sector, warning that without it there will not be enough places for working parents to return to their jobs, as the lockdown eases.

Coronavirus: 10 years of closing the gap reversed by school closures

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Friday, June 5, 2020

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Nearly a decade of closing the attainment gap between disadvantaged children and their peers is ‘likely’ to have been wiped out by school closures as a result of coronavirus.

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One in four childcare providers fear permanent closure amid virus lockdown

Thousands sign petition against Government cut to furlough funding for nurseries

Coronavirus: Teaching unions warn against premature reopening of schools

Coronavirus: Nurseries and schools pose low risk of infection to children

Early years attendance drops, latest official figures show

Coronavirus: One in five schools report ‘significant’ absences due to Covid-19

Expert body launches to support childhood trauma

Coronavirus: Helpline launched for BAME families

Coronavirus: Nurseries speak out about confusion over priority for vaccine

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

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

Government dismisses childcare funding petition signed by 110,000

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

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

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

Children's transition into Reception impacted by Covid

DfE survey shows 13 per cent of early years staff off work due to Covid

Childminders secure victory over Covid rules preventing them from operating

Bright Horizons launches website to help key worker parents find local childcare

Coronavirus: First figures show 65,000 children going to early years settings

9 in 10 parents do not want children to go back to school as soon as lockdown ends

Loan secures jobs for north-east nursery group

Coronavirus: Nurseries and childminders face huge financial losses, analysis finds

TUC calls for emergency bailout of childcare sector

Coronavirus: 10 years of closing the gap reversed by school closures

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