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Council 'failed' to follow school summer-born Government guidance, finds Ombudsman

News

Friday, July 30, 2021

| Nursery World

Leeds City Council has agreed to review its decision making around summer-born children’s admission to school.

Cheshire nursery group opens sixth setting

News

Friday, July 30, 2021

| Nursery World

Dunky’s Day Nurseries has opened a new setting in Farnworth, Cheshire.

Local authorities concerned about shortage of out-of-school provision

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Thursday, July 29, 2021

| Nursery World

A new report from Frontier Economics and Coram Family and Childcare finds that councils are worried about the supply of school-age childcare, including breakfast and after-school clubs.

Coronavirus drives demand for nannies

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

| Nursery World

The Covid-19 pandemic has increased demand for nannies among families and driven up costs, according to the latest Nanny Salary Index.

Home education: 'MPs failed to listen to families' views'

Opinion

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

| Nursery World

The findings of the Education Select Committee's new report are narrow-minded and outdated, says Dr Harriet Pattison

New pilot project to encourage disadvantaged families to visit their local library

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

| Nursery World

A project to encourage families with children under five to use their local library and make sharing stories a ‘regular part of life’ has been launched by reading charity BookTrust.

Coronavirus: Bradford nursery tells staff they must be fully vaccinated

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

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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.

Figures show a further fall in children attending early years settings

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

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According to the latest official figures, the number of children attending nursery and childminding settings has dropped from 875,000 to 727,000 in a fortnight.

MPs call for 'essential' register of home-educated children

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

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MPs are urging the Government to press ahead with plans for a statutory home-schooling register to ensure children are receiving a ‘proper’ education.

Coronavirus: Reported outbreaks in nurseries highest since February

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Monday, July 26, 2021

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Incidents of coronavirus in nurseries are at their highest level since February, Ofsted figures show.

Kids Planet continues rapid expansion with acquisition of 10 nurseries

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Monday, July 26, 2021

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Kids Planet has bought Poppy & Jack’s, a nursery group of 10 settings across north-west England.

Norovirus on the rise in childcare settings

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Friday, July 23, 2021

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Official data shows that cases of the vomiting bug have been spreading ‘rapidly’ among pre-school children in nurseries and childcare settings in England over the past few weeks.

Coronavirus: Nursery staff not exempt from self-isolation

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Friday, July 23, 2021

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The sector has expressed its anger at the omission of early years from the Government’s list of critical workers who can avoid self-isolation if they are ‘pinged’ by the NHS Covid app.

Charities call on health secretary to end ‘baby blindspot’

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Thursday, July 22, 2021

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More than 60 members of the First 1001 Days Movement have today jointly written to the new health secretary Sajid Javid to highlight the impact of the pandemic on babies and their families.

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

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

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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.