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Nurseries not covered by insurance for coronavirus closures

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

| Nursery World

Philippe Fraser, director of London-based Bilingual Nurseries and Les Petites Etoiles, has raised concerns about the financial viability of childcare settings if they have to close to contain the spread of coronavirus.

Early years settings will be given rapid Covid-19 testing kits

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Monday, January 11, 2021

| Nursery World

Early years settings will be able to access rapid test kits for Covid-19, children’s minister Vicky Ford has confirmed.

Government publishes new Covid-19 measures for nurseries, childminders and schools amid Omicron concern

News

Monday, November 29, 2021

| Nursery World

The Government has announced additional safety measures for early years settings and schools to prevent the spread of the new Coronavirus Omicron variant.

Analysis: Early years settings step up support for families as cost of living crisis hits

News

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

| Nursery World

Vitamin Angels UK extends partnership with NDNA as nurseries increase food donations and other support to struggling families and members of staff. Catherine Gaunt reports

School dinners 'not value for money'

News

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

| Nursery World

Three in ten teachers believe the price of meals in their school do not represent value for money, according to a new survey.

One in five teachers has given food to hungry pupils, a survey suggests

News

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

| Nursery World

Large numbers of pupils in London are starting the day without breakfast, a survey claims.

Stress and mental health problems taking their toll on early years staff

News

Friday, June 1, 2018

| Nursery World

One in four early years workers are considering leaving the sector due to stress and mental health problems, a major survey has revealed.

Concern young children missing out on Healthy Start scheme, as figures show a quarter of households with under-fours skip meals

News

Monday, April 3, 2023

| Nursery World

The Food Foundation is calling on ministers to do more to raise awareness of the Healthy Start scheme and increase its value and eligibility, after it failed to meet the Government’s own target for take-up among low-income families.

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

News

Monday, August 24, 2020

| Nursery World

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

Government must acknowledge 'vital role' of play therapy in Covid recovery

Opinion

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

| Nursery World

One of the key issues as we try to learn lessons from the pandemic is how to best support the mental health and wellbeing of children, says Dr Lisa Cameron

Stigma leads poorer children to shun free school meals

News

Monday, September 24, 2012

| Nursery World

Schools should allow all children eating a packed lunch and schools meals to eat together at the same time to increase take-up of free school meals, a new study recommends.

Labour pledges toothbrushing scheme for three- to five-year-olds in schools

News

Friday, October 6, 2023

| Nursery World

Labour has pledged to bring in supervised toothbrushing in schools for three- to-five-year olds as part of a wider ‘rescue plan for NHS dentistry’, ahead of the party’s conference in Liverpool.

Interview: Angus Holford

News

Friday, September 28, 2012

| Nursery World

Angus Holford, author of a new study, Take-up of Free School Meals: price effects and peer effects, published by the Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex.

Government funding to expand work of FGM centre

News

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

| Nursery World

A £30m Government grant will allow the National FGM Centre to continue its work to stop female genital mutilation (FGM).

Government plans new nursery food guidance

News

Friday, June 24, 2011

| Nursery World

New nutritional guidelines for nurseries and children's centres are being drawn up by The School Food Trust.

DfE to pilot £2m scheme to fight 'holiday hunger'

News

Thursday, March 29, 2018

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has launched a £2m pilot to look at ways to support disadvantaged children during the school holidays by providing meals and activities.

Nurseries left in the lurch by free milk supplier

News

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

| Nursery World

Some nurseries have been left without their free milk entitlement after a leading supplier stopped milk deliveries, because health chiefs allegedly found apparent discrepancies in its claims.

Government adviser incorrectly says all early years staff eligible for regular testing

News

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

| Nursery World

Frustration around the Department for Education’s decision not to provide regular testing for PVI early years settings has been exacerbated by comments by the Government's deputy chief scientific adviser, Dougal Hargreaves, when he incorrectly stated that they were during questioning by MPs.

Wales sets out ten-year vision for childcare

News

Thursday, July 18, 2013

| Nursery World

The Welsh Assembly has published its first early years and childcare plan, detailing ways in which it will support families and young children over the next ten years.

Free milk for nursery children under review

News

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

| Nursery World

Nursery children will continue to get free milk as the government has launched a consultation to try to cut the rising cost of the scheme across Britain.

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Nurseries not covered by insurance for coronavirus closures

Early years settings will be given rapid Covid-19 testing kits

Government publishes new Covid-19 measures for nurseries, childminders and schools amid Omicron concern

Analysis: Early years settings step up support for families as cost of living crisis hits

School dinners 'not value for money'

One in five teachers has given food to hungry pupils, a survey suggests

Stress and mental health problems taking their toll on early years staff

Concern young children missing out on Healthy Start scheme, as figures show a quarter of households with under-fours skip meals

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

Government must acknowledge 'vital role' of play therapy in Covid recovery

Stigma leads poorer children to shun free school meals

Labour pledges toothbrushing scheme for three- to five-year-olds in schools

Interview: Angus Holford

Government funding to expand work of FGM centre

Government plans new nursery food guidance

DfE to pilot £2m scheme to fight 'holiday hunger'

Nurseries left in the lurch by free milk supplier

Government adviser incorrectly says all early years staff eligible for regular testing

Wales sets out ten-year vision for childcare

Free milk for nursery children under review

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