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One in four childcare providers fear permanent closure amid virus lockdown

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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.

Learning the hard way, but let’s make it the right way

Opinion

Monday, May 4, 2020

| Nursery World

June O'Sullivan reflects on what we can all learn from the lockdown

Refugee families hit by funding exclusions in coronavirus crisis

News

Thursday, April 30, 2020

| Nursery World

Refugee support groups are losing out on funding during the coronavirus pandemic, at a time when vulnerable families are particularly hard hit.

Coronavirus: Teaching unions warn against premature reopening of schools

News

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

| Nursery World

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

Coronavirus: Children more at risk of secondhand smoke in lockdown

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Thursday, May 14, 2020

| Nursery World

Health campaigners are warning that lockdown has led to more secondhand smoke exposure in families with children.

Call to delay school start and moving on from Reception or Year 1 until January 2021

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Tuesday, July 7, 2020

| Nursery World

Early Education and TACTYC are proposing that children in pre-schools, nurseries, Reception and Year 1 classes stay on in their previous setting or class until January 2021 to support children through the Covid-19 crisis.

New campaign urges people to report child abuse concerns in the home

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Monday, July 13, 2020

| Nursery World

Neighbours and workers, including delivery drivers and plumbers, are being targeted in a new campaign to support people to spot signs of child abuse in the home amid fears that vulnerable children are being overlooked during lockdown.

Coronavirus: Safety measures compromised in return to nurseries and schools

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Friday, June 12, 2020

| Nursery World

Safe class sizes are just one of the measures that have been ignored by some nursery and primary schools as they reopen to more children, according to a survey published by Unison today (Friday).

Coronavirus: Nurseries in Wales face uncertain future

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Wednesday, July 22, 2020

| Nursery World

Six in ten nurseries in Wales are expected to run at a loss over the next three months, findings from a snapshot survey by National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) Cymru reveal.

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

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Monday, August 24, 2020

| Nursery World

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

#StandUpForEarlyYears: Isle of Wight MP praises nursery group's local food initiative

News

Thursday, July 23, 2020

| Nursery World

Tops Day Nurseries has banned food from home to help limit the transmission of Covid-19 and will provide children with locally-sourced, healthy meals.

Early years attendance drops, latest official figures show

News

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

| Nursery World

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.

EXCLUSIVE: Nurseries consider legal action over rejected insurance claims

News

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

| Nursery World

Nurseries around the country are considering joining a class action against their insurer and broker over failure to pay out as a result of closure during the coronavirus crisis, Nursery World can reveal.

Coronavirus: Calls for extended parental leave and emergency childcare funding dismissed by Government

News

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

| Nursery World

Early years organisations have criticised the Government for its response to a recent Petitions Committee report on the impact of Covid-19 on parental leave and childcare.

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

News

Monday, October 5, 2020

| Nursery World

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

News

Thursday, September 17, 2020

| Nursery World

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

News

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

| Nursery World

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

Coronavirus: Young children's mental health suffered in lockdown - study

News

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

| Nursery World

Mental health difficulties in primary school-aged children increased during the first national lockdown, the latest Co-SPACE study highlights.

Early years staff struggling to support children's emotional and behavioural needs

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Thursday, February 11, 2021

| Nursery World

From trauma to bereavement and domestic abuse, the majority of nursery workers are encountering children with extremely difficult backgrounds and many feel underprepared for the task, research has found.

Coronavirus: Nurseries speak out about confusion over priority for vaccine

News

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

| Nursery World

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

Private and voluntary settings will be able to access early language catch-up scheme

News

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

| Nursery World

Disadvantaged children in PVI early years settings will be able to share in the Government's catch-up scheme to boost their language skills.

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

News

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.

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

News

Thursday, May 27, 2021

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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.

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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

Learning the hard way, but let’s make it the right way

Refugee families hit by funding exclusions in coronavirus crisis

Coronavirus: Teaching unions warn against premature reopening of schools

Coronavirus: Children more at risk of secondhand smoke in lockdown

Call to delay school start and moving on from Reception or Year 1 until January 2021

New campaign urges people to report child abuse concerns in the home

Coronavirus: Safety measures compromised in return to nurseries and schools

Coronavirus: Nurseries in Wales face uncertain future

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

#StandUpForEarlyYears: Isle of Wight MP praises nursery group's local food initiative

Early years attendance drops, latest official figures show

EXCLUSIVE: Nurseries consider legal action over rejected insurance claims

Coronavirus: Calls for extended parental leave and emergency childcare funding dismissed by Government

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: Young children's mental health suffered in lockdown - study

Early years staff struggling to support children's emotional and behavioural needs

Coronavirus: Nurseries speak out about confusion over priority for vaccine

Private and voluntary settings will be able to access early language catch-up scheme

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

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