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Deprived state schools most impacted by Covid staff absences

Friday, January 14, 2022

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New findings reveal that the most deprived state schools were almost three times more likely than private schools to report that one in 10 or more of their staff were absent due to coronavirus.

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: training providers facing huge drops in apprentice numbers

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Wednesday, March 25, 2020

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Training providers are facing huge drops in apprentice numbers as settings start to close en masse and new apprentices stay away.

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.

Around half of nurseries staying open for key worker families

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Thursday, April 9, 2020

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Around a half of nurseries in the UK are staying open for children of key workers and vulnerable children, a survey by the National Day Nurseries Association 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.

Training: Students face problems with lack of hours spent in nursery placements

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Thursday, September 2, 2021

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Awarding bodies have adapted qualifications to help students whose placement time has been reduced by the pandemic.

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).

Schools acting as ‘first responders’ to families impacted by Covid

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Thursday, October 14, 2021

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The pandemic has driven more families living in poverty to turn to schools for ‘basic needs’ such as adequate food and clothing, finds new research.

Covid has 'worsened' the outcomes of children living in the North of England

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Wednesday, December 8, 2021

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The pandemic has created a widening inequality gap between children living in the North and South of England, finds a new report.

Calls for clarification on changes to Covid rules for under-fives amid rising cases and Omicron uncertainty

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021

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Children under five who are close contacts of a positive Covid case no longer need to take a test or self-isolate, according to updated government guidance, leading to calls from the sector for clarification of the guidance.

New research illustrates the negative impact of the pandemic on young children

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Friday, November 26, 2021

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The Covid-19 pandemic has worsened food insecurity among families, children’s physical activity levels have declined, and fewer infants have received their routine vaccinations.

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.

Covid inquiry to now consider the pandemic's impact on children in the early years

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Wednesday, June 29, 2022

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The prime minister has further agreed to widen the scope of the Covid inquiry to include the impact the pandemic has had on very young children.

How the coronavirus reponse has unfolded so far

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Tuesday, April 7, 2020

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These are unprecedented times for early years settings on the front line, caring for children of NHS and care staff, supermarket workers, delivery drivers – all those key workers whom we all rely on every day.

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.

New DfE guidance issued on social distancing in childcare settings and schools

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Wednesday, March 25, 2020

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The Department for Education (DfE), together with Public Health England (PHE), has published new guidance on implementing social distancing in education and childcare settings.

Coronavirus: EYFS requirements and ratios to be relaxed

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Thursday, April 16, 2020

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Early years settings will no longer be required to meet the learning and development requirements of the EYFS or staff:child ratios, in temporary measures to be put in place during the coronavirus outbreak.

Government funds £8m Covid-19 adoption support scheme to help families

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Wednesday, April 15, 2020

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Adoptive families will be offered online counselling and couples therapy in an £8m scheme from the Government to support them during the coronavirus pandemic.

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.

Shadow early years minister to meet with sector to discuss coronavirus impact

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Friday, April 17, 2020

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Shadow early years minister Tulip Siddiq is holding a virtual roundtable meeting next week with representatives from the early years and childcare sector to hear the challenges providers face in the Covid-19 crisis.

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.

Wales sets out plans to reopen nurseries and schools at the end of the month

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Thursday, June 4, 2020

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Early years settings and schools in Wales will reopen at the end of June with the summer term ending a week later than usual.

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.

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Deprived state schools most impacted by Covid staff absences

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

Coronavirus: training providers facing huge drops in apprentice numbers

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

Around half of nurseries staying open for key worker families

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

Training: Students face problems with lack of hours spent in nursery placements

Children's transition into Reception impacted by Covid

Schools acting as ‘first responders’ to families impacted by Covid

Covid has 'worsened' the outcomes of children living in the North of England

Calls for clarification on changes to Covid rules for under-fives amid rising cases and Omicron uncertainty

New research illustrates the negative impact of the pandemic on young children

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

Covid inquiry to now consider the pandemic's impact on children in the early years

How the coronavirus reponse has unfolded so far

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

New DfE guidance issued on social distancing in childcare settings and schools

Coronavirus: EYFS requirements and ratios to be relaxed

Government funds £8m Covid-19 adoption support scheme to help families

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

Shadow early years minister to meet with sector to discuss coronavirus impact

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

Wales sets out plans to reopen nurseries and schools at the end of the month

Loan secures jobs for north-east nursery group

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