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Coronavirus: Dismay as early years staff told they won't be sent testing kits

Thursday, January 14, 2021

| Nursery World

Nursery workers and childminders will have to travel to test centres to access asymptomatic testing for Covid-19, unlike those working in nursery classes and maintained nurseries, who will be sent home testing kits – a decision branded as ‘unfair’ and ‘insulting’ by the sector.

Nurseries call for early years staff to be vaccinated

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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

| Nursery World

Nursery groups are calling on the Government to commit to prioritising childcare workers for vaccination against Covid-19.

New helpline for early years providers and school to report positive Covid-19 cases launched

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Thursday, September 17, 2020

| Nursery World

A dedicated helpline has been launched to advise early years providers and schools on what action to take if they have a confirmed positive case of Covid-19 within their setting.

Coronavirus: Group of major providers calls for delayed school start for young children

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

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The Covid-19 response group, formed by more than 70 childcare groups and the sector membership organisations, has called on the Government to allow children to delay starting Reception until January or April 2021 and to stay at their early years settings instead.

Large nursery groups join forces to meet coronavirus challenges

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Friday, March 20, 2020

| Nursery World

More than 20 of the UK's leading nursery operators and early years organisations have formed a working group to co-ordinate responses and lobbying on the coronavirus crisis.

Nurseries not covered by insurance for coronavirus closures

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Tuesday, March 3, 2020

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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.

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

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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.

Integrated Working: Hand in hand

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Monday, July 14, 2014

| Nursery World

New initiatives are bringing together expertise from the health service, early years sector and care in an effort to improve provision for children. Katy Morton investigates.

Wales sets out ten-year vision for childcare

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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.

Milk supplier's suspension puts delivery in disarray

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Friday, April 5, 2013

| Nursery World

Milk supplier Scotts has been suspended from claiming for free nursery milk after a number of discrepancies in its claims.

Outcome of the government nursery milk review is still awaited

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Friday, April 5, 2013

| Nursery World

Last June, the Government launched a review into the Nursery Milk Scheme to try to cut the rising costs of the initiative.

Early years nutritional guidelines welcomed

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Friday, January 20, 2012

| Nursery World

Child health experts have welcomed the first-ever nutritional guidelines for early years settings in England, while taking issue with the fact that they are not mandatory.

EYFS REVIEW: second consultation on early learning goals

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

| Nursery World

The early learning goals for literacy and mathematics in the EYFS have been amended, in light of the response from the early years sector to the revised framework.