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#StandUpForEarlyYears: Nursery group offers free childcare to parents hit by pandemic

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

| Nursery World

Co-op Childcare is offering free and subsidised childcare to parents who have been impacted by redundancy as a result of the pandemic.

Survey to look at impact of furlough on childcare providers

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Wednesday, November 4, 2020

| Nursery World

The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) and the Education Policy Institute (EPI) are launching the second survey in their year-long research project, looking at the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the early years workforce.

Coronavirus: Sector tries to stay positive with uncertain times ahead

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Tuesday, September 1, 2020

| Nursery World

Nurseries and pre-schools have spoken to Nursery World about the challenges of opening to more children in September, whether taking on new families or children who are returning for the first time since lockdown. So, what will the new normal look like in the autumn term?

Consumer watchdog issues advice to nurseries over lockdown fees

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Tuesday, July 28, 2020

| Nursery World

Early years providers could be breaking the law if they ask for parents to pay full fees when lockdown measures are in place, the regulator has warned.

Early years sector and parents divided on reopening settings

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Monday, June 1, 2020

| Nursery World

Nurseries and childminders in England are fighting to survive, as new research suggests that just over four in 10 parents of under-fives are planning to return today, with many providers also uncertain about when to reopen.

Nursery group secures £1.6m loan to support business during pandemic

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Thursday, April 9, 2020

| Nursery World

Children 1st has secured a £1.6 million loan to support the business during the coronavirus crisis and keep nurseries open for key workers.

Wales puts 30 hour childcare on hold to pay for key worker children

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Monday, April 6, 2020

| Nursery World

The Welsh Government is launching a coronavirus childcare assistance scheme to support Wales’ critical workers, and suspending the childcare offer for Wales for three months.

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

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Friday, March 27, 2020

| Nursery World

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.

Coronavirus: Childminders will be covered under the scheme to support self-employed

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Friday, March 27, 2020

| Nursery World

Childminders are among the workers that could be eligible for the Government scheme to extend financial support to the self-employed affected by Covid-19.

Childcare costs rise above inflation

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

| Nursery World

Britain’s parents are paying 5 per cent more for childcare for the under-twos than they were a year ago, according to a survey.

Interview - Cheryl Hadland, managing director of Tops Day Nurseries and founder of GECCO

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Monday, February 17, 2020

| Nursery World

Green Early Years Choices Champions Organisation has launched a petition calling for sustainability to be included in the EYFS reforms

Parents increasingly shunning 30 hours charges

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Monday, November 11, 2019

| Nursery World

Childcare providers are increasingly struggling to get parents to agree to pay a voluntary contribution to take up their 30-hours place.

Nursery offers Thomas Cook staff free childcare

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Friday, September 27, 2019

| Nursery World

A Peterborough nursery group is offering former Thomas Cook employees free childcare, so that they can attend job interviews.

Parents save nursery in financial straits

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Monday, September 17, 2018

| Nursery World

A group of parents has banded together to save a nursery facing closure.

Fundraising appeal to develop care for all ages

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Monday, September 3, 2018

| Nursery World

Think-tank United for All Ages has set up a crowdfunding campaign to support the development of 500 intergenerational centres over the next five years.

Childcare challenge for shift workers

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Tuesday, September 5, 2017

| Nursery World

Low-paid young parents, especially those working shifts and zero-hours contracts, struggle to manage childcare, according to research by the TUC.

More nurseries bring young and old together

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Thursday, August 17, 2017

| Nursery World

As Nursery World has reported, an increasing number of nurseries are linking up with care homes for regular visits and activities.

Holiday childcare costs rise by 51 per cent since 2010

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Tuesday, July 25, 2017

| Nursery World

The price of holiday childcare has more than doubled in some areas of the country since 2010, according to an analysis by Labour.

Tax-Free Childcare costs top £35m

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Monday, June 12, 2017

| Nursery World

The Government has spent more than £35m on implementing Tax-Free Childcare, which since its launch seven weeks ago has been plagued with problems.

Childcare sector tells politicians: ‘No rash promises’

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Friday, May 12, 2017

| Nursery World

The largest childcare member organisations have joined forces in an open letter to all political parties, urging them not to make manifesto pledges that the sector will be unable to deliver.

Nurseries and childminders gain right to ask to run school site provision

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Monday, December 7, 2015

| Nursery World

Childcare providers will be able to ask schools if they can use their premises to run before and after-school and holiday childcare when they are not using them.

Baby boom will see a 'massive shortage' of free childcare places

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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

| Nursery World

The social enterprise United for All Ages has warned that Britain's 21st century baby boom will led to a childcare crisis.

Most parents believe ratios in graduate-led settings are too high

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Friday, July 26, 2013

| Nursery World

More than half of parents believe that nurseries should employ more staff to look after nursery age children, research by the Department for Education suggests.

New nursery comparison service to launch

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Thursday, July 25, 2013

| Nursery World

A new nursery comparison service for parents has been created by the former chairman of Treetops Nurseries Alan Proto.

Women vital to boosting UK economy

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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

| Nursery World

Extending childcare tax breaks and a business culture that 'embraces' flexible working for all are key recommendations from a report into maximising women's contribution to the economy.

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#StandUpForEarlyYears: Nursery group offers free childcare to parents hit by pandemic

Survey to look at impact of furlough on childcare providers

Coronavirus: Sector tries to stay positive with uncertain times ahead

Consumer watchdog issues advice to nurseries over lockdown fees

Early years sector and parents divided on reopening settings

Nursery group secures £1.6m loan to support business during pandemic

Wales puts 30 hour childcare on hold to pay for key worker children

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

Coronavirus: Childminders will be covered under the scheme to support self-employed

Childcare costs rise above inflation

Interview - Cheryl Hadland, managing director of Tops Day Nurseries and founder of GECCO

Parents increasingly shunning 30 hours charges

Nursery offers Thomas Cook staff free childcare

Parents save nursery in financial straits

Fundraising appeal to develop care for all ages

Childcare challenge for shift workers

More nurseries bring young and old together

Holiday childcare costs rise by 51 per cent since 2010

Tax-Free Childcare costs top £35m

Childcare sector tells politicians: ‘No rash promises’

Nurseries and childminders gain right to ask to run school site provision

Baby boom will see a 'massive shortage' of free childcare places

Most parents believe ratios in graduate-led settings are too high

New nursery comparison service to launch

Women vital to boosting UK economy

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