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

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.

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.

TUC calls for emergency bailout of childcare sector

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Friday, June 5, 2020

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The TUC is calling for an urgent ‘cash injection’ for the childcare sector, warning that without it there will not be enough places for working parents to return to their jobs, as the lockdown eases.

Coronavirus: Long road to recovery for childcare settings, finds survey

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Wednesday, August 19, 2020

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New research suggests there will be no quick bounce back for nurseries and pre-schools in the autumn term following the coronavirus lockdown.

Coronavirus: Sector tries to stay positive with uncertain times ahead

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Tuesday, September 1, 2020

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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?

Councils ignoring guidance to fund at pre-Covid levels

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

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With the autumn term under way, thousands of early years providers are already feeling the knock-on effect of the pandemic, as much lower numbers of children have returned or taken up new places.

Coronavirus: nursery group criticises confusion over staff isolation rules

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020

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A major UK nursery group has called for clarity on Covid-19 guidance after conflicting advice from official bodies led to to eight staff at one nursery having to self-isolate 'uneccessarily'.

Coronavirus: All PVI nurseries to be sent home-testing kits

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Monday, February 22, 2021

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All staff at private, voluntary and independent nurseries and pre-schools will have access to rapid Covid tests to use twice weekly at home, the Department for Education has confirmed.

High level of frustration among nursery staff during the pandemic, study reveals

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Monday, May 24, 2021

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Nursery staff have feared for their physical and mental health while working through successive lockdowns – many of them without access to full sick pay, a study led by the University of Leeds reveals.

Exclusive - Incidents of Covid in nurseries far higher than originally published

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Friday, May 6, 2022

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Reported notifications of Covid in early years settings during the recent Omicron wave were far higher than originally published – and in some weeks double the number - analysis of Ofsted data shows.

Large nursery groups join forces to meet coronavirus challenges

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Friday, March 20, 2020

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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.

Childcare sector slams Government for 'ignoring' them in coronavirus crisis

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Wednesday, March 18, 2020

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Nurseries have called on the Government to set out dedicated measures to help them survive, saying they provide vital support to frontline workers and families.

Coronavirus: experts advise on practicalities, protection and pedagogy for wider opening of nurseries

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Tuesday, May 19, 2020

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As nursery owners in England gear up to reopen from 1 June, an online conference run by Famly, with Nursery World as media partner, has pulled together expert advice on key questions.

North-west nursery group adds three more settings

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Friday, July 31, 2020

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The Village Nursery Group has recently acquired three settings bringing the total owned up to nine nurseries.

Coronavirus: Technology vital in communicating with parents and supporting children at home - study

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Thursday, September 24, 2020

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As nurseries and schools deal with possible coronavirus outbreaks and the worry of future lockdowns, research reveals that 95 per cent of early years practitioners and teachers want there to be better communication with hard to reach parents in place.

Survey to look at impact of furlough on childcare providers

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Wednesday, November 4, 2020

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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.

DfE publishes guidance for early years settings on coronavirus

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Tuesday, March 24, 2020

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The Department for Education has this afternoon published guidance for the sector on early years and childcare closures due to Covid-19.

Councils 'can transfer funding between settings' - new DfE guidance

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020

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Councils are being encouraged to transfer early entitlement funding between early years settings if it helps them to create enough childcare places for key worker children.

Coronavirus: Concern early years sector won't be able to cope with demand for places after lockdown

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Friday, March 26, 2021

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With new findings revealing settings have been heavily reliant on the furlough scheme, there are fears nurseries would struggle with a sudden rise in demand for places.

Covid cases on the decline in childcare settings and schools, official figures suggest

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022

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The number of early years staff absent from work because of Covid-19 has dropped slightly, reveal DfE figures for the end of January.

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

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

TUC calls for emergency bailout of childcare sector

Coronavirus: Long road to recovery for childcare settings, finds survey

Coronavirus: Sector tries to stay positive with uncertain times ahead

Councils ignoring guidance to fund at pre-Covid levels

Coronavirus: nursery group criticises confusion over staff isolation rules

Coronavirus: All PVI nurseries to be sent home-testing kits

High level of frustration among nursery staff during the pandemic, study reveals

Exclusive - Incidents of Covid in nurseries far higher than originally published

Large nursery groups join forces to meet coronavirus challenges

Childcare sector slams Government for 'ignoring' them in coronavirus crisis

Coronavirus: experts advise on practicalities, protection and pedagogy for wider opening of nurseries

North-west nursery group adds three more settings

Coronavirus: Technology vital in communicating with parents and supporting children at home - study

Survey to look at impact of furlough on childcare providers

DfE publishes guidance for early years settings on coronavirus

Councils 'can transfer funding between settings' - new DfE guidance

Coronavirus: Concern early years sector won't be able to cope with demand for places after lockdown

Covid cases on the decline in childcare settings and schools, official figures suggest

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