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New perinatal mental health resources launched

Monday, June 21, 2021

| Nursery World

Resources to support the mental health of new fathers; parents who had a baby during the pandemic, and mothers from British South Asian communities, have been launched by the Institute of Health Visiting (iHV).

New £1m programme to increase understanding of the Froebelian approach

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Thursday, May 20, 2021

| Nursery World

A £1m funding programme from the Froebel Trust, launching this summer, aims to foster collaboration in the early years sector and provide training for more practitioners.

Coronavirus: Early years settings and schools no longer expected to carry out contact tracing

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Monday, July 19, 2021

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From today, early years settings and schools will no longer be responsible for contacting parents about positive cases in their child’s class or bubble, as contact tracing responsibility in education moves to NHS Test and Trace.

Peers call on Government for better support for babies and young children

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Friday, June 25, 2021

| Nursery World

The early years sector should be given the same level of catch-up support as the schools sector, the House of Lords Covid-19 Committee has said.

Boris Johnson's food tsar calls for sugar and salt tax to fund free school meal expansion

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Thursday, July 15, 2021

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Henry Dimbleby is urging ministers to introduce a new tax on sugar and salt to improve the nation's health, and fund the expansion of free school meals for an extra 1.1 million children.

Ofsted figures show ongoing fall in childcare provider numbers

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021

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The number of providers has continued to fall, the latest data shows, with 4 per cent fewer early years settings registered with Ofsted than at the end of last August.

Busy Bees nursery rated inadequate due to safeguarding concerns

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Monday, July 5, 2021

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A setting operated by the country's largest nursery chain, Busy Bees Childcare, has been downgraded to inadequate due to its inability to keep children safe.

Call for ‘urgent bailout’ of the early years sector

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021

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Delegates attending the Labour Party Women’s conference have voted for an urgent conditional bailout of the sector to save settings and make childcare more affordable.

Survey highlights impact of Covid self-isolation policy on nursery closures

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

| Nursery World

A quarter of nurseries (25 per cent) in England, Wales and Scotland had to partially close between March and May, according to a survey by the National Day Nurseries Association and the Education Policy Institute.

Interview - Clare Stead and Laura Outhwaite

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021

| Nursery World

Findings from a study on the effectiveness of the Oliiki app suggests it has ‘significant benefits’ on parental self-efficacy in the first 1,000 days of life. The research found that mums and dads who used the app over a four-week period had greater belief that they can be successful as a parent.

Andrea Leadsom launches new early years podcast

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

| Nursery World

A new podcast series featuring stories of parents who have given birth during lockdown along with interviews with leading practitioners and politicians, has been launched by Andrea Leadsom MP, chair of the Early Years Healthy Development Review.

Rise in hospital admissions for Covid among unvaccinated pregnant women

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Friday, July 30, 2021

| Nursery World

Doctors and midwives are urging pregnant women to have their Covid-19 vaccination as soon as possible, following a rise in the number of unvaccinated women being admitted to hospital with severe coronavirus.

Coronavirus: More than 1 million children absent from school

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021

| Nursery World

Figures published today show that more than 1m children were out of school last week for Covid reasons.

Local authorities concerned about shortage of out-of-school provision

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Thursday, July 29, 2021

| Nursery World

A new report from Frontier Economics and Coram Family and Childcare finds that councils are worried about the supply of school-age childcare, including breakfast and after-school clubs.

Norovirus on the rise in childcare settings

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Friday, July 23, 2021

| Nursery World

Official data shows that cases of the vomiting bug have been spreading ‘rapidly’ among pre-school children in nurseries and childcare settings in England over the past few weeks.

Most parents think the Government does not provide enough childcare support

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Monday, September 13, 2021

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Findings from a Mumsnet survey reveal that the cost of childcare is 'causing a huge problem for families' and suggests parents are ready for a 'radical shake-up' of the system.

The removal of BTEC qualifications will 'massively impact disadvantaged students' Government is warned

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Thursday, August 19, 2021

| Nursery World

Teachers have condemned Government plans to scrap funding for applied general qualifications (AGQs), including BTECs in childcare, in favour of a new vocational qualification, T-Levels.

Supporting children's mental health critical in closing education gap, says charity

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Monday, September 20, 2021

| Nursery World

A new report by Buttle UK calls on the Government to tackle the growing number of children in poverty facing 'significant' mental health issues due to Covid, before focusing on educational catch-up strategies.

Cabinet reshuffle: Education secretary Gavin Williamson sacked

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Wednesday, September 15, 2021

| Nursery World

Gavin Williamson has been sacked as education secretary.

New Years Honours recognise dedication and service of early years professionals

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Monday, January 4, 2021

| Nursery World

Laura Henry-Allain is one of several leading early years figures named in the 2021 New Year Honours List.

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New perinatal mental health resources launched

New £1m programme to increase understanding of the Froebelian approach

Coronavirus: Early years settings and schools no longer expected to carry out contact tracing

Peers call on Government for better support for babies and young children

Boris Johnson's food tsar calls for sugar and salt tax to fund free school meal expansion

Ofsted figures show ongoing fall in childcare provider numbers

Busy Bees nursery rated inadequate due to safeguarding concerns

Call for ‘urgent bailout’ of the early years sector

Survey highlights impact of Covid self-isolation policy on nursery closures

Interview - Clare Stead and Laura Outhwaite

Andrea Leadsom launches new early years podcast

Rise in hospital admissions for Covid among unvaccinated pregnant women

Coronavirus: More than 1 million children absent from school

Local authorities concerned about shortage of out-of-school provision

Norovirus on the rise in childcare settings

Most parents think the Government does not provide enough childcare support

The removal of BTEC qualifications will 'massively impact disadvantaged students' Government is warned

Supporting children's mental health critical in closing education gap, says charity

Cabinet reshuffle: Education secretary Gavin Williamson sacked

New Years Honours recognise dedication and service of early years professionals

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