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Coronavirus: Early years to benefit from renewed Sick Pay Rebate scheme

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

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While the return of the sick pay scheme is good news for the sector, the business grants announced by the Chancellor yesterday (21 December) are prioritised for hospitality, culture and leisure.

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.

Wales pledges £36.6m to support Covid recovery for children and families

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Thursday, October 7, 2021

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The Welsh government has announced more funding to help support children’s wellbeing and recovery for families from the pandemic, including funding for play and to increase childcare places.

MPs urge ministers to look at ways to provide 'greater security' to childcare sector

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Thursday, October 7, 2021

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Cross-party MPs are calling on the Government to commission a review into the funding and affordability of childcare, and how to provide greater security to the sector following the pandemic.

Sharp rise in number of nurseries making a loss – survey

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Thursday, September 9, 2021

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More than eight in ten private, voluntary or independent nurseries in England are making a loss or only just breaking even, according to a survey by the National Day Nurseries Association.

Charities call on health secretary to end ‘baby blindspot’

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Thursday, July 22, 2021

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More than 60 members of the First 1001 Days Movement have today jointly written to the new health secretary Sajid Javid to highlight the impact of the pandemic on babies and their families.

Government urged to put disadvantaged children at ‘centre stage’ of Covid-19 recovery plan

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

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The Social Mobility Commission (SMC), an independent body which advises the Government, says the youngest and most deprived in society need to be the focus of the UK’s pandemic recovery.

Ex-education recovery tsar calls Government catch-up programme 'feeble'

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

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Former education recovery tsar, Sir Kevan Collins, has highlighted the underfunding in early years, and branded the Government’s £1.4 billion Covid catch-up plan for children as ‘feeble’.

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

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Friday, June 25, 2021

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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.

Government dismisses childcare funding petition signed by 110,000

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Thursday, June 24, 2021

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The Government has said it has no plans to review early years funding, in response to a parliamentary petition signed by thousands - however a cross-party committee of MPs has commissioned a survey of providers and parents to look at childcare costs.

MPs call on Government to carry out 'meaningful review' of early years funding

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

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The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Childcare and Early Education has called on the Government to provide almost £3,000 per child to tackle underfunding.

Prioritising early years is vital to prevent a 'missed generation'

Opinion

Friday, June 18, 2021

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The debate on the role of catch-up has focused far too much on schools at the expense of early years, says Dr Carol Homden, CEO of Coram

More than 240 organisations and sector leaders call for Government to urgently invest more in education catch-up

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021

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A cross-sector coalition of education experts, charities, and businesses is calling on the Government to urgently reconsider its education recovery plans and provide more funding for children and young people.

Labour urges Conservative MPs to vote for its education catch-up plans

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021

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Labour will use an opposition day motion on Wednesday to push for Conservative MPs to end the ‘catalogue of chaos’ and back 'an ambitious plan' for children's education recovery, ahead of the school summer holidays.

School catch-up tsar resigns in funding row

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Thursday, June 3, 2021

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The prime minister’s catch-up tsar Sir Kevan Collins resigned on Wednesday night in response to the Government’s ‘half-hearted approach’ to education recovery for hundreds of thousands of children, whose learning has been disrupted by the pandemic.

Non-maintained settings in Wales to benefit from post-Covid education recovery plan

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

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Welsh education and early years settings are to benefit from an extra £19m in funding to ensure children continue their learning progress following disruption during the pandemic, the Welsh Government has announced

Early years a ‘top priority’ in union’s education recovery report

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

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Investment in the early years should be ‘at the heart’ of the Government’s educational recovery plan, according to a report published by the National Union of Headteachers (NAHT) today (Wednesday).

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.

DfE brings in temporary change to early years funding to provide 'reassurance' to nurseries and childminders

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Thursday, March 18, 2021

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Childcare providers will receive funding based on actual attendance numbers during this year's summer and autumn terms, in a move designed to protect their funding, as children return to early years settings.

Coronavirus: Government must take urgent action on children’s lost learning, says spending watchdog

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Wednesday, March 17, 2021

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‘Swift’ action must be taken to ensure that disadvantaged children don’t miss out further in their education, the National Audit Office has told the Department for Education (17 March).

Private and voluntary settings will be able to access early language catch-up scheme

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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

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Disadvantaged children in PVI early years settings will be able to share in the Government's catch-up scheme to boost their language skills.

Coronavirus: Early years sector faces predicted losses of a quarter of a billion pounds this term

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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

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Early years settings are set to lose £247 million in funding this spring term, according to research by the Early Years Alliance and Ceeda.

Nursery operators continue to attract investors, despite coronavirus - LaingBuisson study

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Friday, February 26, 2021

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Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the early years sector remains ‘compelling and investable’ with nurseries having arguably ‘manoeuvred through the crisis better than other sectors of the economy’, LaingBuisson reports.

Coronavirus: Early language support for disadvantaged children in 'catch up' plans

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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

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A £18m fund to support language development for disadvantaged children in the early years has been announced in the Government’s education recovery package.

Children's commissioner Anne Longfield takes ministers to task in final speech

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Wednesday, February 17, 2021

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‘The Prime Minister’s promise to “level up” is just a slogan unless it focuses on children,’ challenged Children’s Commissioner for England Anne Longfield in her outgoing speech today [Wednesday].

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Coronavirus: Early years to benefit from renewed Sick Pay Rebate scheme

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

Wales pledges £36.6m to support Covid recovery for children and families

MPs urge ministers to look at ways to provide 'greater security' to childcare sector

Sharp rise in number of nurseries making a loss – survey

Charities call on health secretary to end ‘baby blindspot’

Government urged to put disadvantaged children at ‘centre stage’ of Covid-19 recovery plan

Ex-education recovery tsar calls Government catch-up programme 'feeble'

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

Government dismisses childcare funding petition signed by 110,000

MPs call on Government to carry out 'meaningful review' of early years funding

Prioritising early years is vital to prevent a 'missed generation'

More than 240 organisations and sector leaders call for Government to urgently invest more in education catch-up

Labour urges Conservative MPs to vote for its education catch-up plans

School catch-up tsar resigns in funding row

Non-maintained settings in Wales to benefit from post-Covid education recovery plan

Early years a ‘top priority’ in union’s education recovery report

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

DfE brings in temporary change to early years funding to provide 'reassurance' to nurseries and childminders

Coronavirus: Government must take urgent action on children’s lost learning, says spending watchdog

Private and voluntary settings will be able to access early language catch-up scheme

Coronavirus: Early years sector faces predicted losses of a quarter of a billion pounds this term

Nursery operators continue to attract investors, despite coronavirus - LaingBuisson study

Coronavirus: Early language support for disadvantaged children in 'catch up' plans

Children's commissioner Anne Longfield takes ministers to task in final speech

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