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Children's Minister hits back at furlough backtrack claims

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

| Nursery World

Children’s Minister Vicky Ford has issued a strong rebuttal to early years providers’ claims that the Government has backtracked over furlough funding.

Nurseries reveal impact of furlough changes

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020

| Nursery World

Nurseries around the UK - both large chains and standalone providers - have voiced their concerns about staying open, following the change in official guidance as to how how much they can claim for staff on furlough.

Thousands sign petition against Government cut to furlough funding for nurseries

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Monday, April 20, 2020

| Nursery World

Thousands of childcare providers and parents have signed a petition calling for the Government to reinstate full furlough funding, after a previous commitment to pay early years staff under the coronavirus job retention scheme was watered down on Friday evening.

'I fear this uncalculated decision will result in many nurseries closing to key workers'

Opinion

Monday, April 20, 2020

| Nursery World

I speak for all nursery owners when I say that the news that the Government will not grant the full 80 per cent furlough contribution to private nurseries, has completely shocked settings throughout the country, says Liverpool nursery owner Sue Poole

Coronavirus: Home learning initiatives launch for new school term

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Monday, April 20, 2020

| Nursery World

Two initiatives aimed at supporting children while schools are closed have launched today (Monday 20 April) as term restarts after the Easter holidays.

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

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Friday, April 17, 2020

| Nursery World

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.

Government makes U-turn on nurseries' access to furlough cash

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Friday, April 17, 2020

| Nursery World

The Government has backtracked on the amount of financial support that early years providers can access from ‘free entitlement’ funding and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (furloughing) in a move described as ‘a kick in the teeth’.

Coronavirus: EYFS requirements and ratios to be relaxed

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Thursday, April 16, 2020

| Nursery World

Early years settings will no longer be required to meet the learning and development requirements of the EYFS or staff:child ratios, in temporary measures to be put in place during the coronavirus outbreak.

Discover a world of nursery history through our archive pages

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Thursday, April 16, 2020

| Nursery World

Explore 95 years of the early lives of young children through Nursery World’s archives, now available online.

New project to track Covid-19 impact on early years sector

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Thursday, April 16, 2020

| Nursery World

The immediate and lasting impact of the coronavirus on the early years sector is being gauged by a new research project, launched today by About Early Years (Ceeda).

Call to scrap the Reception Baseline

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Thursday, April 16, 2020

| Nursery World

More than 2,500 people have signed an open letter to schools minister Nick Gibb, calling for the Government to 'urgently' reconsider plans to bring in the Reception Baseline in September.

Renewed call for early years curriculum to be extended up to seven

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Wednesday, April 15, 2020

| Nursery World

Play and well-being must be at the centre of young children's development and learning after the coronavirus crisis, when children return to early years settings and school, say campaigners.

Government funds £8m Covid-19 adoption support scheme to help families

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Wednesday, April 15, 2020

| Nursery World

Adoptive families will be offered online counselling and couples therapy in an £8m scheme from the Government to support them during the coronavirus pandemic.

Childcare and Education T level content published

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Wednesday, April 15, 2020

| Nursery World

The detail of the education and childcare T-level has now been published.

Childcare providers among hundreds of firms not eligible for Government help

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Wednesday, April 15, 2020

| Nursery World

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has been inundated with emails from the self-employed and small companies, including childcare providers, that are missing out on Government support during the coronavirus crisis.