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Free breakfast scheme extended over summer holidays

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

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Disadvantaged children from more than 1,800 schools in England will be given vouchers for healthy breakfasts over the summer holidays.

Coronavirus: Children who have been shielding can return to school in September

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Monday, June 22, 2020

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Children who have been shielding because of Covid-19 are very unlikely to need to do so in the future and can return to school in September, according to the deputy chief medical officer.

Paediatricians call on PM for urgent plan for all children to return to school

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Wednesday, June 17, 2020

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More than 1,500 paediatricians have signed a letter to the prime minister calling for the Government to urgently publish a clear plan for getting all children back to school.

Coronavirus: Safety measures compromised in return to nurseries and schools

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Friday, June 12, 2020

| Nursery World

Safe class sizes are just one of the measures that have been ignored by some nursery and primary schools as they reopen to more children, according to a survey published by Unison today (Friday).

Coronavirus: Concern that children on free school meals are missing out on on healthy food

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Monday, June 8, 2020

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Children on free school meals are eating 'significantly' less fruit and vegetables since the lockdown and are missing meals, a study has found.

Call to make the youngest a priority in Government response to Covid-19

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Monday, June 8, 2020

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More than 70 children’s and mental health charities and organisations have written to the prime minister calling for the Government to invest in the well-being of babies and toddlers in Covid-19 recovery plans.

DfE updates guidance on wider opening for early years and childcare providers

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Wednesday, June 3, 2020

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The Department for Education has updated guidance for early years and childcare providers, including confirmation that from 1 June, childminders can look after children of all ages, in line with their current Ofsted registration, and within usual limits on the number of children they can care for.

Coronavirus: Group of major providers calls for delayed school start for young children

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

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The Covid-19 response group, formed by more than 70 childcare groups and the sector membership organisations, has called on the Government to allow children to delay starting Reception until January or April 2021 and to stay at their early years settings instead.

Survey reveals impact of lockdown on children

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Friday, May 1, 2020

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The impact that the lockdown is having on children’s mental well-being is worrying 60 per cent of parents, according to a poll of families with primary-aged children.

Playgrounds and parks face closure, as people ignore social distancing

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Monday, March 23, 2020

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Some local authorities are starting to close down play areas in parks, amid concerns that they are becoming too crowded, despite Government advice on social distancing.

Coronavirus: Plea for nurseries and schools to limit places as settings close

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Monday, March 23, 2020

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Early years settings and schools have closed today and are only open for the families of key workers and vulnerable children.

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.

Coronavirus: Families on free school meals will be sent vouchers during school closures

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Thursday, March 19, 2020

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Children eligible for free school meals will be offered vouchers, food or meals if they are no longer going to school during the coronavirus outbreak.

Breaking News: Nurseries and schools to close from Monday due to Coronavirus

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Wednesday, March 18, 2020

| Nursery World

Early years settings and schools will close from Monday (23 March) except to vulnerable children and children of key workers.

Settings seeking coronavirus advice

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Monday, March 16, 2020

| Nursery World

As the Covid-19 outbreak is a developing situation, this story reflects the position as of midday, 12 March.

'UK in danger of failing a generation of children’, warn doctors

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Thursday, March 5, 2020

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According to the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health’s (RCPCH) State of Child Health 2020 report, progress on children’s health outcomes across this country has mostly stalled or reversed – something rarely seen in high-income countries.

Nurseries not covered by insurance for coronavirus closures

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Tuesday, March 3, 2020

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Philippe Fraser, director of London-based Bilingual Nurseries and Les Petites Etoiles, has raised concerns about the financial viability of childcare settings if they have to close to contain the spread of coronavirus.

Austerity 'highly likely' to have caused 'shocking' damage to nation's health

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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

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Ten years after his landmark review on health inequalities in England, Professor Sir Michael Marmot’s update reveals a growing gap in health between the North and South, with life expectancy failing to rise for the first time in over 100 years.

Mental health services failing children, children's commissioner warns

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Thursday, January 30, 2020

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Anne Longfield, the children’s commissioner for England, has warned that a mental health service that meets the needs of all children who require treatment is still a decade away.

Parents under greater pressure to work in the evenings

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Monday, January 13, 2020

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More than half of parents are working extra, unpaid hours, which is overwhelming them and threatening to sabotage work-life balance improvements, finds new research.

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Free breakfast scheme extended over summer holidays

Coronavirus: Children who have been shielding can return to school in September

Paediatricians call on PM for urgent plan for all children to return to school

Coronavirus: Safety measures compromised in return to nurseries and schools

Coronavirus: Concern that children on free school meals are missing out on on healthy food

Call to make the youngest a priority in Government response to Covid-19

DfE updates guidance on wider opening for early years and childcare providers

Coronavirus: Group of major providers calls for delayed school start for young children

Survey reveals impact of lockdown on children

Playgrounds and parks face closure, as people ignore social distancing

Coronavirus: Plea for nurseries and schools to limit places as settings close

Large nursery groups join forces to meet coronavirus challenges

Coronavirus: Families on free school meals will be sent vouchers during school closures

Breaking News: Nurseries and schools to close from Monday due to Coronavirus

Settings seeking coronavirus advice

'UK in danger of failing a generation of children’, warn doctors

Nurseries not covered by insurance for coronavirus closures

Austerity 'highly likely' to have caused 'shocking' damage to nation's health

Mental health services failing children, children's commissioner warns

Parents under greater pressure to work in the evenings

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