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Consumer watchdog issues advice to nurseries over lockdown fees

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

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Early years providers could be breaking the law if they ask for parents to pay full fees when lockdown measures are in place, the regulator has warned.

Summer statement: Employers will be paid £1,000 bonus to keep on furloughed employees

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Wednesday, July 8, 2020

| Nursery World

There was no extra funding for the early years and childcare sector in the Chancellor’s summer statement delivered in the House of Commons today.

Coronavirus: Option to delay school being explored by UK's largest nursery group

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Tuesday, June 23, 2020

| Nursery World

The UK's largest nursery group Busy Bees is working with local authorities to explore a funded ‘stay-in-nursery’ scheme, which would give parents the option to delay the start of their child’s primary school for up to two terms.

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

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Wednesday, June 3, 2020

| Nursery World

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.

EXCLUSIVE: Nurseries consider legal action over rejected insurance claims

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

| Nursery World

Nurseries around the country are considering joining a class action against their insurer and broker over failure to pay out as a result of closure during the coronavirus crisis, Nursery World can reveal.

Coronavirus guidance: a handy summary

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Thursday, April 30, 2020

| Nursery World

A raft of guidance has been produced since the country went into lockdown. Here is a handy summary of key guidance and dates, with links to further, official, information:

Government confirms EYFS relaxations for coronavirus outbreak

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Tuesday, April 28, 2020

| Nursery World

The Government has put into force temporary changes to the Early Years Foundation Stage framework for early years providers remaining open in the coronavirus outbreak.

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.

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.

Settings encouraged to stay open over Easter

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Thursday, April 2, 2020

| Nursery World

Settings remaining open to cater for the children of key workers are encouraged to stay open over Easter, the Department of Education has confirmed.

Coronavirus: Inquiry into the impact of coronavirus on the education sector

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020

| Nursery World

The impact of coronavirus on the education sector will be scrutinised by the Education Select Committee.

Coronavirus: Call for early years inspections to be put on hold

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Friday, March 13, 2020

| Nursery World

Ofsted is being urged to temporarily suspend routine early years inspections in light of the ongoing coronavirus spread.

Ofsted makes registration process more straightforward for childcarers

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Thursday, February 20, 2020

| Nursery World

Ofsted has updated its online registration system to make the process easier for early years providers and help stop delays which had been affecting prospective childminders.

Parents not convinced of value of apprenticeships, research suggests

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Tuesday, February 4, 2020

| Nursery World

Findings from a survey of 1,000 Mumsnet users with children aged 13-18 reveal that more than 60 per cent would be concerned their child would be ‘stuck making the tea’ if they were to choose an apprenticeship.

Wales votes to ban smacking

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Wednesday, January 29, 2020

| Nursery World

Wales has become the latest country to pass a law banning the physical punishment of children.

MPs urge Government to put children's needs at the heart of new mental health legislation

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Wednesday, January 29, 2020

| Nursery World

A Labour MP has tabled a motion calling for children’s needs be made a focus of any reforms to the Mental Health Act, which were promised in the Queen’s Speech last month.

Bereaved parents will be entitled to two weeks' paid leave

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Thursday, January 23, 2020

| Nursery World

Parents who lose a child under the age of 18 will be entitled to two weeks’ paid bereavement leave from work, the Government has announced.

Families lose landmark SEND case against Government

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Monday, October 7, 2019

| Nursery World

The families of children with SEND who brought a legal challenge against the Government over funding have lost their case in the High Court.

Scotland becomes first UK country to ban smacking

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Friday, October 4, 2019

| Nursery World

Scotland has become the first country in the UK to make smacking a criminal offence.

EXCLUSIVE: Working Poverty, Childcare Practitioners - Childcare’s dirty secret

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Tuesday, September 17, 2019

| Nursery World

We know early years education suffers from a pay problem, but just how does this affect practitioners’ ability to afford to lead ‘normal’ lives? Hannah Crown has these shocking findings from our exclusive survey

Families lose legal challenge against Reception baseline

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Wednesday, July 31, 2019

| Nursery World

Families challenging the Department for Education’s introduction of the Reception baseline assessment have been refused permission to take the case to a full judicial review.

Gavin Williamson named education secretary

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Thursday, July 25, 2019

| Nursery World

Gavin Williamson is the new education secretary in Boris Johnson’s first cabinet.

New PM Boris Johnson makes education funding pledge

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Wednesday, July 24, 2019

| Nursery World

Giving his first speech as Prime Minister outside Downing Street after visiting the Queen, Mr Johnson promised to put education and schools at the top of his domestic agenda, and fix the crisis in social care.

Bucks children's centre campaigners await High Court decision on closures

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Thursday, July 4, 2019

| Nursery World

A legal challenge against Buckinghamshire County Council’s decision to shut more than half of its children’s centres at the High Court in London came to a close yesterday.

Private and voluntary nurseries 'must buy' music licences

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Monday, April 29, 2019

| Nursery World

Music licensing bodies PPL and PRS for Music have confirmed that private and voluntary nurseries are not considered ‘educational establishments’ in the way that maintained nursery schools and schools are, so they must pay for a licence to play recorded music.

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Consumer watchdog issues advice to nurseries over lockdown fees

Summer statement: Employers will be paid £1,000 bonus to keep on furloughed employees

Coronavirus: Option to delay school being explored by UK's largest nursery group

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

EXCLUSIVE: Nurseries consider legal action over rejected insurance claims

Coronavirus guidance: a handy summary

Government confirms EYFS relaxations for coronavirus outbreak

Coronavirus: EYFS requirements and ratios to be relaxed

Childcare and Education T level content published

Settings encouraged to stay open over Easter

Coronavirus: Inquiry into the impact of coronavirus on the education sector

Coronavirus: Call for early years inspections to be put on hold

Ofsted makes registration process more straightforward for childcarers

Parents not convinced of value of apprenticeships, research suggests

Wales votes to ban smacking

MPs urge Government to put children's needs at the heart of new mental health legislation

Bereaved parents will be entitled to two weeks' paid leave

Families lose landmark SEND case against Government

Scotland becomes first UK country to ban smacking

EXCLUSIVE: Working Poverty, Childcare Practitioners - Childcare’s dirty secret

Families lose legal challenge against Reception baseline

Gavin Williamson named education secretary

New PM Boris Johnson makes education funding pledge

Bucks children's centre campaigners await High Court decision on closures

Private and voluntary nurseries 'must buy' music licences

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