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Friday, May 6, 2022

| Nursery World

Reported notifications of Covid in early years settings during the recent Omicron wave were far higher than originally published – and in some weeks double the number - analysis of Ofsted data shows.

Health & Nutrition - Come on in

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Tuesday, January 4, 2022

| Nursery World

What services will the new family hubs offer and how are they going to be introduced over the coming years? Meredith Jones Russell investigates

Coronavirus: Dismay as early years staff told they won't be sent testing kits

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Thursday, January 14, 2021

| Nursery World

Nursery workers and childminders will have to travel to test centres to access asymptomatic testing for Covid-19, unlike those working in nursery classes and maintained nurseries, who will be sent home testing kits – a decision branded as ‘unfair’ and ‘insulting’ by the sector.

Nurseries call for early years staff to be vaccinated

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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

| Nursery World

Nursery groups are calling on the Government to commit to prioritising childcare workers for vaccination against Covid-19.

New helpline for early years providers and school to report positive Covid-19 cases launched

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Thursday, September 17, 2020

| Nursery World

A dedicated helpline has been launched to advise early years providers and schools on what action to take if they have a confirmed positive case of Covid-19 within their setting.

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

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

| Nursery World

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.

Large nursery groups join forces to meet coronavirus challenges

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Friday, March 20, 2020

| Nursery World

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.

Nurseries not covered by insurance for coronavirus closures

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Tuesday, March 3, 2020

| Nursery World

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.

Children in 'Opportunity Area' have improved outcomes

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Friday, February 15, 2019

| Nursery World

Children in the most deprived area of the country have seen a huge improvement in their outcomes at the end of the EYFS following a major programme of targeted Government investment.

Guide to: Childhood Obesity Strategy

Features

Monday, September 17, 2018

| Nursery World

Following criticism of its obesity strategy, the Government added a second chapter earlier this year setting out new aims and commitments. Meredith Jones Russell reports

Stress and mental health problems taking their toll on early years staff

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Friday, June 1, 2018

| Nursery World

One in four early years workers are considering leaving the sector due to stress and mental health problems, a major survey has revealed.

UK falls from 11th to 156th place in global children’s rights rankings

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Monday, May 15, 2017

| Nursery World

The UK is now ranked among the bottom ten countries across the world for its performance on children’s rights.

Level 2 and 3 job-starters must have first-aid training

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Monday, March 20, 2017

| Nursery World

All newly qualified Level 2 and 3 entrants to the early years workforce must have a paediatric first-aid (PFA) certificate within three months of starting work in order to be included in ratios.

Budget: Small nurseries taken out of business rates

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Thursday, March 17, 2016

| Nursery World

Measure in yesterday's Budget set to affect the early years sector include a cut to business rates, a sugar levy and an extension to childcare vouchers.

Food quality may be hit by 30 hours offer

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Monday, January 11, 2016

| Nursery World

The quality of food that children eat in their early years settings could suffer as an unintended consequence of introducing the 30-hour childcare entitlement, findings from a joint survey carried out by Nursery World and the Children’s Food Trust suggest.

Call for all nursery staff to be qualified in paediatric first aid

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Monday, December 15, 2014

| Nursery World

MPs will debate in parliament today whether all nursery staff should be qualified in paediatric first aid, following a campaign by parents.

Integrated Working: Hand in hand

Features

Monday, July 14, 2014

| Nursery World

New initiatives are bringing together expertise from the health service, early years sector and care in an effort to improve provision for children. Katy Morton investigates.

Wales sets out ten-year vision for childcare

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Thursday, July 18, 2013

| Nursery World

The Welsh Assembly has published its first early years and childcare plan, detailing ways in which it will support families and young children over the next ten years.

Milk supplier's suspension puts delivery in disarray

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Friday, April 5, 2013

| Nursery World

Milk supplier Scotts has been suspended from claiming for free nursery milk after a number of discrepancies in its claims.

Outcome of the government nursery milk review is still awaited

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Friday, April 5, 2013

| Nursery World

Last June, the Government launched a review into the Nursery Milk Scheme to try to cut the rising costs of the initiative.

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Exclusive - Incidents of Covid in nurseries far higher than originally published

Health & Nutrition - Come on in

Coronavirus: Dismay as early years staff told they won't be sent testing kits

Nurseries call for early years staff to be vaccinated

New helpline for early years providers and school to report positive Covid-19 cases launched

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

Large nursery groups join forces to meet coronavirus challenges

Nurseries not covered by insurance for coronavirus closures

Children in 'Opportunity Area' have improved outcomes

Guide to: Childhood Obesity Strategy

Stress and mental health problems taking their toll on early years staff

UK falls from 11th to 156th place in global children’s rights rankings

Level 2 and 3 job-starters must have first-aid training

Budget: Small nurseries taken out of business rates

Food quality may be hit by 30 hours offer

Call for all nursery staff to be qualified in paediatric first aid

Integrated Working: Hand in hand

Wales sets out ten-year vision for childcare

Milk supplier's suspension puts delivery in disarray

Outcome of the government nursery milk review is still awaited

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