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Large nursery groups join forces to meet coronavirus challenges

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: Providers back petition for emergency funding to save parents paying fees

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Friday, March 20, 2020

| Nursery World

A petition has been launched calling for nurseries to be given emergency funding if they have to close down due to Coronavirus.

Childcare sector slams Government for 'ignoring' them in coronavirus crisis

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Wednesday, March 18, 2020

| Nursery World

Nurseries have called on the Government to set out dedicated measures to help them survive, saying they provide vital support to frontline workers and families.

Coronavirus: experts advise on practicalities, protection and pedagogy for wider opening of nurseries

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Tuesday, May 19, 2020

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As nursery owners in England gear up to reopen from 1 June, an online conference run by Famly, with Nursery World as media partner, has pulled together expert advice on key questions.

Coronavirus: PM confirms schools should press ahead with reopening from 1 June

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Tuesday, May 26, 2020

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Primary schools should prepare for a phased reopening on 1 June, Boris Johnson has said, as teaching unions eagerly await confirmation of how their five safety tests will be met prior to the final decision being made on Thursday.

Childminders and outdoor nurseries in Scotland now able to open to more children

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Wednesday, June 3, 2020

| Nursery World

Childminders and fully outdoor nurseries in Scotland are now able to reopen from today (3 June).

Government drops plan for all primary school children to return to school this term

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Tuesday, June 9, 2020

| Nursery World

Plans for all primary school children to return for a month before the summer holidays have been abandoned.

Coronavirus: Three-quarters of nurseries will operate at a loss over the coming months

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Tuesday, June 2, 2020

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Three-quarters of nurseries expect to operate at a loss over the next three months, a survey by the National Day Nurseries Association published today (2 June) reveals.

#StandUpForEarlyYears: Nursery group launches free family meal scheme

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Monday, June 22, 2020

| Nursery World

A free family meal scheme, which aims to give each funded family a hot meal three times a week, is being rolled out by Kidzrus Nursery Group in Manchester.

Coronavirus: Scottish schools to reopen from 11 August

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Friday, July 31, 2020

| Nursery World

Children in Scotland will return to school nurseries and schools from 11 August, Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed.

North-west nursery group adds three more settings

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Friday, July 31, 2020

| Nursery World

The Village Nursery Group has recently acquired three settings bringing the total owned up to nine nurseries.

Coronavirus: PVI recovery fund a ‘lifeline’ for early years settings

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Tuesday, October 13, 2020

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Small private and voluntary providers in areas of disadvantage have given thanks for a ‘lifeline’ Covid-19 recovery grant from the Early Years Alliance, which has helped them sustain their businesses during the pandemic.

Survey to look at impact of furlough on childcare providers

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Wednesday, November 4, 2020

| Nursery World

The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) and the Education Policy Institute (EPI) are launching the second survey in their year-long research project, looking at the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the early years workforce.

DfE publishes guidance for early years settings on coronavirus

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Tuesday, March 24, 2020

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has this afternoon published guidance for the sector on early years and childcare closures due to Covid-19.

Just 10 per cent of early years children have returned to settings

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Tuesday, June 9, 2020

| Nursery World

Just one in ten early years children returned to their setting last week, official statistics show.

Coronavirus: Councils call for more funding for settings to remain open

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Thursday, May 28, 2020

| Nursery World

Urgent additional funding is needed if childcare providers are to meet the demands of families during the coronavirus crisis, the Local Government Association said today (28 May).

Fears parents will be driven to use unregulated childcare

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Monday, June 29, 2020

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Anticipated mass nursery and childminder closures could result in desperate parents putting their children at risk by unwittingly resorting to unregulated childcare, warns the Regulation Matters (RM) Campaign.

Coronavirus: Labour analysis finds 19,000 childcare providers at risk of closure

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Wednesday, July 29, 2020

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A ‘perfect storm’ of rising childcare costs and thousands of providers at risk of closure due to a lack of government support will make it impossible for many parents to return to work, the Labour Party is warning.

Summer statement: Government 'without a plan' for the childcare sector and struggling families

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Wednesday, July 8, 2020

| Nursery World

Early years organisations have criticised the chancellor for failing to come up with a plan to protect nurseries and childcare businesses and for ignoring the sector's plight.

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.

Coronavirus: Health visitors provide vital ‘safety net’ for babies during the pandemic

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Thursday, September 10, 2020

| Nursery World

The Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) has published a new report which capture the challenges that health visitors faced while working with families during lockdown - and how they overcame them.

Labour asks Government to explain problems with testing in early years settings

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Friday, September 18, 2020

| Nursery World

Shadow early years minister Tulip Siddiq has written to the children's minister Vicky Ford about the impact of failures in Covid-19 testing on nurseries and childminders, and confusion around conflicting guidance about children’s symptoms.

Children’s services ‘pushed to breaking point’, analysis reveals

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Thursday, October 22, 2020

| Nursery World

Children's charities are warning that the system is reaching crisis point, in the run-up to the Chancellor's one-year Spending Review in late November, which will focus on protecting jobs and responding to the Covid-19 pandemic,

Report reveals ‘hidden harms’ of spring lockdown on babies

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

| Nursery World

Emerging evidence of the ‘harm’ that lockdown has had on babies is detailed in a new report launched today.

Coronavirus: SAGE scientist - decision to keep nurseries open 'may be political'

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Tuesday, January 5, 2021

| Nursery World

A leading virologist, who sits on Sage, has said that there is no scientific rationale for the Government in keeping early years settings open, when schools and universities have been closed 'on the grounds of public health'.

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Large nursery groups join forces to meet coronavirus challenges

Coronavirus: Providers back petition for emergency funding to save parents paying fees

Childcare sector slams Government for 'ignoring' them in coronavirus crisis

Coronavirus: experts advise on practicalities, protection and pedagogy for wider opening of nurseries

Coronavirus: PM confirms schools should press ahead with reopening from 1 June

Childminders and outdoor nurseries in Scotland now able to open to more children

Government drops plan for all primary school children to return to school this term

Coronavirus: Three-quarters of nurseries will operate at a loss over the coming months

#StandUpForEarlyYears: Nursery group launches free family meal scheme

Coronavirus: Scottish schools to reopen from 11 August

North-west nursery group adds three more settings

Coronavirus: PVI recovery fund a ‘lifeline’ for early years settings

Survey to look at impact of furlough on childcare providers

DfE publishes guidance for early years settings on coronavirus

Just 10 per cent of early years children have returned to settings

Coronavirus: Councils call for more funding for settings to remain open

Fears parents will be driven to use unregulated childcare

Coronavirus: Labour analysis finds 19,000 childcare providers at risk of closure

Summer statement: Government 'without a plan' for the childcare sector and struggling families

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

Coronavirus: Health visitors provide vital ‘safety net’ for babies during the pandemic

Labour asks Government to explain problems with testing in early years settings

Children’s services ‘pushed to breaking point’, analysis reveals

Report reveals ‘hidden harms’ of spring lockdown on babies

Coronavirus: SAGE scientist - decision to keep nurseries open 'may be political'

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