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Government confirms EYFS relaxations for coronavirus outbreak

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

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.

Prepare to meet the new reality of early childhood

Opinion

Monday, April 27, 2020

We don’t just need an exit strategy...we need a new reality for early childhood, says Eunice Lumsden, head of early years at the University of Northampton

Childcare providers facing postcode lottery of support in pandemic

News

Friday, April 24, 2020

Childcare providers are facing a postcode lottery of approaches to early years funding during the coronavirus lockdown, with some councils not paying for children in new settings while others are paying cash incentives for providers to stay open.

Coronavirus testing extended to early years workers and teachers

News

Friday, April 24, 2020

Early years workers and teachers will now be able to access tests for Covid-19, in Government measures to extend testing.

Keeping children healthy indoors, part 2: Bathtime

Features

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Bathtime can be a time of fun and exercise, in part 2 of our parent's guides to keeping children physically active indoors during the coronavirus lockdown.

Coronavirus: Warning that 250,000 childcare places could be lost

News

Thursday, April 23, 2020

According to childcare.co.uk, nearly a sixth of providers could close permanently as a result of the pandemic.

Coronavirus: Families ‘teetering on the brink’ a month into lockdown

News

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Frontline staff are being overwhelmed by the needs of millions of frightened, vulnerable families, who a month into the lockdown are facing life on the breadline, warns children’s charity Action for Children.

Coronavirus: First figures show 65,000 children going to early years settings

News

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Around 65,000 children are currently attending early years settings, according to Department for Education research – about four per cent of the number who usually attend in term time.

Councils 'can transfer funding between settings' - new DfE guidance

News

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Councils are being encouraged to transfer early entitlement funding between early years settings if it helps them to create enough childcare places for key worker children.

Nursery staff's fear and pride working on the frontline

Features

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Annette Rawstrone speaks to early years leaders and practitioners about coping with the risks of caring for other critical workers' children in the coronavirus pandemic

Children's Minister hits back at furlough backtrack claims

News

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

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

News

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

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

News

Monday, April 20, 2020

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

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

News

Monday, April 20, 2020

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