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Shadow minister calls for explanation as to why early years excluded from Government catch-up plan

Friday, June 19, 2020

Shadow early years minister Tulip Siddiq has written to the children and families minister Vicky Ford, calling for an explanation as to why the early years sector has been excluded from the Government’s £1 billion ‘catch-up’ funding.

Nursery group owner's how-to guide for sustainable settings

News

Friday, June 19, 2020

A book containing tips for nursery owners on how to create an eco-friendly early years setting has been published by Cheryl Hadland, managing director of Tops Day Nurseries.

Coronavirus: Early years sector snubbed by Government in catch-up funding plan

News

Friday, June 19, 2020

Early years organisations have slammed their omission from sharing any of the £1bn funding package that schools will receive as part of a catch-up plan for children who have fallen behind from missing education in lockdown.

Nurseries in Wales can reopen from Monday

News

Friday, June 19, 2020

Nurseries and childcare settings in Wales will be able to open to more children from Monday (22 June), a week earlier than planned.

Further delays expected on reopening of holiday clubs

News

Friday, June 19, 2020

Guidance for holiday club providers is ‘unlikely’ to be released before the 4 July, just two weeks before many of them are expected to open for the summer, Nursery World understands.

Urgent call for local councils to be given funding to support summer holiday provision

News

Thursday, June 18, 2020

Teachers are calling on the Government to urgently fund Local Authorities (LAs) to co-ordinate Summer holiday schemes for children and young people in their communities.

Coronavirus: responding to children's feelings of loss and fear

Features

Thursday, June 18, 2020

During lockdown, young children will have experienced a sense of loss of their normal way of life, and may have become fearful of the outside world. Now as settings slowly reopen across the country, practitioners will need to consider these emotions and how to respond sensitively to them.

#StandUpForEarlyYears: one nursery manager, 50 camper van stories

Other

Thursday, June 18, 2020

During lockdown, nursery manager Jacqui Hannaby has told more than 50 stories live on Facebook to children and families.

Coronavirus has exacerbated problems for low-income families

News

Thursday, June 18, 2020

The problems faced by low-income families have been ‘magnified’ by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to research by the Child Poverty Action Group.

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

News

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

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.

Welcome Nurseries reaches 700 places with latest acquisition

News

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Welcome Nurseries, the fast-expanding nursery group founded last year, has acquired its seventh setting in Bury, Greater Manchester.

Coronavirus: Scotland issues guidance ahead of reopening of nurseries

News

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Childcare providers in Scotland have been issued with new guidance to help plan for reopening settings once it is deemed safe to do so.

Holiday club and out-of-school providers in talks with DfE over reopening plans

News

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Some of the largest wraparound childcare providers in the country have joined forces to share their concerns around the survival of out-of-school childcare with the Department for Education, and their ideas for how the sector may be able to be able to reopen safely in time for the school summer holidays, Nursery World has learnt.

#StandUpForEarlyYears: Supporting additional needs and transitions

Other

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Romiley Methodist Preschool in Stockport has been supporting children with SEND and managing transitions through lockdown and beyond.

Families struggling before lockdown face even more pressure after the coronavirus pandemic

News

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Early years and education professionals are warning that the recovery phase from Covid-19 will have a knock-on effect for early help services for young children and their families.