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A & E departments report dramatic rise in young children with fever

Friday, June 25, 2021

| Nursery World

Hospital emergency departments have seen a surge in the number of young children being brought in with mild fever by anxious parents - three times the number for June last year.

Government dismisses childcare funding petition signed by 110,000

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Thursday, June 24, 2021

| Nursery World

The Government has said it has no plans to review early years funding, in response to a parliamentary petition signed by thousands - however a cross-party committee of MPs has commissioned a survey of providers and parents to look at childcare costs.

Free webinar to support children with trauma or abuse

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

| Nursery World

A free webinar offering guidance for early years practitioners on how best to support children who have experienced trauma or abuse is being held virtually by the Anna Freud Centre on Thursday (24 June).

MPs call on Government to carry out 'meaningful review' of early years funding

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

| Nursery World

The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Childcare and Early Education has called on the Government to provide almost £3,000 per child to tackle underfunding.

Group singing found to benefit new mums' mental health

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

| Nursery World

Online group singing programmes for new mothers with symptoms of postnatal depression has been found to bring positive results.

Coronavirus: School absences at highest level since schools reopened

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

| Nursery World

Covid-related absence in schools is at its highest rate since schools reopened in March, the latest Department for Education figures released today [Tuesday] show.

‘Forgotten’ white working-class children let down by decades of neglect, MPs say

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021

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Action from early years through to higher education is needed to tackle the ‘forgotten’ white working-class pupils who have been let down by decades of neglect, MPs said in a controversial new report, which faced immediate criticism for a section on ‘White privilege’.

The Duchess of York is a new ambassador for Montessori education

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021

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Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, has been appointed chair of the newly formed International Montessori Ambassadors group.

New perinatal mental health resources launched

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Monday, June 21, 2021

| Nursery World

Resources to support the mental health of new fathers; parents who had a baby during the pandemic, and mothers from British South Asian communities, have been launched by the Institute of Health Visiting (iHV).

Take part in the National Week of Play from 21-27 June

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Monday, June 21, 2021

| Nursery World

The Early Years Alliance’s National Week of Play launches today, with daily tips, blogs and videos to inspire early years professionals to put play at the heart of their practice.

'Discover the power of play'

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Monday, June 21, 2021

| Nursery World

As we move towards the ‘new normal’, National Play Week (from 21 June) provides an opportunity to raise the profile of play and place it at the heart of our practice, says Early Years Alliance chief executive Neil Leitch.

Nuffield Foundation funds new study into impact of Covid-19 on language and socio-emotional development

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Monday, June 21, 2021

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A new research project looking at the impact of lockdowns on children's language and socio-emotional development is being undertaken by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR).

Duchess of Cambridge launches early years research centre

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Friday, June 18, 2021

| Nursery World

The Duchess of Cambridge has set up an early childhood research centre with the ambition of changing the way society thinks about the first five years of a child’s life, and transforming the lives of future generations.

Scotland: Sector criticises omission of data on PVI workforce in childcare expansion report

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Friday, June 18, 2021

| Nursery World

The Scottish Government has been criticised for its low take-up of the 1,140 hour offer among two-year-olds, and for failing to give workforce data on private and voluntary providers.