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

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.

Prioritising early years is vital to prevent a 'missed generation'

Opinion

Friday, June 18, 2021

| Nursery World

The debate on the role of catch-up has focused far too much on schools at the expense of early years, says Dr Carol Homden, CEO of Coram

Children and families in social care are ‘not getting a good enough deal’, report reveals

News

Thursday, June 17, 2021

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An ‘urgent’ new approach to children in social care is needed, after an independent review has found that the system is too focused on investigating families rather than providing them with support.

Campaigners call for Government to do more to tackle air pollution around nurseries and schools

News

Thursday, June 17, 2021

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More than a quarter (27 per cent) of UK schools - including nursery, primary, secondary and sixth forms - are in areas above World Health Organisation (WHO) air pollution limits, research launched for today’s Clean Air Day 2021 (Thursday) has found.

Education secretary confirms phonics check to go ahead in the Autumn term

News

Thursday, June 17, 2021

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The phonics check will go ahead in the Autumn term with children in Year 2, the education secretary has confirmed.

Working parents air concerns over 'backward slide' for family life

News

Thursday, June 17, 2021

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Research from Working Families reveals the extent to which parents are worried about juggling their jobs with childcare and other responsibilities, when restrictions are lifted.

Decline in the number of deprived young people training as apprentices

News

Thursday, June 17, 2021

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The number of young people starting apprenticeships has fallen far below pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest data from the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER).

Scotland: Ban on parents attending nursery graduations challenged in Parliament

News

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

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Parents’ calls to attend nursery graduations were rejected by Scotland’s First Minister in Parliament yesterday.

Government treatment of early years sector 'unforgivable'

News

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

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Early Years Alliance chief executive Neil Leitch has said the Government’s treatment of early years settings during the pandemic was ‘unforgivable’ and vowed to continue to put pressure on ministers for more funding for the sector.

'Tragic' figures show more than 2,500 early years settings have closed

News

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

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More than 2,500 childcare providers have closed in England this year, Ofsted figures released today (Tuesday) show.

Government 'knowingly underfunded' the early years sector

News

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

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The Government stands accused of ‘shamelessly’ and ‘knowingly underfunding’ the early years sector, after private Government documents obtained by the Early Years Alliance reveal that ministers at the Department for Education were aware that it was severely underfunding providers of funded childcare places for three- and four-year-olds.

Government to launch specialist long Covid hubs for children

News

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

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Children will soon be able to be referred to specialist long Covid services, as a part of a £100 million expansion of care for those suffering from the condition.

Health visitor parenting support programme leads to ‘striking’ change in toddlers' behaviour

News

Monday, June 14, 2021

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A health visitor programme, which involved parents being filmed playing and eating with their children, has led to marked improvements in young children's behaviour, a study by the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London has found.

Nursery group launches beach school

News

Friday, June 11, 2021

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Fossil-hunting, exploring rock pools and learning how to protect marine life are the latest activities at Rosedene Nurseries, which has launched a beach school to encourage children to discover their local coastal environments.

More than 240 organisations and sector leaders call for Government to urgently invest more in education catch-up

News

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

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A cross-sector coalition of education experts, charities, and businesses is calling on the Government to urgently reconsider its education recovery plans and provide more funding for children and young people.