Catherine Gaunt

Nurseries have been struggling with staff shortages amid rising cases of the Omicron variant PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Early years settings told they can relax ratios as Covid deemed an 'exceptional circumstance'

Coronavirus
Jack Dromey MP (centre) campaigned to ensure the survival of nursery schools PHOTO Facebook
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Early years sector pays tribute to 'tireless, dedicated campaigner' Jack Dromey MP

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Official figures show show that Ofsted received 3,697 reports of Covid-19 in settings on 20 December PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Number of Covid cases in early years settings more than doubles

Coronavirus
Children under five who are identified as close contacts are exempt from self- isolation and do not need to take part in daily testing of close contacts PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Coronavirus: DfE publishes update for early years settings

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Neil Leitch has been awarded an OBE for services to education
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Early Years Alliance's Neil Leitch awarded OBE in New Year Honours

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Camau Bach in Aberystwyth, one of more than 1,000 early years settings run by Mudiad Meithrin PHOTO Rocksalt
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New PhD to focus on Welsh language in the early years and the new curriculum

Provision
Early years settings are focussing on communication and language catch-up for two-to-three-year-olds, according to Ofsted PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Ofsted briefing highlights early years catch-up strategies

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Children aged five- to 18 can now take daily lateral flow tests for seven days instead of self-isolating - but there are no measures in place for under-fives PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Calls for clarification on changes to Covid rules for under-fives amid rising cases and Omicron uncertainty

Coronavirus
Jennie Johnson, co-founder of new parenting child development app, My First Five Years
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Kids Allowed nursery founder to launch new parenting app

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Amanda Spielman, Ofsted chief inspector
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Ofsted finds impact of Covid on learning and development of 'almost all children'

Coronavirus
Ofsted restarted inspections In May this year
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Ofsted 'must take account of ongoing pandemic in inspection'

Inspection
Helen Hayes MP has replaced Tulip Siddiq as shadow children and early years minister in the Labour reshuffle
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Helen Hayes named new shadow children and early years minister

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Early years settings are suffering a recruitment crisis across the board PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Survey highlights 'sector-wide' early years workforce crisis

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Bridget Phillipson MP has been appointed as shadow education secretary PHOTO Twitter
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Bridget Phillipson appointed shadow education secretary

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Brixham Harbour, Torbay, Devon - the local authority has seen the highest decline in childcare places in England since 2015 PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Loss of childcare places highest in South West

Provision
Schools and early years settings have raised concerns about the way early years inspections are being carried out
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Open letter to Ofsted raises concern over claims of 'harrowing' and 'confusing' early years inspections

Provision