Catherine Gaunt

The Duchess of Cambridge at the launch of the '5 Big Questions' survey earlier this year
News

Duchess of Cambridge to reveal findings of early years survey

Policy & Politics
Chancellor Rishi Sunak visited Rosedene Nurseries in Northallerton in September to thank them for caring for the children of local hospital staff during lockdown
News

Spending Review: Early years sector to receive a rise of £44m in 2021-22

Policy & Politics
Ofsted is labelling interim visits as a ‘concern’ on settings’ profiles within its website
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Nurseries say interim Ofsted visits during Covid are unfair

Analysis
Chair of Family First Andy Morris at one of the group's nurseries
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Ex-Asquith boss grows new group to 10 nurseries

Business
In future, all early years providers will be inspected at least once every six years
News

Ofsted: Early years inspections to move to 'six-year window'

Ofsted Education Inspection Framework
Almost all early years providers surveyed said that children's learning and development was affected by lockdown
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Ofsted: Children's learning and development regressed in lockdown

Coronavirus
Dr Julian Grenier giving the opening speech at Nursery World's online EYFS conference
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Early years practitioners can make 'a positive' difference' to child health

Child Development
Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman
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Ofsted chief highlights ‘Covid pressure cooker’ on vulnerable families

Coronavirus
Chancellor Rishi Sunak
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Coronavirus: Chancellor extends furlough scheme until March

Coronavirus
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Survey to look at impact of furlough on childcare providers

Coronavirus
Childcare settings are able to stay open under the new lockdown rules
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Coronavirus: DfE publishes guidance for education and childcare settings ahead of second lockdown

Coronavirus
The Healthy Start scheme entitles low-income families to vouchers to pay for fruit and vegetables, but has not risen in value since 2009
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Call to increase value of Healthy Start Vouchers

Child Poverty
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Extra guidance on revised Development Matters available now

Resources
The charity FareShare, one of two charities supported by the campaign, has had to double the amount of food they provide since the pandemic started
News

John Lewis and Waitrose Christmas appeal to support 100,000 struggling families

Provision
More than half of the early years settings in the survey said they needed emergency funding to survive the next six months
News

Survey highlights funding crisis as nurseries and childminders fear closure by Christmas

Funding
Bebe Laudan, head chef at Fennies Nurseries in Epsom, preparing meals to be distributed by Epsom & Ewell foodbank, which has experienced a 245 per cent rise in demand for its services since the start of the year
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#StandUpForEarlyYears: Nurseries 'do their bit' and join Marcus Rashford campaign against holiday hunger

Coronavirus