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The minimum self-isolation for coronavirus has been cut to five days in England PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Covid-19 self-isolation cut to five days in England

Coronavirus
From left to right: Kirsty Love, head of operational projects and transitions at The Old Station Nursery Group Sadie Willett, HR officer at Polkadot Nurseries Sarah Steel, chief executive of The Old Station Nursery group
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Old Station Nursery group expands to 53 settings

Provision
Childminders who are forced to close their setting due to household members with Covid are not eligible for the NHS Track and Trace payment PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Childminders ineligible for £500 payment when forced to close due to household Covid cases

Policy & Politics
The Sutton Trust research finds that state schools and those in deprived areas are hardest hit by staff absences due to coronavirus PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Deprived state schools most impacted by Covid staff absences

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The NDNA snap poll found around one in five staff were absent from early years settings due to Covid at the beginning of the month PHOTO Adobe Stock
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EXCLUSIVE - Coronavirus: More than 20 per cent of early years staff off work last week

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The new Ofsted guidance says that providers must notify the inspectorate of changes to employees' mental health including 'stress-related' issues PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Sector outraged by new ‘insensitive’ Ofsted guidance on reporting employees’ ‘emotional issues’

Inspection
Ofsted has withdrawn the guidance on reporting changes to health in response to concerns from the sector
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Ofsted U-turn on controversial early years employee health guidance

Policy & Politics
Guided play can be better than direct instruction at boosting children's numeracy skills, according to research from the University of Cambridge PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Guided play as effective as adult-led instruction for children's learning and development

Research
Rocio Cifuentes will take up her post of children's commissioner for Wales in April
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New children's commissioner for Wales appointed

Families
The NDNA is launching a series of weekly surveys to find out how nurseries are impacted by the virus PHOTO Adobe Stock
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NDNA to collect data on number of nursery staff with Covid

Coronavirus
The NHS Food Scanner app has been updated with a new feature to help tackle childhood obesity
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NHS launches food scanner to help families make healthier choices

Health
Half of survey respondents said they are using supply teachers to cover Covid-related absences PHOTO Adobe Stock
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'Schools teetering on the edge' with staff Covid absences

Coronavirus
The research suggests that hundred of thousands of teachers could be working in classrooms without opening windows - thought to be key by the Government in increasing ventilation to reduce the spread of Covid PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Calls for better ventilation in schools as a quarter of teachers work in classrooms without opening windows

Coronavirus
George Perkins Day Nursery has been acquired by Kids Planet
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Kids Planet grows to 95 nurseries

Provision
New analysis by Labour finds that the number of black children in poverty has risen PHOTO Adobe Stock
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More than half of black children growing up in poverty, warns Labour

Child Poverty
Poplars nursery manager Hayley Hinton with Thrive's operations director Andre Fallows
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Thrive Childcare and Education adds another setting

Provision