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Ofsted's chief inspector Amanda Spielman has raised concerns about the effect of Covid-19 on vulnerable children
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Ofsted chief flags up concern about risks to vulnerable children in the pandemic

Coronavirus
The Government's new Covid Workforce Fund is only open to schools and colleges
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Exclusion of early years settings from new Covid fund a 'slap in the face'

Coronavirus
A poll by Action for Children revealed many parents don't want to celebrate Christmas due to the effects of the covid-19 pandemic
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Many parents wish they could cancel Christmas

Coronavirus
Fathers are doing more housework and childcare, though still less than mothers
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Under-fives have 'strikingly different' lives to a generation ago - study

Coronavirus
Children's play has changed during the pandemic, and researchers are compiling an archive for future generations
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Coronavirus: Call for examples of how children’s play has changed during the pandemic

Coronavirus
Chancellor Rishi Sunak visited Rosedene Nurseries in Northallerton in September to thank them for caring for the children of local hospital staff during lockdown
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Spending Review: Early years sector to receive a rise of £44m in 2021-22

Policy & Politics
Cheryl Hadland, managing director of Tops Day Nurseries
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Coronavirus: nursery group criticises confusion over staff isolation rules

Health
Andrea Leadsom MP is chair of the Early Years Healthy Development Review
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Coronavirus: Early years review considers benefits of digital support for new parents

Families
Campaigner Mark Williams says fathers needs support during the perinatal health period, as well as mothers
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More support needed for fathers in perinatal period

Fathers
Parents in the study reported that their children have shown fewer emotional difficulties since schools reopened
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Coronavirus: Young children's mental health suffered in lockdown - study

Coronavirus
Tom McBride, director of evidence, Early Intervention Foundation: 'Problems will have been missed without face-to-face contact'
Opinion

Ofsted warning underlines the pressures facing vulnerable children and families right now 

Coronavirus
In future, all early years providers will be inspected at least once every six years
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Ofsted: Early years inspections to move to 'six-year window'

Ofsted Education Inspection Framework
More than nine in ten respondents want to see play included in the alternative EYFS guidance
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Practitioners want play and characteristics of effective learning in alternative EYFS guidance

Early Years Curriculum
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Babies in lockdown: ‘perfect storm’ caused by withdrawal of key services

Coronavirus
Children under 16 were exposed to 15bn online ads for junk food last year
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UK to ban junk food ads online to tackle child obesity

Child Obesity
Strict rules put in place by hospital trusts during the pandemic are preventing many parents of sick and premature newborns from seeing their babies
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Coronavirus: Parents of sick babies unable to stay with them in hospital due to Covid rules

Coronavirus

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