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Children's commissioner Anne Longfield
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Coronavirus: Children must be at the ‘forefront’ of Covid-19 planning

Coronavirus
The TUC survey highlights how working mothers have had to take on more childcare responsibilities during the pandemic
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Government reveals £1.7bn in underspend on Tax-Free Childcare

Childcare Costs
The survey found that the least qualified and experienced staff were more likely to have been furloughed or made redundant
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Coronavirus: 7 in 10 early years staff on furlough - survey

Coronavirus
County councils are warning that closures in rural areas would leave families without any childcare at all
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Councils warn that a quarter of childcare providers could close in rural areas

Coronavirus
During lockdown early years settings relied on technology to communicate with families and share resources and activities for children's home learning
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Coronavirus: Technology vital in communicating with parents and supporting children at home - study

Coronavirus
Nurseries and childminders have reported struggles both with accessing Covid tests and delays with results
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Outcry from the early years sector as minister confirms testing kits for maintained nurseries only

Coronavirus
LEYF's Angel Pre-school has received a donation from charity Sal's Shoes
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Nursery group receives children's shoe donation for struggling families

Coronavirus
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Special educational needs charity offers free membership to support early years settings

SEND
Dr Cheryl Adams founded the Institute of Health Visiting in 2012 and will become founding director
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Outgoing health visiting chief exec calls for urgent Government funding for health visitors

Health
Nurseries and childminders have reported struggles both with accessing Covid tests and delays with results
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Labour asks Government to explain problems with testing in early years settings

Coronavirus
My Family Week runs between 12-18 October
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My Family Week to celebrate the uniqueness of every family

Coronavirus
The DfE has launched a new helpline for childcare providers and schools to report positive cases of coronavirus
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New helpline for early years providers and school to report positive Covid-19 cases launched

Policy & Politics
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Children in low-income families suffered more emotional problems during lockdown

Coronavirus
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Expert body launches to support childhood trauma

Coronavirus
The result of the test case has implications for 370,000 businesses that were forced to close during the coronavirus pandemic, including thousands of nurseries
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Coronavirus: Nurseries thrown a lifeline in ruling on business interruption insurance

Coronavirus
In local authorities where social mobility is low it is much harder to escape deprivation
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Education alone will not close social mobility gap - study

Closing the Gap

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