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The Nuffield Early Language Intervention scheme is a catch-up scheme for Reception class children PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Two-thirds of primary schools sign up to early language scheme

Closing the Gap
Many children starting school last September lacked basic language skills, the survey found PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Huge numbers of children starting school developmentally delayed - study

Closing the Gap
Gareth Alcott: 'The leadership challenges of childcare settings are immense and growing'
Opinion

The early years sector and leadership apprenticeships

Apprenticeships
Covid has accelerated serious sustainability and access issues
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EXCLUSIVE: Coronavirus forced childcare providers to take dire action, study shows

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Staff in early years settings will no longer be required to take Covid tests twice-weekly PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Change to Covid rules on testing and isolation provokes mixed response among nurseries and childminders

Coronavirus
From today (21 February) early years settings will no longer need to notify Ofsted of any confirmed Covid cases among staff or children PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Nurseries and childminders will no longer need to report Covid cases to Ofsted

Coronavirus
Claudine Bower-Crane of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research: 'Given the importance of ECEC (early childhood education and care), it is alarming that it has not been recognised in the Levelling Up White Paper'
Opinion

Early years forgotten again

Closing the Gap
Charity Teach First is calling on the Government to increase the early years pupil premium to the same rate received by schools PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Calls for early years pupil premium to match primary schools' rate

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DfE statistics suggest fewer staff and children were absent from early years settings at the start of February PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Covid cases on the decline in childcare settings and schools, official figures suggest

Coronavirus
The TUC has warned that Families face rising energy bills and living costs this April, with many already struggling financially PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Millions of low-income families to 'face a crunch point' with bills rise in April

Families
The number of reported Covid cases in nurseries grew over January, reveal new Ofsted figures PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Covid cases in nurseries hit new reported high

Coronavirus
Hartlepool is one of the 55 'cold spots' identified as 'Education Investment Areas' in the Government's new White Paper, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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'No real support' for early years in Government's levelling up white paper

Closing the Gap
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: Early years staff absences fall while cases in children grow

Coronavirus
Early years funding announced in October's spending review is a fraction of what was initially announced PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Sector accuses Government of misleading it over early years funding

30 Hours Free Childcare
The DfE has published figures on Covid-related staff absences in early years settings, PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

DfE survey shows 13 per cent of early years staff off work due to Covid

Coronavirus
Louise Livingston: 'In the Montessori approach we advocate "total reading", which is a mixed approach'
Opinion

Don’t throw the phonics baby out with the bath water

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