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Nichola Salvato brought the case against the DWP over upfront childcare costs for universal credit claimants PHOTO Leigh Day
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Single mum wins landmark Universal Credit court case

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Nurseries must notify Ofsted if there has been a positive test for Covid-19 in their setting, but the data does not show the number of positive cases among staff and children, which means there could be multiple cases
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Concern as reports of Covid in early years settings more than double in a week

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The NEU and Unison say that early years settings should be closed in line with schools
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Coronavirus: Survey reveals 'serious concerns' among early years workers about their safety

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School nurseries to receive top-up for census funding shortfalls

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Government policies wilfully impoverish the most vulnerable

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Andrea Leadsom
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Leadsom outlines emerging findings of the Government’s review into babies’ healthy development

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Nurseries, pre-schools and childminders have been told they must go to community testing sites to access asymptomatic testing, while early years workers in schools will receive home testing kits
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Government adviser incorrectly says all early years staff eligible for regular testing

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The NEU analysis has found that cases of Covid-19 are on average much higher among teachers and support staff in schools
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Coronavirus: Infection rates among teachers and school support staff 'much higher' than among general public

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Report reveals ‘hidden harms’ of spring lockdown on babies

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The London Early Years Foundation has had to close 14 nurseries, and says coronavirus is 'spreading like wildfire' PHOTO Isabelle Johnson/ LEYF
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Coronavirus: London nurseries forced to close as staff hospitalised and the new variant spreads

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Early years settings will receive funding for children that are registered with them, but are not currently attending due to the pandemic
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Coronavirus: DfE tells local authorities to fund children temporarily absent from nurseries

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Nurseries, pre-schools and childminders have been told they must go to community testing sites to access asymptomatic testing, while early years workers in schools will receive home testing kits
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Coronavirus: Dismay as early years staff told they won't be sent testing kits

Coronavirus
Nurseries are currently open to all children, but numbers are much lower than before the coronavirus pandemic
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Nurseries have 'third fewer children than normal' - survey

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The school food parcel posted on Twitter on 11 January
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 Coronavirus: Urgent action needed to improve ‘inadequate’ food parcels

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Education secretary John Swinney visiting Cowgate Under 5's in Edinburgh in 2018
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Scotland: Government pledges £3.8m to support childcare settings to stay open

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The NEU and Unison say that early years settings should be closed in line with schools
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Unions call for nurseries to close to keep staff safe, and for emergency funding

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