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Children with typical cold symptoms, such as a runny nose, should not be tested for Covid-19, the guidance says
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Busy Bees founder and childcare pioneer John Woodward dies

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Around 30 per cent of childminders in Scotland have stayed closed after lockdown eased
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Coronavirus: Scottish childminders to receive £330,000 in extra funding

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Health visitors had to adapt to different ways of working to support parents during the coronavirus crisis
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Coronavirus: Calls for extended parental leave and emergency childcare funding dismissed by Government

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The TUC survey highlights how working mothers have had to take on more childcare responsibilities during the pandemic
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Working mothers raise concern over lack of childcare

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Vital Glasgow service for lone parents in jeopardy

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Many of the 16 million people who work in small businesses rely on childcare to help them run their businesses
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Coronavirus: Small firms need nurseries to reopen to run their businesses

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The right to play is enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which Scotland plans to incorporate into Scots law
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Historic children’s rights Bill to become law in Scotland

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Parents have helped to fund First Steps’ PPE purchases
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Coronavirus: Sector tries to stay positive with uncertain times ahead

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Children in the study benefited from having more time at home with their parents, researchers believe
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Coronavirus: Young children of working parents improved their attention during lockdown, study reveals

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A third of out-of-school providers fear permanent closure if occupancy doesn't bounce back, found the survey
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Coronavirus: Out-of-school clubs ‘on brink of collapse’

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Parents urged to make sure their children's vaccinations are up-to-date

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Indoor soft play centres have been given the go ahead by the Government to open again
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Coronavirus: Soft play centres to reopen

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