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Tributes to Sir Ken Robinson, champion of creativity in education

Management
The PHE study found that children are more likely to get Coronavirus while at home
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Coronavirus: Nurseries and schools pose low risk of infection to children

Apprenticeships
The Parent-Infant Foundation is concerned about the well-being of families now that PHE is being replaced
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Don't forget babies in plans to restructure Public Health England, warns charity

Policy & Politics
The Government's #backtoschoolsafely campaign has been launched today (17 August)
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Coronavirus: Government launches campaign to reassure parents schools are safe

Coronavirus
Caring touch is vital for young children's development and wellbeing
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Touch as important to child development as healthy food, research finds

Child Development
There were fewer children attending nurseries on 30 July than the previous week
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Early years attendance drops, latest official figures show

Coronavirus
MPs have accused teaching unions of preventing schools from fully re-opening next month with their checklist
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Teaching unions accused of thwarting plans to fully re-open schools in September

Coronavirus
The survey will look at the impact of Covid-19 on the early years workforce from before the start of the pandemic until June 2021
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NDNA and EPI launch joint research project on early years workforce

Coronavirus
Keeping nurseries and primary schools open should be a priority in future lockdowns, says Anne Longfield
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Early years services should be kept open and funding flexible in future lockdowns, says children's commissioner

Coronavirus
The Government has extended eligibility criteria for families that have had their jobs impacted by Covid-19
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Coronavirus: Government extends Tax-Free Childcare and 30-hour childcare eligibility

Coronavirus
Nannies are exempt from local lockdown rules, which means their employers can insist they come to work in the family home
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Nannies in local lockdown areas told they must come to work

Coronavirus
Low pay, long hours and lack of status are among the barriers to a stable early years workforce, the report finds
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Early years workforce: 'Forgotten key workers' driven out by low pay in increasingly volatile sector

Careers & Training
Anyone can call themselves a nanny, without any need to register or have any checks on their suitability
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Campaigners issue warning over unregulated childcare and call for Ofsted registration for nannies

Coronavirus
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Coronavirus: Scottish schools to reopen from 11 August

Policy & Politics
MPs have called for an urgent review of funding for the childcare sector to ensure there are sufficient childcare places for parents to return to work
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MPs criticise delay in Government response to childcare funding petition

Policy & Politics
The Association of Play Industries warns that there will be a negative impact on children’s mental and physical health if play areas continue to ‘disappear’
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Coronavirus: Playgrounds under threat as councils face pandemic costs

Provision

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