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Half of survey respondents said they are using supply teachers to cover Covid-related absences PHOTO Adobe Stock
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'Schools teetering on the edge' with staff Covid absences

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The research suggests that hundred of thousands of teachers could be working in classrooms without opening windows - thought to be key by the Government in increasing ventilation to reduce the spread of Covid PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Calls for better ventilation in schools as a quarter of teachers work in classrooms without opening windows

Coronavirus
George Perkins Day Nursery has been acquired by Kids Planet
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Kids Planet grows to 95 nurseries

Provision
Poplars nursery manager Hayley Hinton with Thrive's operations director Andre Fallows
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Thrive Childcare and Education adds another setting

Provision
The NDNA wants routine inspections to continue to be put on hold for the next few weeks PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Ofsted dismisses calls to temporarily suspend early years inspections due to Covid

Inspection
The first Nordic Star Nursery will open in Islington
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Finnish childcare provider expands into the UK

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Camau Bach in Aberystwyth, one of more than 1,000 early years settings run by Mudiad Meithrin PHOTO Rocksalt
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New PhD to focus on Welsh language in the early years and the new curriculum

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Nurseries and childminders are worried they will have to close if Covid-19 cases continue to rise PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Early years settings warn of an impending 'crisis' as Covid worsens staff shortages

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Marley Westell, head of St Luke's Nursery School
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Coronavirus: How do we navigate the next few months without financial support?

Coronavirus
From left to right: Rami Arora, former owner of Little Roos and Kirsty Love, head of operational projects and transitions at The Old Station Nursery group
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Old Station Nursery adds three sites

Provision
Early years settings are focussing on communication and language catch-up for two-to-three-year-olds, according to Ofsted PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Ofsted briefing highlights early years catch-up strategies

Policy & Politics
Covid cases reported by early years settings rose by 38 per cent in a week towards the end of November PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Covid cases in nurseries at all-time reported high

Coronavirus
The number nursery staff qualified to degree level rose by just 1 per cent between 2019 and 2021 PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Progress stalled in achieving a degree-led workforce, figures suggest

Policy & Politics
The DfE figures reveal a loss of 7,300 childcare places across England between 2019 and 2021 PHOTO Adobe Stock
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DfE figures show 4,000 early years providers have closed in the last two years

Provision
Amanda Spielman, Ofsted chief inspector
News

Ofsted finds impact of Covid on learning and development of 'almost all children'

Coronavirus
Ofsted restarted inspections In May this year
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Ofsted 'must take account of ongoing pandemic in inspection'

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