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Government releases its COVID-19 recovery strategy but childminders are left more confused than before
The government has published OUR PLAN TO REBUILD: The UK Government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy but childminders and parents are left more confused than ever. In the document, childminders are mentioned just once on page 26. … read more
79% of parents will download the NHS Covid-19 app but 15% have concerns that the app could be used by the government for other purposes unrelated to Covid-19
The NHS are trialling a new contact tracing app in the Isle of Wight that is designed to help stop the spread of Covid-19. … read more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson fails to even mention the early years sector during his speech to the nation as more and more childminders and nurseries continue to shut their doors forever
The early years sector are once again in limbo after Prime Minister Boris Johnson failed to even mention them during another landmark speech to the nation yesterday evening. … read more
Government says it's fine to hire a nanny during lockdown but registered childminders and nurseries must remain closed for the majority
There is much worry and uncertainty in the early years sector right now and we are heading for a serious shortage of quality, registered childcare. There has been much worry and uncertainty in the nanny world over recent weeks with little clear guidance from the government on whether or not nannies could or should continue to work. … read more
1 in 4 families are happy keeping lockdown life and 72% say it has brought them closer together
As the UK prepares to move out of lockdown, we wanted to find out how the isolation period has impacted families across the UK. … read more
Updating your First Aid and Safeguarding Training
During the Coronavirus pandemic, we are receiving a lot of requests from childminders and other early years childcare providers about what they should do about their first aid, safeguarding and other training. … read more
Free Coronavirus tests for Childminders & Early Years Workers
The government have expanded their Coronavirus testing programme to offer free Coronavirus tests to all essential workers who have symptoms that may relate to Covid-19. Family members or other individuals who live with essential workers who exhibit symptoms can also get a free test. … read more
Nearly a sixth of childcare providers set to close permanently due to Covid-19
As the coronavirus lockdown continues in the UK, we wanted to find out how this has impacted our childcare provider members, so we asked more than 2,000 nurseries and registered childminders how the covid-19 pandemic has affected them and if they plan on permanently closing as a result. … read more
Nearly 1 in 4 parents say they are more likely to home school their children after the Coronavirus pandemic is over
As if parents don't have enough to do right now - looking after their children, working from home, caring for older relatives, family and neighbours, cooking, cleaning and trying to juggle their finances. … read more
Childcare.co.uk supports the NHS during the Covid-19 pandemic
During the Covid-19 pandemic we provided free childcare services to tens of thousands of NHS staff The Covid-19 pandemic was an unprecedented international emergency. … read more
