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Now unions call on ministers to shut down nurseries in battle to stop Covid-19 cases soaring Petition demanding Government close nurseries has reached 90,000 signatures Boris Johnson said more restrictions being considered to combat surge in cases National Education Union also called for nurseries to close to ‘get cases down’ By Josh White Education Reporter … Read more
Matt Hancock raised fears of an even tougher lockdown to come today as he refused to rule out a swathe of new restrictions. The Health Secretary refused to speculate when directly asked if measures like curfews, limits to time allows outside homes and making masks compulsory outdoors might be brought in. He also ducked out … Read more
There were ‘very few’ coronavirus outbreaks in schools and nurseries that re-opened during the summer term, Government research has found. Only 55 clusters of Covid were recorded in educational settings across England in the seven weeks to July 17, when No10 began the phased reopening of schools. Researchers led by a team at Public Health England … Read more
Garden centres and nurseries cheering booming sales as coronavirus pandemic prompts families to spruce up their homes By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:03 BST, 5 October 2020 | Updated: 22:22 BST, 5 October 2020 Garden centres and nurseries are cheering booming sales as the coronavirus pandemic prompts families to spruce up their … Read more
Nurseries, childminders and pre-schools that charged full fees during lockdown are facing mounting pressure to refund parents after an industry watchdog deemed it unfair to charge fees for services that were not provided. The Competitions and Markets Authority wrote an open letter to the early years sector this week, warning that they could face legal … Read more
Nurseries may have broken the law by demanding full fees despite being closed during lockdown, the competition watchdog has warned. Parents were pressured to pay by a minority of providers that said their child’s place would be lost, or the nursery might go bust, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said. Other nurseries relied on … Read more
Nurseries can no longer afford to offer 30 hours’ free childcare for working parents after coronavirus slashed their capacity – as hundreds fear they will have to shut down Nurseries say local authorities are not paying enough to cover cost of scheme Parents in England of three and four-years-old are eligible for 30 hours free … Read more
Ministers are under growing pressure to allow garden centres to open immediately amid warnings the lockdown will force nurseries to dump 200 million unsold plants and hand rival European firms a major advantage. Former Tory Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers said it was illogical to allow supermarket chains to sell plants and flowers, but not garden centres … Read more
The Meadow Building, part of the University of Oxford’s Christ Church College Universities yesterday cancelled exams, lectures and seminars in defiance of Government advice. Oxford scaled back face-to-face teaching while Bristol was among those bringing forward their Easter break by at least a week and asking students to go home. Oxford – which has six … Read more
Ireland closes all schools, colleges and nurseries and bans outdoor gatherings with more than 500 people amid coronavirus outbreak By Faith Ridler For Mailonline Published: 11:34 GMT, 12 March 2020 | Updated: 11:55 GMT, 12 March 2020 All schools, colleges and nurseries will be closed across Ireland until March 29 amid a growing coronavirus outbreak. … Read more