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