I’ve written about the government’s dismal failure to protect early years providers suffering in this pandemic politicshome.com/thehouse/artic…

Rachael Acton Rishi Sunak Piers Morgan Susanna Reid Good Morning Britain Early Years Alliance for childcare businesses. We have produced template letters for you to send to your parents and MPs. Please also sign this petition: change.org/p/boris-johnso… .../2

New Ceeda research: Furlough changes 'will cost early years sector £170 million' nurseryworld.co.uk/news/article/f…

We are so proud of our members and all nursery workers who are keeping our nation’s key worker children safe. Thank you for looking after our NHS staff, while they look after us. #thankournurseries #thankournurseryworkers NDNA

Thanks for the recognition 😊❤️

Coronavirus: First figures show 65,000 children going to early years settings nurseryworld.co.uk/news/article/c…

🌈 🐟 Our Rainbow Fish #bekind #crewe NDNA whilst we can’t open for all our children, posting rainbow hands to us has allowed us to show unity, kindness & being there for others at times like this 🌈🐟

Nurseries are being put between a rock and a hard place during this crisis. They are being asked to remain open and run at a loss to provide emergency childcare, while those who can’t open still face staffing and other costs which the Governments support doesn’t fully cover. 👇

Families of care home residents told they must pay to fund PPE mol.im/a/8282401 HOw is this justifiable?! Aren’t they private sector like Nurseries??

🌟🏥The children have enjoyed some role play at 'Tinks hospital' this week.🏥🌟 #Thankyounhs 💙

As confirmed by the Prime Minister this evening, we are asking education and childcare settings to prepare to open for more children from 1 June. We will publish further guidance setting out more information for early years, schools and colleges tomorrow.

"All too often, our sector has been left to go it alone. How many times have we been told that we must ‘rise to the challenge’ of inadequate funding and barely existent support?" See our chief executive Neil's latest piece for Early Years Educator earlyyearseducator.co.uk/features/artic…

Early years professionals have been working tirelessly through the pandemic ensuring our youngest children do not miss out on their important first steps of education. Today we thank all those in early years for all the great work they do 👏🥳 #ThumbsUpForEarlyYears 👍

Sending my prayers to Tiger Woods and his family tonight—here’s to a speedy recovery for the GOAT of golf. If we’ve learned anything over the years, it’s to never count Tiger out.

The Chancellor has announced a 'national living wage' increase from £9.50 to £10.42, the largest ever rise. W/ no mention of the early years yet, despite a significant schools investment announcement, this is an incredibly concerning announcement for our sector #AutumnStatement

We absolutely believe that early years professionals should be paid a fair wage for the incredible job they do, but a NLW increase without an equivalent increase in early years funding is simply not sustainable for our already-struggling sector #AutumnStatement

The Princess of Wales has called for more to be done to recognise the importance of EY. “There are fantastic examples of what can be achieved when we recognise the unique potential of early childhood & build a safe & loving world around a child. But not enough is being done..."

"This sector is already dreadfully underfunded, so the energy increases have added to our financial concern." We're calling for additional energy support for nurseries, pre-schools and childminders, alongside fairer funding. Read more in the The Guardian: theguardian.com/education/2022…

Parents have been urged to watch out for symptoms following the deaths of six children cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-c…