NDNA press releases - 2021/20

• 24 September 2021
  Millie’s Mark celebrates 5 years this month

• 24 September 2021
  New minister speaking at free member event

• 16 September 2021
  

  Easy as ABC – NDNA hosts our biggest virtual event

• 15 September 2021
  NDNA appoints new Chair of Trustees
  
  
  
• 09 September 2021
  Government is underfunding us – 95% of nurseries say

• 21 July 2021
  New report: Covid isolation led to closures in up to four in ten early years settings in the spring, amid growing uncertainty over staffing and finances  

• 16 July 2021
  NDNA launches nursery sustainability study

• 13 July 2021
  Closures of nurseries increase as impact of pandemic takes hold

• 05 July 2021
  NDNA appoints two new Directors  

• 02 July 2021
  Many Scottish nurseries suffering real terms cut in ELC funding rates despite increased costs

• 22 June 2021
  MPs - Early years catch-up premium needed struggling sector

• 17 June 2021
  NDNA, Walker Books and Maisy are all going to nursery – are you?   

• 9 June 2021
  Unprecedented coalition urges Govt rethink of recovery plans for children
• 10 May 2021
  Final piece of research in year-long Covid study launched

• 27 April 2021
  Just one in ten parents believe nurseries and childminders are properly funded, new survey shows

• 19 April 2021
  NDNA Scotland publishes early learning and childcare election manifesto  

• 19 April 2021
  NDNA Cymru publishes early years and childcare election manifesto  

• 08 April 2021
  NDNA employees trek through all 3 nations  

• 31 March 2021
  Birth to 5 Matters guidance is launched

• 30 March 2021
  Yet more councils report early years underspends– final figures show £62m  

• 26 March 2021     
  Latest Research with EPI: Early Years sector is heavily reliant on the furlough scheme

• 22 March 2021
  NDNA and Blossom Educational  

• 19 March 2021
  NDNA urges nurseries to nurture children with nature 

• 18 March 2021
  Early years coaching programme successfully supported dozens of practitioners across London

• 17 February 2021
  UK nursery sector puts ‘thumbs up’ for early years

• 12 February 2021
  Joint statement about vaccinations

• 05 February 2021
  Welsh Government announces home testing for all early years and childcare settings

• 02 February 2021
  Research project to see how positive cases are impacting on early years staff

• 02 February 2021
  Millions in early years funding not reaching providers to support families 

• 22 January 2021
  Majority of nurseries in Wales fearing for their future  

• 20 January 2021
  APPG Launches Childcare & Early Education Week  

• 14 January 2021
  NDNA calls for urgent action to give equal access to testing for all early years workers  

• 13 January 2021
  Fewer children in nursery so Government must reverse funding decision

• 07 January 2021
  Early years organisations launch joint campaign to protect the safety of the early years workforce

• 23 November 2020
  Spare a thought for nurseries – their work doesn’t stop over Christmas

• 18 November 2020
  Decline in demand for early years provision during the winter months risks creating long-term staffing shortfall, report finds  

• 04 November 2020
  Next phase of research project to look at impact of furlough in early years

• 28 October 2020
  NDNA funding campaign launched as Chancellor confirms Spending Review date

• 20 October 2020
  Practitioners urged to have their say on "Birth to 5 Matters"

• 25 September 2020
  EPI and NDNA initial survey results - concerns about staffing crisis
• 8 September 2020
  Coalition statement on new non-statutory guidance for EYFS
• 6 August 2020
   Major new research project to assess the impact of Covid-19 on early years staff
• 21 July 2020
  Wales: Majority of nurseries will continue to run at a loss due to uncertainty over funding and lack of demand
• 02 June 2020
  Nurseries reopening to a third of children: 71% expect to make a loss 
• 29 April 2020
  NDNA sends letter with EYA, PACEY and Early Education to DfE and Treasury
• 17 April 2020
  Shocking guidance: nurseries cannot fully access EY funding and furlough scheme
• 08 April 2020
  Half of UK nurseries able to remain open for critical workers  
• 08 April 2020
  More than a third of Scottish nurseries remain open for critical workers  
• 08 April 2020
  Almost half of nurseries in Wales remain open for critical workers  
• 31 March 2020
  NDNA launches positive social media campaign to thank nurseries  
• 17 March 2020
  Call for urgent support in face of COVID-19 
• 06 March 2020
  Petition to scrap business rates launched ahead of budget  
• 26 January 2020
  Nurseries invited to join evaluative study to improve young children’s maths development
• 23 January 2020
  First Scottish nursery awarded Millie’s Mark for paediatric first aid  
• 15 January 2020
  Millions in early years funding not reaching providers - NDNA investigation reveals