The Famly Early Years Corona Hub
Stay informed with official coronavirus updates and exclusive expert articles on what it all means for the early years. Let’s get through it together, you’ve got this.
Latest coronavirus advice and information
Updated Daily – With credit to the NDNA, and the Early Years Alliance, the best places to stay informed on what the latest government advice means for early years.
- 🇬🇧 The government’s updated guidance for employees on the Job Retention Scheme confirms that you can place employees on furlough more than once, opening up the possibility of rotating employees to support partial closure.
- 🇬🇧 Clear guidance on how the Job Retention Scheme will be applied has been released. The scheme will allow employers to ‘furlough’ staff and claim back 80% of their wages from the government, up to £2,500. Read our guidance on the Job Retention Scheme, made in collaboration with Neil Leitch, CEO of the Early Years Alliance
- 🇬🇧 The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme announced here, should help to support childminders. The scheme allows the self-employed to claim a grant worth 80% of trading profits up to maximum of £2,500, however it won’t be made available until June.
- 🏴The DfE has released an exhaustive list of expectations and guidance for early years care. It includes details of support, clarity on vunerable children and key workers, and the request that as many providers as possible try to stay open during these times.
How to support your business
- 🇬🇧 The government will pay up to 80% of an employee’s wages if they would otherwise lose their job due to the coronavirus pandemic, up to £2,500. More details on the scheme available here and how it applies to the early years available here.
- 🇬🇧 If you are registered for VAT for other services your provide or use, VAT will be defered until the end of June, to be made payable at the end of the tax year.
- 🇬🇧 Self-employed childminders can access the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, which is a grant worth 80% of trading profits up to maximum of £2,500.
- 🏴 Chancellor Rishi Sunak confirmed that private childcare providers will also be able to defer their business rates for one year starting from April 1st.
- 🏴 The government will continue to pay funding for ‘free’ childcare entitlements, even if nurseries close or children don’t attend. No announcements yet for Scotland 🏴 or Wales 🏴.
- 🇬🇧 Statutory Sick Pay will be refunded by the government for businesses with less than 250 employees.
- 🇬🇧 Businesses with a turnover of no more than £41m a year can apply for a Coronavirus Business Interruption loan of up to $5m, guaranteed by the government. This will launch next week.
- 🇬🇧 Businesses can receive extra time to return taxes under the HMRC Time to Pay scheme.
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All government advice and information
- 🇬🇧 The nationwide government guidance, updated at 2pm every day.
- 🏴 Department for Education guidance for educational settings. The official helpline is 08000 046 868.
- 🏴 Scottish government guidance for educational settings. The official helpline is 0300 303 0660 (Mon-Fri 8:30-17:30)
- 🏴 Welsh government guidance for educational settings. The official helpline is 03000 6 03000
- 🏴 The list of key workers whose children schools, colleges and early years providers are being asked to stay open for has been released. Check the NDNA page for incoming details on Scottish 🏴 and Welsh 🏴 key workers.
- 🏴 The DfE have published advice and FAQs on the closure and what it means for early years. Read more here.
- All early years inspections have been temporarily suspended, in 🏴 England, 🏴 Scotland, and 🏴 Wales
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