Disappointment for sector is “heart-breaking”

Sector bodies issue joint statement

New survey says most staff work with children with complex and challenging needs

Number of settings reporting cases remains high

Businesses with more than 50 employees can access tests

Calls for Westminster to follow Wales in offering tests to providers

Supermarket offers priority access to “essential childcare services”

Pressure of Covid-19 and lack of support hits early years workers

Assurance inspections will not begin again until at least 8 March

Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman calls for better oversight of charging practices

Alliance reveals that childcare staff have been refused places at schools

More than 1,200 providers report Covid-19 cases in first week of January