post reports states threaten to low of billions of dollars on the table in direct assistance to student and pre-schools who qualify for free or reduced priced schools meals. most states have not applied for the school year that started in september. even worse, experts say the pandemic has changed in ways that make maintaining the program an impossible burden for already strapped administrators. well, now, there s new urgency as omicron has disrupted so many schools, quote, under the current law. students and states that are not approved for the benefit this year are ineligible to receive assistance in the summer when school is not in session. i want to bring in elaine waxment. elaine is a senior fellow at the federal policy think tank urban institute which has studied this program. elaine, at its peak as i understand, it nearly 19 million kids relied on this program. it was started under the last president and it continued under president biden.
early years providers including pre schools, nurseries and child minders in england at the start of the year. the chief inspector, amanda spielman, says it is clear the lockdowns have left lingering challenges for the youngest children. if you re going to a wedding, funeral or places of worship in scotland, you ll no longer need to wear a face covering. you will still have wear to them in shops and on public transport for another fortnight. today s change is part of the scottish government s phased approach for dealing with the virus. a major climate change report from the un out later today will say the world can still avoid the worst impacts of climate change but it must act now. the report is expected to say we will need to peak emissions within the next couple of years and begin to reduce them very rapidly. our climate editor justin rowlatt is here. what is the report expected to say?
including pre schools, nurseries and child minders. the chief inspector, amanda spielman, says it is clear the lockdowns have left lingering challenges for the youngest children. we ve been looking at the recovery of young children s learnings in early years, schools, colleges and we ve seen lots of good work. but there are still some real challenges for many children. the youngest children, i think, have been a particularly interesting case study, this time around. we re still seeing speech and language delays. we re seeing. some of the youngest children have difficulty in interpreting facial expressions. we re seeing difficulties with social interaction, social confidence, childrenjust behind where you would normally expect them to be. and also in physical development in crawling, walking, the gross motor skill development and perhaps related to that also greater obesity. and, finally, in early years, picking up on less self care skills, potty training, other kinds of independenc
little bit longer in retail and other indoor spaces.- little bit longer in retail and other indoor spaces. little bit longer in retail and other indoor saces. . ~ , ., thank you huw. a new report says some babies can t recognise facial expressions and toddlers are struggling to socialise, partly due to interacting with people wearing facemasks during the pandemic. ofsted inspectors visited 70 early years providers including pre schools, nurseries and child minders in england at the start of the year. the chief inspector, amanda spielman, says it is clear the lockdowns have left lingering challenges for the youngest children. the price of a first class stamp has gone up to 95p. royal mail has blamed the increase on higher delivery costs. it says the number of letters being sent has fallen but it is delivering to more addresses than ever. second class stamps have gone up to 68p. the bbc children s programme, newsround, is celebrating its 50th birthday. the show, initially commiss
about this whole process. however, there is still significant concern among all sides that there may be a case of embassy officials, civil servants, being outed like this and named potentially carrying the can for some of those at the top as well. . ~ , ., for some of those at the top as well. . ~ , ., , for some of those at the top as well. . ~ ,, , . ., ., well. thank you very much for that. we ll speak well. thank you very much for that. we ll speak to well. thank you very much for that. we ll speak to you well. thank you very much for that. we ll speak to you later well. thank you very much for that. we ll speak to you later on - well. thank you very much for that. we ll speak to you later on this - we ll speak to you later on this morning. elsewhere, conservative mp david warburton has been admitted to a psychiatric hospital after a parliamentary investigation was launched into his conduct. he is facing accusations of sexual harassment and illegal drug use and has been su