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Aspiring to the goal of nursery ownership

    Features
  • Monday, March 5, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Are new start-ups currently being deterred by the tough economic conditions? Not necessarily so, says Andrew Steen of Redwoods Dowling Kerr, who believes there are still opportunities for ambitious individuals to create successful businesses.Here he answers some questions around the realities of taking a big leap in today's market.

Leadership - training must help staff to develop their own ideas

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  • Friday, March 2, 2012
    • | Nursery World
While the nursery and reception team at Southwark Primary School in Nottingham comprises a healthy mix of age, experience, teachers and teaching assistants, nursery leader Leisa Towle still felt that a rigorous CPD programme was needed to achieve the best results.

Take twos...using home-to-nursery learning bags

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  • Friday, March 2, 2012
    • | Nursery World
In line with the Tickell review recommendations, provision for two-year-olds will need to place strong emphasis on involving parents in their children's development. James Hempsall outlines the practical steps one nursery is taking to achieve this.

HR Update: time to review your equality policy

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  • Friday, March 2, 2012
    • | Nursery World
The Equality Act became law in October 2010, replacing previous legislation (such as the Race Relations Act 1976 and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995). To comply and ensure fairness and consistency, nurseries need to have in place an equal opportunities policy, says Jacqui Mann, managing director of HR4Nurseries (www.hr4nurseries.co.uk)

Learning & Development: How Children Learn: Part 2 - Active duty

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  • Friday, March 2, 2012
    • | Nursery World
The defining elements of active learning, the second characteristic of effective learning and teaching identified in the Early Years Foundation Stage review, are set out by Jan Dubiel, national development manager of training and resource centre Early Excellence.

BECERA Conference: Bringing research to life

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  • Thursday, February 23, 2012
    • | Nursery World
'Getting off the balcony and on to the dance-floor' was how Professor Chris Pascal described the aim of the British Early Childhood Education Research Association's (BECERA) second conference, which took place at the Midlands Arts Centre in Birmingham last week (15 to 16 January).

Management round table: implementing a smoking ban

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  • Wednesday, February 22, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Manager's dilemma:'I would very much like to ban smoking from my nursery but as quite a large percentage of our staff are smokers I am not sure where to start. I understand that it is legal to request that no-one smokes on the premises but I am worried about enforcing this, and the ill-will it might cause.'

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