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Take twos...opportunities for everyone

    Features
  • Friday, November 23, 2012
    • | Nursery World
The extension of the free entitlement to around 40 per cent of all two-year-olds from 2014 will need a significant increase in the number of places so that approximately 260,000 children will be able to benefit. James Hempsall urges childcare providers across all sectors to look at the opportunities this will bring

A Parent's Guide to ... Expressive Arts and Design

    Features
  • Friday, November 23, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Have you ever watched your child playing with mud and wondered what it is that so enthrals them? Their enthusiasm almost certainly lies in a desire to explore and be creative, and such explorations start at a very early age.

Leadership - why monitoring is a must

    Features
  • Thursday, November 22, 2012
    • | Nursery World
For Leisa Towle, being a nursery leader means keeping her eye on the big picture and ensuring that all staff are deployed in the most effective way

Management round table: should parents have the say on sleep?

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  • Wednesday, November 14, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Manager's dilemma: Our parents have very firm ideas about the amount of sleep they want their children to have at nursery, often because they do not want to be kept up all night by wakeful children who have slept during the day. We've heard of nurseries which have been downgraded by Ofsted for not putting the child's needs before the wishes of the parents, and we are finding it very difficult to strike a balance.

EYP Diary - all about 'personal growth' and 'positive benefits'

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  • Monday, November 12, 2012
    • | Nursery World
While the last cohort of EYPs to be assessed on the 39 standards gear up for the final phase of their programme, those who enrolled in September are preparing to engage in debate about the latest developments in safeguarding. EYP programme co-ordinator Nikki Fairchild provides this month's update from the University of Chichester.

A Unique Child: Progress check at two - Decision time

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  • Friday, November 9, 2012
    • | Nursery World
'I am a Unique Child. I am Two. What I can do' is a Wokingham-wide assessment tool developed in response to settings' anxieties over the Progress Check at Two. The success of the new resources lie in a joint working party, explains the Council's early years team.

BIG ISSUE: Childcare Costs

    Features
  • Monday, October 29, 2012
    • | Nursery World
As the Childcare Commission prepares to release its recommendations about cutting costs to parents, follow the story here.

Leadership - putting writing into action

    Features
  • Monday, October 29, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Reception leader Leisa Towle describes how she and her team have thought creatively around their approach to developing children's writing skills, with very good results

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