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Poverty review calls for focus on early years

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  • Friday, December 3, 2010
    • | Nursery World
Improving the life chances of children under five is the key to ensuring that the children of poor parents do not grow up to be poor adults, the Government's poverty adviser Frank Field has said.

Childminders want vouchers to reduce tax credit fraud

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  • Tuesday, November 16, 2010
    • | Nursery World
The National Childminding Association is proposing that the Government pay parents the childcare element of the Working Tax Credit in vouchers, which are only accepted by registered childcarers, in a bid to reduce fraud.

Vanessa George Case Review - Lessons to be learned

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  • Tuesday, November 16, 2010
    • | Nursery World
All nurseries would be wise to reflect on their policies and practice, as well as the culture within their settings, in light of the review of the Plymouth child abuse case, says Catherine Rushforth.

Childcare survey highlights parents' views

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  • Tuesday, November 2, 2010
    • | Nursery World
The fourth Childcare and Early Years Parents' survey, funded by the Department for Education and carried out by the National Centre for Social Research (Natcen), provides the latest information on parents' views of childcare providers and childcare provision.

Parents need to be told about baby talk, study shows

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  • Monday, November 1, 2010
    • | Nursery World
A research project carried out by Talk to Your Baby reveals that some parents feel silly or embarrassed talking to their babies, while many believe that communication is something that will happen of its own accord.

Early intervention guide from C4EO

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  • Tuesday, October 19, 2010
    • | Nursery World
The Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People's Services (C4EO) has issued a new practice guide on the challenges and opportunities in supporting children, families and communities through early intervention.

Analysis: How a community can help itself

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  • Tuesday, October 12, 2010
    • | Nursery World
Offering a children's centre alongside other services puts this place at the heart of the community in a deprived inner city area, says Annette Rawstrone.

Exhibition recalls the children left behind

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  • Tuesday, October 12, 2010
    • | Nursery World
Pieces of fabric cut from baby clothes form the focus of a poignant new exhibition which tells the story of babies left by their mothers at London's Foundling Hospital.

Caterers teach family cooking at local centres

    News
  • Tuesday, September 28, 2010
    • | Nursery World
Parents are learning how to prepare healthier meals for their children in cookery sessions run by a catering company in seven Sure Start children's centres across the country.

Nursery's film goes to TV

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  • Tuesday, September 28, 2010
    • | Nursery World
Children and nursery teachers from the foundation unit of a Nottingham primary school who won a competition to find the most innovative use for video in the classroom have got themselves a slot in a new series shown on Teachers' TV.

Poverty review head calls for revamp of early years

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  • Tuesday, September 21, 2010
    • | Nursery World
The early years should be re-named the Foundation Years, as part of a plan to reform education policy and target support for children from before birth to age five, according to the Labour MP who has been commissioned by David Cameron to investigate the way poverty is defined and how to tackle it.

Nursery vandals given space to play

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  • Tuesday, September 14, 2010
    • | Nursery World
A London nursery that has suffered repeated break-ins by a group of children is to open its doors to the community once a month in a bid to reduce vandalism.

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