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Rightly so

    News
  • Wednesday, July 20, 2005
    • | Nursery World
What can settings do when a parent's wishes clash with their principles? Jane Lane advises A recent letter (Nursery World, 23 June) told of the case of a parent objecting to a male childcarer changing their child's nappy for cultural reasons, rather than child protection concerns. How, asked the nursery owner, could the setting balance respect for the parent's wishes, in terms of supporting cultural diversity, with respect for the rights of the staff member, in terms of ensuring equality?

New approaches to working with children

    News
  • Wednesday, October 30, 2002
    • | Nursery World
New approaches to working with children will be at the heart of the agenda of a conference at the London Institute of Education on 12 November organised in conjunction with the Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU). The conference, which is targeted at early years practitioners, trainers, managers and policy makers, will focus on whether present reform and modernisation of children's services goes far enough. Contact Annabelle Stapleton at TCRU on 020 7882 6962.

Children from the Colourbox Montessori School

    News
  • Wednesday, October 30, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Children from the Colourbox Montessori School in Exning Road, Newmarket, have raised more than 1,200 for charity by doing a sponsored toddle around the grounds of its nursery. The money is going to Barnardo's and the Romanian Orphanage Appeal. Susie Norman, Colourbox founder, said, 'Within the nursery we are committed to expanding the children's understanding of the wider world and the fact that not all children lead such happy lives. With this in mind our pupils have helped raise an additional 600 for charity by holding fundraising events and working with the Suffolk Shoebox organisation, filling shoeboxes with clothes for children in Romanian orphanages.'

Catering for vegetarians

    News
  • Wednesday, July 20, 2005
    • | Nursery World
by Rosalyn Spencer, primary school teacher and chair of the Louth Vegetarian Group As a small child, having just heard the story of the Three Little Pigs, I was horrified to discover the reality of where my pork sausages came from.

Fun for all in Parents' Week

    News
  • Wednesday, October 30, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Beach parties, music days and craft sessions were held to celebrate last week's Parents' Week (21-27 October) amid revelations that Posh and Becks are out and parents are in as the role models for most children. At the start of Parents' Week, organised by the National Family and Parenting Institute (NFPI), the sun shone for children from Bridlington South Sure Start in East Yorkshire having fun at their beach hut. Sure Start administrator Leone Pavlidou said, 'We had a lovely day and it was very sunny as we played games, made sandcastles and collected shells on the beach.

Bill for children's champion passes

    News
  • Wednesday, April 2, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Scotland came a step closer to giving children their own human rights champion after a Bill to establish a Commissioner for Children and Young People was passed last week. The commissioner, expected to be in post by the start of 2004, will act as an independent 'voice' promoting and safeguarding the interests of children and making recommendations directly to the Scottish Parliament.

Advertising Standards Authority

    News
  • Wednesday, April 2, 2003
    • | Nursery World
A nursery that claimed in the local Essex press, 'We have just been voted the number one childcare provider', has been asked to remove this wording from advertisements after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld a complaint about it. The Sunshine Day Nursery in Westcliff-on-Sea based its claim on a survey carried out in Sunshine Babyworld, a supermarket owned by one of its sister companies. The ASA ruled that 'the methodology of the survey was flawed' and was 'likely to mislead people into thinking the accolade had been given by an independent organisation'. The survey asked people to rate four nurseries, two of which were other Sunshine Day Nursery Schools in Essex and one that was another nursery provider.

Pressure mounts for nanny register

    News
  • Wednesday, May 8, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Pressure should be exerted on the newly-constituted Better Regulation Task Force to reverse its previous recommendation to the Government and support the creation of a national register of nannies, says a leading nanny representative. Tricia Pritchard, professional officer at the Professional Association of Nursery Nurses, made the call after a Task Force spokesman said the recruitment of six new members to the 15-strong body would not alter its stance on the issue, which it set out in a report in 1998.

The Investors in People standard

    News
  • Wednesday, May 8, 2002
    • | Nursery World
The Investors in People standard has been awarded to the Westminster Children's Society, whose operations and training manager, June O'Sullivan, said, 'We decided to be assessed for the award because we felt having an external stimulus would keep us on our toes. In a nursery staff are crucial to the quality of service provided. Helping them to develop and improve has a direct impact on the care and education of children.' A panel of assessors visited the society to interview staff and evaluate training programmes.

Fine motor and touch development: Make contact

    News
  • Tuesday, April 1, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Touching and grasping not only tell children about textures; it is also how they explore the consequences of their actions, and learn about their own abilities for reaching and holding. Jennie Lindon explains the significance of such motions

Figures of speech

    News
  • Wednesday, May 8, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Close observation of children involved with small-world play can provide a wealth of opportunities to develop their oracy and language skills, writes Anne O'Connor Watch a child playing with small-world toys and it is likely you will hear talk of one kind or another. A very young or inexperienced child may appear to be 'babbling' - making noises as they move the farm animals around. Perhaps you will hear words and phrases as dinosaurs are made to march along in a line. You may hear complex dialogue between a parent and baby as the child is put to sleep in its cot in the doll's house. Or you may chance upon an elaborate retelling of 'The Three Bears', while plastic 'sorting'

Men at work

    News
  • Wednesday, May 8, 2002
    • | Nursery World
What can managers do to integrate men into the nursery workforce? Mary Evans offers solutions When men choose to work in childcare, where they are outnumbered 99-1 by women, they are hailed as good role models for the children. But are their female colleagues as welcoming and helpful as they should be to this minority group?

Doctor in the house

    News
  • Wednesday, September 19, 2001
    • | Nursery World
A hospital role play corner sent children off on more learning routes than staff ever anticipated, says Maureen Baker of Children's House Nursery School, Edinburgh We've all been amazed at the breadth of learning gained from setting up a hospital corner in the nursery. It all started when one of our children was admitted to hospital for a short operation. When he returned to nursery he was happy to share his experiences with the other children. They were so interested that the staff set up a basic hospital corner with a bed, some role play outfits and a doctor's bag.

Nannies are not childminders

    News
  • Wednesday, May 8, 2002
    • | Nursery World
I am a qualified nanny and have worked as a nanny for the past 11 years. I do not want to register as a childminder, despite what the Government has said in its proposals to introduce nationally a new category of 'home childcarers' to allow childminders to look after children in the child's home (News, 25 April). I went to college for two years to train to become a qualified nursery nurse, not for a few weeks to become a childminder. Nannies and childminders cannot be classified as being the same.

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