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Quote of the week

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  • Wednesday, February 26, 2003
    • | Nursery World
'Fruit, particularly in the early years of primary, was seen as important. Much like early intervention in literacy and numeracy, it establishes a taste for it' Michael O'Neill, director of education for North Lanarkshire and chair of the expert panel on school meals that recommended the introduction of free fruit for all primary school children

Tax frauds put mothers behind bars

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  • Wednesday, May 23, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Two mothers have been jailed for making false claims about their childcare costs. Samantha Mills of Port Talbot, Wales, received more than 54,000 in tax credits to which she was not entitled. She claimed working tax credit, said her childcare costs had increased, said that three of her children were disabled, and applied for a childcare grant for two children, despite being advised she could not claim the grant while in receipt of working tax credits. She forged the signature of a nursery manager to say four of her children attended nursery, when in fact only one of her children did.

Free fruit for all

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  • Wednesday, February 26, 2003
    • | Nursery World
All pupils in the first two years of primary school are to receive free fruit through a package of measures designed to introduce children to the importance of a healthy balanced diet from an early age. The Scottish Executive has awarded local authorities a total of 63.5m to implement the initiative, which also includes making fresh, chilled drinking water available in school dining rooms, and setting new nutrient standards for school meals.

Four-year-olds 'know how they learn'

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  • Wednesday, May 23, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Children as young as four are able to understand how they learn, according to new research. Researchers say that findings from the latest phase of a seven-year project conducted by the education charity Campaign for Learning, released on Monday, show that very young children are able to express their understanding of how to learn.

Out-of-school club provider in cash query

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  • Tuesday, January 6, 2009
    • | Nursery World
One of the largest out-of-school providers in the country is being investigated by the Charity Commission for an illegal donation to the Labour Party.

Commitment matters

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  • Wednesday, May 23, 2007
    • | Nursery World
What will it take to deliver better services for disabled children? Disability rights commissioner Philippa Russell explains While better neonatal techniques are resulting in the survival of more premature and sick babies, there is a growing awareness that society faces a huge challenge in matching this level of care as these babies progress into childhood and beyond.

Quotes of the week

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  • Wednesday, April 3, 2002
    • | Nursery World
'These plans reek of the nanny state, and are an insult to Scottish parents.' Lord James Douglas Hamilton, the Scottish Tories' justice spokesman, on the Executive's proposal to ban smacking under-threes, BBC Online

Art is a family enterprise at nursery

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  • Tuesday, January 6, 2009
    • | Nursery World
Families in Lincolnshire are set to benefit from almost 50,000 in lottery funding for an arts project run by a local social enterprise.

Childcare and education students are being challenged by Nursery World

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  • Wednesday, April 3, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Childcare and education students are being challenged by Nursery World to transport themselves into the future for the magazine's student essay competition, inspired by this year's Golden Jubilee celebrations. Writing on the theme of 'Childcare in 2052', students are invited to predict how the early years profession might have changed in 50 years' time. You could give your dream vision of childcare, foresee what a typical day would be like for a child or practitioner, or just let your imagination go wild. The winning 800-word essay will be published in Nursery World. There is also a first prize of 1,000 with two runner-up prizes of 500 and 250. The winning student's college will also receive 100 worth of book vouchers. If you would like to take part and are currently studying for a recognised childcare or early years qualification, look out for the entry form in next week's issue of Nursery World.

Public show for childcare professionals

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  • Wednesday, May 23, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Early years organisations have lined up a month-long range of events to celebrate childcare. The Daycare Trust will mark National Childcare Week from 11 to 15 June with the results of its children's art competition, 'Me and my childcare' and findings from the 'Listening to families' project. A conference on 13 June in London will look at how childcare can help eradicate child poverty.

Scotland 'is brave to ban smacking'

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  • Wednesday, April 3, 2002
    • | Nursery World
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children has praised 'Scotland the brave' for pressing ahead with plans to outlaw the smacking of babies and toddlers. The Scottish Executive's proposals were set out in full in the Criminal Justice Bill, published last week. The Bill will make it illegal to hit children under three and to use implements to punish children of any age.

Bet the nursery world e-bulletin

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  • Tuesday, January 13, 2009
    • | Nursery World
Sign up for your weekly e-mail bulletin to have the latest news, forums and job vacancies come straight to your in-box. Register at: www.nurseryworld.co.uk.

Capacity falls as nursery market growth slows

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  • Tuesday, April 21, 2009
    • | Nursery World
Market analysts Laing & Buisson have revised their forecast for the value of the childcare sector after last month's Ofsted statistics showed a dramatic fall in the number of childcare providers.

Crisis talks

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  • Wednesday, October 3, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Your articles about talking to children about the terrorist attacks in the US(20 and 27 September) have been useful, but can anyone offer advice on helping them deal with the world crisis since? Today two first-year boys in our playground were shouting 'Afghan-istan boo, America yay!' - attitudes I assume they picked up from their parents. How can we put this complex situation in the simple terms that children need, without resorting to 'good guys' and 'bad guys'? R Kaur, London W8

My life at work

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  • Wednesday, March 22, 2006
    • | Nursery World
Name: Julie Bassett Job title: Area Development Officer (ADO)

What's in a name?

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  • Wednesday, March 22, 2006
    • | Nursery World
Having browsed your jobs pages I was amazed at the number of different titles that seemed to all mean the same person! I think the following sums it up: Who am I?

New nursery by care home

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  • Wednesday, March 15, 2006
    • | Nursery World
A company that operates a national care homes business has opened its second nursery. Guardian Care Homes, which runs 32 residential homes across the UK, last month opened a new-build nursery on an industrial estate near Durham.

In brief...People are being urged to consider careers in childcare

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  • Wednesday, September 26, 2001
    • | Nursery World
People are being urged to consider careers in childcare, playwork or early education by Suffolk Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership. The initiative is part of 'Do something you love for a living', a national advertising campaign being run by the Department for Education and Skills. Those in Suffolk who respond to the advertisements will be given advice and information from a national helpline as well as support from the Suffolk Childcare Information Service. Partnership chair Sue Thomas said, 'We welcome the new advertisements, one of which shows a young Afro-Caribbean man working as a nursery nurse. The central aim is not only to encourage a diverse range of applicants but also to recruit people who can make a real difference to the lives of children and adults in Suffolk.' The county is looking to create 7,000 new childcare places by 2004 and to recruit more nursery nurses, playworkers and childminders. For details contact the information service on 01473 581 493.

NEG funding fails to plug shortfall

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  • Tuesday, April 28, 2009
    • | Nursery World
Funding for the free early years entitlement for nurseries rose by only 11 pence an hour last year, with local authorities failing to plug the shortfall, claim market analysts Laing & Buisson in their report Children's Nurseries 2009.

A month in the life of Harry Tobias

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  • Wednesday, March 15, 2006
    • | Nursery World
This month saw the arrival of Harry's baby brother Alfie Jack - a strange experience for Harry, but one he coped with very well. Mummy went into hospital during the night, and when Harry woke and found her gone, he seemed able to accept that she had gone to get the baby at the hospital (a phrase he had been prepared with), but wanted to be cuddled continuously nonetheless. On Mummy and Alfie's arrival home next day, Harry immediately demanded a banana, ensuring he was still going to get Mummy's attention. With banana in hand he said hello to Alfie and showed the banana to him, saying 'Look, Alfie'.

Nursery activities

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  • Wednesday, March 15, 2006
    • | Nursery World
Spring flowers The children in the Treetops Room at George Dent Nursery School in Darlington, Teesside, have brightened up their snack area with a colourful display of spring flowers.

Case study: Kitty

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  • Wednesday, September 26, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Victoria Jacobs' daughter Kitty was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of two-and-a-half. 'It happened very suddenly. We noticed she was very thirsty, but I thought that it was just summer. But my husband was suspicious, because his brother was diabetic. She didn't have any other symptoms, such as tiredness or losing weight. We did a finger-prick blood test on her uncle's machine and it was off the scale, so we took her to the doctor who referred her for a blood test. It only takes one drop of blood to show that you are diabetic - so I had to accept it straightaway. This all happened the week that Kitty started at nursery school. 'We had to pull her out to go to hospital to get her insulin sorted. Injections never have been a problem - if you treat it as something ordinary I don't think a child questions it. Kitty never struggled or made a fuss.

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