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Letters: Under-threes surpass 'modern art' masters

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, September 5, 2007
    • | Nursery World
I am not usually one to complain, but please, please, please no more 'art' posters! I used to really look forward to discussing and displaying the lovely, bright, interesting posters that depicted various topic-related subjects, eg at the hospital, on the beach, farm animals, but now find myself dreading issues that mention 'art' poster!

How much more must I give?

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, September 5, 2007
    • | Nursery World
I left school and qualified as an NNEB from Cornwall Tech in 1981 and have stayed in childcare. I have nannied and worked in day nurseries - social services, private, charity-run and local authority. I have worked with children on the at-risk register, and for eight years in a school with children aged from four to 19 years, with moderate to severe learning difficulties.

Editor's view

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, September 5, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Here on Nursery World, we certainly don't hold with the view that 21 billion of Government money has been wasted on early years education and childcare, though to read many of the national newspapers over the past week, you might be forgiven for thinking that was the case (see News, page 4).

Does Ofsted get the full picture?

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, September 5, 2007
    • | Nursery World
After a recent inspection, I feel there are inconsistencies in the Ofsted evaluation process. We were told by the inspector that she does not give an outstanding grade to anyone, as there is always room for improvement.

Letters: Give and take

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, August 29, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Well done, Conservative MP Anne McIntosh ('MPs argue over private nursery viability', 12 July). I believe the Government certainly is opposed to the private sector.

Letters: Deserving students?

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, August 29, 2007
    • | Nursery World
While I understand from Louise Masterson's own admission that she does not come from a childcare background, I was still taken aback at her comments that her fellow students are on placement at a children's centre ('Study days', 9/16 August).

In my view: Believing and achieving

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, August 29, 2007
    • | Nursery World
For most families, the approaching new school year is all about fresh starts and the hope for a bright and successful future. But what about those children who have already been written off by the time they reach secondary school?

Editor's view

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, August 29, 2007
    • | Nursery World
The report by Which? on the use of cartoon characters in food marketing and packaging releases a cry for help from parents trying to feed their children a healthy diet (see News, page 6).

Letters: 'Free nursery education'

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, August 29, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Regarding the matter of 'free' nursery education for three- and four-year-olds, in our area children aged three qualify for a 'free' place in an LEA nursery immediately after their third birthday. However, if the child is attending a private day nursery they do not receive the entitlement until the term following the third birthday.

Letters: Shall we network?

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, August 22, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Recently I offered other daycare settings a booklet we had written on the subject of treasure baskets and heuristic play (Letters, 12 July). Our nursery has been inundated with requests for copies, with many letters and e-mails commenting on how rare it is to share material between nurseries.

Letters: Global solutions

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, August 22, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Two articles in the 19 July issue of Nursery World caught my eye. The problem of global warming affects us all, but I believe the direction advocated by John Guillebaud in Youthquake ('"Keep families small" warning') is misdirected.

In My View: Letting children play their way

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, August 22, 2007
    • | Nursery World
After decades in the backwaters, children's play is moving closer to the mainstream of public policy debate. The centre-left thinktank Compass has launched a 'Charter for Childhood' that rightly joins the dots between the ever-growing commercialisation of children's lives and their loss of play opportunities.

Editor's view

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, August 22, 2007
    • | Nursery World
What do you get if you cross a frog with a bee? Well, the UK early years sector is about to find out, and the resulting creature will be the largest in the nursery garden.

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