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Letters: 'Free nursery education'

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.

Letters: Pre-school rules

Opinion

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

| Nursery World

In response to 'Pre-schools' plight' (Letters, 26 July), the Alliance disagrees with the opinion expressed in the letter that pre-schools do not need committees and run better without them. We firmly believe that parental involvement is a cornerstone of pre-schools.