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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.

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.

To the Point..

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, August 22, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Nurseries are asked to give evidence of the discrepancies in the nursery education grant scheme by Alan Bentley.

To the point ..

    Opinion
  • Thursday, August 9, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Given a real family, even institutionalised children can develop their potential, says Robin Balbernie.

In my view: Celebrate Montessori

    Opinion
  • Thursday, August 9, 2007
    • | Nursery World
2007 marks the centenary of the opening of the first children's house in Rome and the birth of the Montessori movement. The centenary provides an opportunity to think about what Montessori means in 21st-century Britain.

In my view: Let them play in the streets

    Opinion
  • Thursday, August 9, 2007
    • | Nursery World
It is great news that the Department for Children, Schools and Families will be taking joint responsibility with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport for policies on children's play. As children reclaim the streets for play on the 20th annual Playday on 1 August, it reminds us that play and recreation has a central role in children's quality of life.

To the point ..

    Opinion
  • Thursday, August 9, 2007
    • | Nursery World
The childcare sector has good news and bad news to ponder lately, as viewed by Alan Bentley.

To the point ..

    Opinion
  • Thursday, August 9, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Is a child's conscience shaped by their parents or the culture around them, wonders Pat Wills.

In my view: Save children from the market

    Opinion
  • Thursday, August 9, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Charter for Childhood is a two-pronged attack on the commercialisation of childhood, calling for restrictions on advertising to children and better provision for outdoor play.

To the point ..

    Opinion
  • Thursday, August 9, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Pat Wills observes how parents of young children are judged but not helped .

To the point ..

    Opinion
  • Thursday, August 9, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Childcare professionals from all over the globe can find common ground at conferences, says Helen Penn.

In my view: A place to test their abilities

    Opinion
  • Thursday, August 9, 2007
    • | Nursery World
There are many theories of children's play. I doubt that any of them, even combined, fully encompass the range of activities and experiences that children undertake as play.

In my view - Children in care need more help

    Opinion
  • Thursday, August 9, 2007
    • | Nursery World
SAPHNA, the School and Public Health Nurses Association, welcomes the Government's White Paper Care Matters, and recognises it as a valuable vehicle for improving the poor outcomes, particularly in relation to health, of looked-after children and young people.

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