Personal account Institutional account
| Register |

Search Results

Found 173 results for .

Health in the workplace - Painful work?

    Features
  • Monday, October 20, 2014
    • | Nursery World
Knee pain affects a quarter of adults aged 50 and over, so how do older practitioners cope with a job that requires them to be on their hands and knees all day? Sue Cussen, 54, a former lead practitioner, looks into the issue.

Integrated Working: Hand in hand

    Features
  • Monday, July 14, 2014
    • | Nursery World
New initiatives are bringing together expertise from the health service, early years sector and care in an effort to improve provision for children. Katy Morton investigates.

Training: Courses of action

    Features
  • Monday, July 14, 2014
    • | Nursery World
The current crop of training programmes covers a broad range of topics related to health. Hannah Crown rounds up some of the options.

A Unique Child: In a lather

    Features
  • Monday, February 24, 2014
    • | Nursery World
Latest research reinforces the vital importance of handwashing in preventing the spread of infection, explains Dr Sally Bloomfield.

Scotland beats tooth decay

    News
  • Monday, November 11, 2013
    • | Nursery World
A programme in Scotland to improve the dental health of children in nurseries and schools has saved the Scottish NHS just under £6m in dental treatment costs.

Injury case 'wake-up call' for sector on health

    News
  • Friday, August 9, 2013
    • | Nursery World
The news that a nursery worker has won a back injury case against her former employer has highlighted a lack of awareness in the sector of the importance of workplace risk assessments, say experts.

Wales sets out ten-year vision for childcare

    News
  • Thursday, July 18, 2013
    • | Nursery World
The Welsh Assembly has published its first early years and childcare plan, detailing ways in which it will support families and young children over the next ten years.

Too much on their plates?

    Opinion
  • Thursday, June 6, 2013
    • | Nursery World
Let's get one thing out of the way first: I'm no expert on childcare. I've been following the debate on ratios with great interest, but my focus here is in one important part of childcare provision: food.

'Don't outlaw risk,' experts say after tragedy

    News
  • Friday, September 28, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Early years settings should weigh up the benefits of outdoor play against the risks and include children in their assessment so that valuable opportunities are not lost, play experts have advised following the death of a child at a nursery's outdoor area.

Current filters

Filter by

© MA Education 2024. Published by MA Education Limited, St Jude's Church, Dulwich Road, Herne Hill, London SE24 0PB, a company registered in England and Wales no. 04002826. MA Education is part of the Mark Allen Group. – All Rights Reserved