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Provide childcare or give staff flexibility, says KCN

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  • Wednesday, October 2, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Employers must either introduce flexible working arrangements to enable parents to meet the care needs of their children, or invest in childcare provision to allow their staff a better balance between work and home life, according to the Kids' Clubs Network. The KCN said last week that employers were more likely to offer their employees stress counselling than help them with their basic childcare needs. KCN chief executive Anne Longfield called for 'individual work-life contracts' so employees' working hours are arranged to 'match lifestyle and access to childcare'.

Neighbourhood funds to help nursery chain grow

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  • Wednesday, October 2, 2002
    • | Nursery World
The Buffer Bear group has become one of the first major nursery chains to receive support from the New Opportunities Fund's Building Neighbourhood Nurseries programme. Buffer Bear has been awarded 209,880 to refurbish St Stephen's Day Nursery, based in an annexe of Essendine Primary School in Westminster, London. The grant will support the refurbishment and expansion of the nursery, creating a further 50 childcare places. Buffer Bear leases the premises from Westminster Council, which awarded the nursery group the contract to run six of its day nurseries in spring 2000.

Teddy bears on tv

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  • Tuesday, November 19, 2013
    • | Nursery World
Teddy Bear Club Nursery in Dundee made its television debut when children featured on BBC’s Beechgrove Garden.

Budget 2010: child tax credits to rise

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  • Wednesday, March 24, 2010
    • | Nursery World
The Government has announced plans to increase child tax credits by 4 a week for parents of one- and two-year -olds from 2012 in today's budget.

Praise for the Smart way to train carers

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  • Wednesday, September 10, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Childcare training company Smart Training has been awarded top marks by the Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI), earning it the distinction of achieving some of the highest grades ever by a childcare organisation. Smart Training, which celebrates its tenth birthday in November, currently has 1,000 trainees studying the foundation and advanced modern apprenticeship programme of NVQ qualifications in early years care and education.

Questions over cash given to play facilities

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  • Wednesday, January 28, 2004
    • | Nursery World
Disabled children across England may lose out on play facilities and opportunities if the Government decides to allocate 200m of New Opportunities Fund money earmarked for play in the poorest 50 areas of the country. The warning by the national disabled children's charity KIDS, which incorporates the inclusive play organisation Kidsactive, was made last week following the publication of a report, Getting serious about play, by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).

HR Update - Extending paternity leave

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  • Friday, September 28, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Over the past ten years, there have been many changes in employment law relating to working parents, and in April 2011 additional paternity leave and pay was introduced. Jacqui Mann reports that HR4 Nurseries has not seen a huge increase in requests for additional paternity leave, but says it is important that employers understand the key areas

Joined-up services

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  • Wednesday, September 10, 2003
    • | Nursery World
The recently released green paper on Children at Risk contained what many of us were expecting: recommendations for measures to ensure that services for children are joined up. For out-of-school provision these recommendations have the potential to be a major catalyst to bring together the myriad of services for children into one framework that is universal but through which targeted services can be delivered. Government has invested significant amounts in out-of-school provision, but these interventions are all being delivered by different people, and are all counting different outcomes. The challenge is to join them up, to put aside the departmental boxes and to begin to develop planned, co-ordinated and integrated services. In the confusion that exists, it is often the most vulnerable children that get lost.

Rock-a-bye baby

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  • Wednesday, September 10, 2003
    • | Nursery World
If floor space is tight you might want to consider the new Leander cradle from Cheeky Rascals. Designed in Denmark with the help of childcare professionals, it's reputed to be particularly useful for premature babies who are just starting to develop their sense of balance. Made from 100 per cent organic cotton and 80cm in length, you can either suspend it from a single point in the ceiling or hook it on to a wigwam-style tripod. It comes with separate mattress, straps and ceiling hook and is suitable for babies from birth to the stage at which they can sit up unaided. The full price is Pounds 125. The wigwam-style tripod is also available for 80 for those who prefer it. This is made of hardwood with an aluminium-coated steel trim. The cradle curtain (shown below) is priced 25. An additional advantage is that the cradle, mattress, curtain and straps can all be washed at 60xC.

Learning & Development EAL: Dual purpose

    Features
  • Friday, October 12, 2012
    • | Nursery World
A training project to help early years practitioners assess the development of children with English as an additional language has proved highly effective. Julie Cigman explains

Label it

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  • Wednesday, September 10, 2003
    • | Nursery World
DYMO Letra Tag is a hand-held, battery-operated labelling machine that allows you to label almost anything you'd find in the nursery. It has an ABC keyboard with up to two print lines, a six-character display and can produce six different font styles in four character sizes. The self-adhesive labels produced by the Letra Tag are 12mm high and you can choose from plastic, paper, metallic silver and green or machine washable iron-on tape. Now there's no excuse for not being totally organised this autumn. The DYMO LetraTag costs 24.99, while the labels are priced from 3. Telephone 0207 341 5529

Strike wins rise for nursery nurses

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  • Wednesday, January 28, 2004
    • | Nursery World
Creche staff at two settings at Queens University in Belfast have resolved their pay dispute with the university following a half-day strike earlier this month. The 20 nursery nurses, who were represented by the Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance (NIPSA), held a half-day strike on 15 January because they had not received an incremental increase in pay for more than 15 years.

Cool castle

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  • Wednesday, September 10, 2003
    • | Nursery World
There are lots of new items in the latest Letterbox catalogue including this wooden castle. It can be constructed in a number of different ways as it features two octagonal towers, two square towers, three curtain walls, one gate wall, one drawbridge, seven staircases and a flagpole and flag. It also features an optional 'grassy' mound with a sliding lid in which you can store all the pieces when it's not being used. Suitable for three-year-olds and above, the castle measures 52 x 52 x 30cm while the mound measures 65 x 65 x 45cm. The price is 89.99 with the mound and Pounds 49.99 without. A new wooden dolls' house and farm are also available in the range. Telephone 0870 6007878

Getting settled

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  • Wednesday, January 28, 2004
    • | Nursery World
A child's challenging behaviour is just one of the issues that can be dealt with co-operatively by nursery staff, parents and other agencies, as members of the Early Years Intervention Team in the London borough of Camden explain One of our early referrals was three-year-old Casper (not his real name), a much-loved only child who was experiencing significant difficulties settling in to nursery. Nursery staff found it very difficult to cope with his temper tantrums and screaming. His language skills were delayed, and every day he put himself at risk in the nursery setting, running out of rooms into the kitchen and other off-limits areas in attempts to leave the building. Staff suggested to Casper's mother, Helen, that they seek support from our team.

Looking the part

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  • Monday, November 4, 2013
    • | Nursery World
Children from Stepping Stones Day Nursery in Warrington got to dress up as lollipop workers.

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