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Weaning policy queried as study finds breastfeeding risks

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  • Tuesday, January 18, 2011
    • | Nursery World
Feeding a baby exclusively on breast milk for the first six months of life could be linked to a higher risk of anaemia, food allergies and coeliac disease, according to a report published in the British Medical Journal.

Around 1,500 students enrolled on early years sector endorsed foundation degrees (EYSEFD) in England during 2002-03

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  • Wednesday, October 15, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Around 1,500 students enrolled on early years sector endorsed foundation degrees (EYSEFD) in England during 2002-03, figures released last week by the Department for Education and Skills have shown. More than 3,500 childcare students are expected to start EYSEFD courses this year, which are currently on offer at 90 further education colleges in England. The Government has also announced 10,000 extra foundation degree places for the 2004-05 academic year, with the aim of having available 50,000 places by 2005-06. The Higher Education Funding Council for England is inviting universities and higher and further education colleges to bid for additional foundation degree places and funding. Information is available on www.foundationdegree. co.uk and www.hefce.ac.uk.

Our bright idea

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  • Wednesday, May 14, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Children at Carey Days Nursery at The Mount in Nottingham have given their role-play area a spring clean by creating their very own launderette. We wanted to try something different and came up with the idea of having a launderette. The project started with a discussion on how and why we have to wash clothes - for example, when children have accidents with food or paint.

Personal, social and emotional development

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  • Wednesday, May 14, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Principle * Planning for the development of independence skills, particularly for children who are highly dependent on adult support, for personal care (p28)

Analysis: Government policy - Are we a childcare nation?

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  • Wednesday, October 24, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Families still face many hurdles to accessing universal, high-quality childcare, despite progress by policymakers. Sharon Charity of Daycare Trust looks at what the Government could be doing to clear the way for them.

Resource aids listening skills

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  • Wednesday, October 15, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Early years practitioners can learn how to listen to young children better with the help of new resource produced by children's charity the Coram Family. Compiling Listening to young children, by Penny Lancaster and Vanessa Broadbent, involved more than 500 children and practitioners from more than 30 educational, social care and health settings.

Parenting: Experts seek TV ban

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  • Wednesday, October 24, 2007
    • | Nursery World
The backlash against parenting reality-television programmes continued this week, with child experts united against Channel 4's 'Bringing Up Baby'.

Shake up of school funding to create fairer system

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  • Thursday, December 15, 2016
    • | Nursery World
Plans to reform school funding to end ‘a historical postcode lottery’ will see a redistribution of money with schools in big cities like Manchester, and London boroughs losing out in favour of schools in rural areas and suburbs.

Catering Stars

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  • Monday, April 17, 2017
    • | Nursery World
Acorn Childcare has achieved the Soil Association’s Silver Food for Life Catering Mark for serving fresh and healthy meals in the group’s ten day nurseries across Milton Keynes and Northamptonshire.

Race Track Outing

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  • Monday, April 17, 2017
    • | Nursery World
Children at Bright Horizons Annandale Nursery in Edinburgh enjoyed a trip to a nearby racetrack at the park.

Childcare workers turning to T&G

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  • Wednesday, July 3, 2002
    • | Nursery World
More childcare workers than ever are turning to the Transport and General Workers Union for help, support and protection, the union says. More than 1,500 childcare workers have joined the T&G since it launched its childcare campaign in November 1999. Diana Holland, T&G national organiser, said that as a result of its childcare initiative, the union was 'in a much stronger position now in terms of negotiating with employers, representing our members generally and lobbying the Government'.

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