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Nursery chain aiming to brighten up image

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  • Wednesday, March 20, 2002
    • | Nursery World
The UK's sixth biggest nursery chain, Princess Christian Nurseries, is seeking to re-brand itself as 'bright, fun and friendly' with a new logo. The group, owned by the private education provider Nord Anglia, doubled in size when Nord Anglia bought the Milton Keynes-based Bright Horizons group last July. All 20 nurseries are now being re-branded.

Splish, splosh!

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  • Wednesday, December 4, 2002
    • | Nursery World
When it comes to finding a material that will appeal to all babies and toddlers, water has natural advantages, says When the rain came back this autumn, I was outside trying to negotiate the dips in the pavement without getting my feet wet when I saw a toddler with his father just ahead of me. The young boy was fully kitted out in brightly coloured wellingtons, mackintosh and rain hat. He was positively bouncing with joy. He went into the shallow puddles with feet full down, and then experimented by going in on tippy-toe. With a short run-up, the toddler went for the more exciting dips with both feet together. His father was patient and they worked their way along the street, splashing as they went.

Top ten dionsaur books

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  • Wednesday, May 16, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Tom and The Island of Dinosaurs by Ian Beck (Corgi Children's Books) * Bumpus Jumpus Dinosaurumpus by Tony Mitton and Guy Parker-Rees (Orchard Books)

Planning a dance session

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  • Wednesday, December 4, 2002
    • | Nursery World
A planned dance session should have distinct phases that are appropriate to the children's stage of development. When planning such a session, practitioners will need to take account of factors such as the children's range of ages, abilities, interests, concentration span and physical strength. Introduction

Software review: Fetch the Vet

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  • Wednesday, December 4, 2002
    • | Nursery World
The 'Fetch the Vet' CD-Rom complements the ITV children's series. Set in Tom Fetch's surgery, it incorporates favourite video clips and uses seven interactive activities for three-to six-year-olds. However, the CD-Rom requires over 50MB of hard disc space and an up-to-date machine (Pentium II or equivalent) that can cope with the video clips incorporated into the games. Installing the software is not straightforward, since additional video drivers need to be loaded.

More protest groups set up to fight NEG code

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  • Tuesday, May 15, 2007
    • | Nursery World
The campaign group started by nursery providers in Kent is growing, with branches of the PVI Providers Association now in a number of other areas. The Kent group has received e-mails and calls from nurseries throughout the country keen to join the movement against the Government's rules for nursery education funding for three-and-four-year-olds.

Don't overlook us

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  • Wednesday, December 4, 2002
    • | Nursery World
I have worked as an NNEB in a special school for more than 20 years. Again and again our training is not recognised. The excerpt from the speech by Charles Clarke, the new education and skills secretary mentions every member of staff apart from - yes, you've guessed it, the seemingly invisible nursery nurse. Even my own headteacher will speak about his school staff as teachers and classroom assistants.

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