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Councillors reverse decision

    News
  • Wednesday, August 20, 2008
    • | Nursery World
Councillors in Edinburgh have reversed their decision to hand out only packed lunches in 14 of the council's 18 nurseries, following a campaign by parents and local media (news, 15 May).

Head of private school fined

    News
  • Tuesday, October 2, 2007
    • | Nursery World
The head of a private school has been fined 20,000 for breaching health and safety laws following the death of a three-year-old boy in the school playground.

Chilcare shortages in Northern Ireland

    News
  • Tuesday, October 16, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Childcare shortages are preventing thousands of parents across Northern Ireland from working, the Northern Ireland Childminding Association has warned. NICMA is lobbying ministers to fund a special start-up package of grant aid and mentoring for new childminders. The package would aim to support childminders who find the official registration process daunting and those put off by the expense involved in starting a business.

Getting Started in Home-based Childcare

    News
  • Wednesday, December 20, 2006
    • | Nursery World
Getting Started in Home-based Childcare By Sue Griffin (Heinemann, 12.99, available from Nursery World Bookshop, tel. 0870 444 8633, www.nurseryworld.co.uk) Reviewed by Sandy Weller, chair of Wandsworth Childminders' Association As a registered childminder for 40 years, a founder member of our local childminding association in Wandsworth and a course tutor, I have read a vast number of books on the subject of childcare, especially their use for childminders.

International links in practice

    News
  • Wednesday, May 29, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Ten ways to bring an international dimension to your work with young children: 1 .Ask families to bring back items of interest from holidays abroad. A small display of French picture books or the opportunity to dance to Egyptian pop music will fascinate many children. 2 .Encourage parents and carers who speak a language other than English to use their home language in your setting - for example, to tell a story or teach the children a song.

How to work together

    News
  • Wednesday, May 29, 2002
    • | Nursery World
As projects like Sure Start and Early Excellence expand, more and more early years practitioners are working together with other professionals like social workers, adult educators and health visitors. Some ideas for developing joined-up working: 1 Working together means sharing ideas and not being afraid to make mistakes. 2 Professionals have to be committed to listening to the views of users - adults and children - and changing how they work in response to feedback.

Editor's view

    News
  • Wednesday, December 13, 2006
    • | Nursery World
More than 500 childcare places are to disappear with the demise of Scottish chain KidCare and the BBC's decision to phase out its workplace nurseries (see News, page 4). The two events, while obviously both resulting in closures, involve very different circumstances, however. KidCare hit financial problems, tried and failed to sell the business, and then shut its doors at just a few hours'

DINOSAUR DAY

    Other
  • Monday, March 7, 2016
    • | Nursery World
Babies in the Snowdrop Room at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Exeter had big smiles on their faces while searching for dinosaurs.

Sector fears over register dismissed

    News
  • Wednesday, December 13, 2006
    • | Nursery World
Strong opposition from the childcare sector over concerns that a proportionate system of inspection will 'not provide sufficient assurance of safety and security of children' has failed to move the Government. Over 60 per cent of the 112 respondents to the Ofsted Childcare Register (OCR) consultation disagreed with the proposal for a proportionate system of inspection in which 10 per cent of providers registered on the OCR will be inspected each year.

The high price of extended hours

    News
  • Wednesday, November 9, 2005
    • | Nursery World
By Elizabeth Rickerty, former nursery nurse Parents are in a quandary, trying to cope with and understand the needs of their children while guiding them through their early years. I realise family life is changing with the ever-evolving movement towards equality.

Editor's view

    News
  • Wednesday, November 2, 2005
    • | Nursery World
Nursery World's exclusive Top 20 League Table of nursery groups, published this week in the new edition of Nursery Chains, is always eagerly awaited. Those looking for significant change will be disappointed, however, as growth has slowed considerably and the acquisition of Manor Tree by CfBT is the only deal to have had a major impact.

Foundation degree poses challenges

    News
  • Wednesday, December 13, 2006
    • | Nursery World
The Early Years Sector-Endorsed Foundation Degree (EYSEFD) was launched in 2003 to raise standards and boost career prospects for all those working in early years. A survey carried out by the National Centre for Social Research, on behalf of the DfES, has now attempted to measure its success, by tracking two waves of student enrolment between 2003 and 2005.

Think big!

    News
  • Wednesday, December 13, 2006
    • | Nursery World
In the final part of a series on establishing a book collection for Foundation Stage children, Judith Stevens considers dinosaurs and monsters Using books to support themes

Top Employer

    Other
  • Monday, November 16, 2015
    • | Nursery World
A north-west provider with three nurseries has been recognised as Employer of the Year at the 2015 Lancashire & Cheshire Business Awards.

Yoga programme stretches staff skills

    News
  • Tuesday, August 26, 2008
    • | Nursery World
Staff at the Happy Child nursery chain are the latest to benefit from a yoga training programme developed for practitioners to use with children under five years old.

Safety in the home

    News
  • Wednesday, May 22, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Safety in the home is the focus of three projects in Northern Ireland that have secured cash from the Department of Trade and Industry's Modernisation Fund. The projects aim to reduce accidents in the home involving young children and the elderly. The Home Accident Prevention Northern Ireland Drama will tour the province using the story of Snow White, to help reduce accidental poisoning. Another project will aim to reduce burns and scalds accidents involving children from traveller communities.

Don't let it go to waste

    News
  • Wednesday, December 13, 2006
    • | Nursery World
Neighbourhood nurseries in local authority children's centres face severe problems too (News, 30 November). Like those from other sectors, we have a deficit which is growing worse as grants decrease. Attracting children to fill our empty sessions, in a locality with over-capacity for three- to five-year-olds, is bound to have an adverse effect on other nurseries. Last week the childcare in our neighbourhood nursery was praised in the inspectors' report as 'outstanding'. But we must break even if we want to stay open. To be viable we have to accept more who can pay (high-earning professionals), which creates two sets of problems. There are relatively few such families in our area. More importantly, we cannot subsidise poor families, whom we ought to and want to serve.

Winners of TTS Early Steps competition

    News
  • Tuesday, August 26, 2008
    • | Nursery World
The ten winners of the TTS Early Steps competition (31 July/7August) are Linda Rodney of Children's Nest Nursery in Cheshunt; Amanda Gordon of Alleyn Court Pre-Prep in Westcliff on Sea, Essex; Gemma Dyer of Peartrees Seymour House, in Chelmsford; Kim Noble of Elm Ridge, Darlington; Heather De Souza of Kids Korner Day Nursery in Halesowen; Helen Scott-Corcoran of Abingdon Little Angels in Marcham; Jackie Burton of HLTA reception class at Esherchurch school in Esher; Kim Barrett of Playtimes nursery in Shepperton; Allison Aves of Belmore nursery in Yeading, Hayes; Hailey Mcraneof Buffer Bear in Watford. The winners will each receive a Dark Den and accessory kit.

Free training for early years organisations

    News
  • Wednesday, November 2, 2005
    • | Nursery World
Childminders and early years organisations are among groups to receive free copies of the NSPCC's largest-ever child protection training programme. The EduCare distance-learning course aims to help professionals recognise possible signs of abuse and ensure that they know how to act on such concerns.

An uphill struggle

    News
  • Wednesday, May 18, 2005
    • | Nursery World
The sector is wondering how children's centres goals are to be reached. Simon Vevers reports

A Unique Child: Integrated Review - In view

    Features
  • Monday, November 30, 2015
    • | Nursery World
How does the integrated review combine the Progress Check, Ages & Stages and the Healthy Child Review, and what do the different perspectives bring to the table? Dr Kay Mathieson explains

Blood test for babies could detect autism

    News
  • Thursday, August 8, 2013
    • | Nursery World
A simple blood test to diagnose autism in 12-month-old babies could be available within the next two years after researchers discovered the genetic 'signature' for the disorder.

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