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To the point...

    News
  • Wednesday, October 11, 2006
    • | Nursery World
This week's columnist Helen Penn says we could take a lesson on education and care from other countries When should we learn from the example of others? My view is that in today's complicated world, looking beyond our own experiences and boundaries is essential. A case in point is the comparative work of the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Last week it launched a report, Starting Strong II, in Reggio Emilia in Italy (News, 28 September). It summarises the lessons to be learned about early childhood education and care (ECEC) from 20 countries, including Europe, North America and Australia.

The Countess of Wessex

    News
  • Wednesday, January 23, 2002
    • | Nursery World
(Photograph) - The Countess of Wessex helped four-year-old Erol Ibrahim draw a picture during a visit to the Phoenix Montessori Nursery School in Terrington St Clement, Norfolk, earlier this month to mark the opening of its new baby and toddler unit. She was accompanied by her husband Prince Edward on her first official engagement since suffering an ectopic pregnancy in December. Principal Clare Harris said she was delighted the couple had been able to keep the appointment, which had been arranged last year. 'The Countess got down and talked to the children, while the Earl of Wessex spoke to all the adults present. She looked radiant.' Photo Andrew Parsons/PA

Sitting uncomfortably

    News
  • Wednesday, January 23, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Children forced to sit still for inappropriate early years activities often show behaviour problems, says Jennie Lindon What has gone awry in early years settings where the adults complain that the children 'won't sit still', 'can't concentrate' and 'are all hyperactive'? Of course, some children have genuine struggles with attention control and need help, because their behaviour is noticeably different from their peers in the same setting. But if most, or many of the children, are judged to have problems in behaviour of this nature, it is far more likely that adult behaviour and attitudes are at the root of the difficulty.

Early days

    News
  • Wednesday, January 23, 2002
    • | Nursery World
So here you are with sole charge of a baby - now what do you do? Jennie Lindon has plenty of ideas When you are new to nannying or are working for the first time with a family with very young children, the days can seem to stretch ahead in a daunting fashion. One of the advantages of working as a nanny is that you have a great deal of choice about how you organise the days. The downside, of course, is that you have to do the organising!

Opinion: To the point - Friends of the family

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, February 16, 2010
    • | Nursery World
Families are in the sights of Government and political parties at the moment and as the general election gets closer, policies for families will be more and more in the spotlight.

Nursery Management: Living wage - Paying up

    Features
  • Monday, September 21, 2015
    • | Nursery World
The 'national living wage', which comes in next April, is predicted to pose significant challenges for the childcare sector. So what does it mean in practice, and how will nurseries cope? Ruth Stokes takes a look.

Parlez-vous francais?

    News
  • Wednesday, April 12, 2000
    • | Nursery World
Marjory Bradley says 'Deux morceaux chacun.' It is snack time at Les Petits Francais, the specially set-aside room at a nursery in Paisley just outside Glasgow, and the children now know they may take two slices of toast each.

On the right track - understanding the environment

    News
  • Wednesday, April 5, 2000
    • | Nursery World
It is a sunny, warm June morning and children are happily engaged in various activities throughout the nursery garden. Paul, aged three years ten months, runs across the play area and under the covered way that is shaded from the sun. He eventually emerges back into the sunshine and runs toward the path that leads around the nursery garden.

Pancake fun

    Opinion
  • Monday, February 22, 2016
    • | Nursery World
Mama Bear’s Pre-School Unit in Downend had great fun on Shrove Tuesday, with children learning how to make pancakes and then designing their own creations on paper plates.

Editor's view - A top class read

    Opinion
  • Monday, January 25, 2016
    • | Nursery World
At Nursery World, we always strive to provide a mix of content that will meet the needs of everyone in the early years community.

Awareness of classroom safety among teachers and classroom assistants campaign

    News
  • Wednesday, February 11, 2004
    • | Nursery World
A campaign to raise awareness of classroom safety among teachers and classroom assistants has been launched by the Health and Safety Executive and the local education authorities in Glasgow, Sheffield and Trafford. The campaign highlights the risk school staff face from falling while putting things in a cupboard, putting up a display or closing a window. Bill Gillan, programme manager for the HSE Falls from Height Priority Programme, said, 'Our statistics show that teachers and classroom assistants are at risk from this type of accident and we hope that this approach will be successful in raising awareness of the danger and reducing the number of accidents.' The HSE said falls in school classrooms in the UK have resulted in five deaths and more than 3,000 injuries in the past six years alone.

Working Families

    News
  • Wednesday, February 11, 2004
    • | Nursery World
Two leading charities campaigning for improved work-life balance, Parents At Work and New Ways to Work, have merged to form a new pressure group, Working Families. At its launch in London last Saturday, chief executive Sarah Jackson called for an end to the culture of working long hours. She said, 'We know that long working hours are no good for business or productivity, and that they damage our health and family life. It's time for a new family-friendly working agenda to match the changing face of British family life.' Ms Jackson also called for more opportunities for people to work flexibly and for more flexible care services. The address of Working Families is 1-3 Berry Street, London EC1V OAA (020 7253 7243, fax 020 7253 6253, legal helpline freephone 0800 013 0313, e-mail office@workingfamilies.org.uk, website www.workingfamilies.org.uk).

New Garden

    Other
  • Monday, February 8, 2016
    • | Nursery World
Children at Mama Bear’s Day Nursery and Pre-School in Bradley Stoke have been enjoying playtime in their newly renovated garden.

Minister visits nursery in Worthing

    News
  • Tuesday, October 12, 2010
    • | Nursery World
Children and families minister Tim Loughton, MP for East Worthing and Shoreham, visited Early Years Childcare's Worthing nursery in West Sussex last month to talk about the EYFS, the Code of Practice for the free entitlement, and the Early Years Single Funding Formula.

Jurassic japes

    News
  • Wednesday, February 11, 2004
    • | Nursery World
Scientists first learnt about dinosaurs in the 1820s when they discovered fossilised bones. Miranda Walker shows you how to recapture that excitement Dinosaur activities seem to be permanently popular and children are likely to have plenty of artefacts, toys, books, pictures and probably their own pet Diplodocus or Tyrannosaurus Rex to bring in if you adopt a prehistoric theme at your club. You might even be inspired enough to turn the whole setting into a prehistoric playground - if so see 'Picture this', Out of School, February 2003 - but how about a cave-style dinosaur den to start off with?

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