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Three major religious festivals occur in December

    News
  • Wednesday, October 17, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Hanukkah * The Jewish festival of Hanukkah, this year on 10 December, celebrates the victory of the Jewish Maccabees over the Syrians and the reclamation of the Jerusalem temple. A rekindled lamp there holding only enough oil to burn for one day burned miraculously for eight days. The festival is celebrated by each night lighting a new candle in an eight-pointed Menorah, sending cards and feasting, including food fried in oil.

The great divide

    News
  • Wednesday, November 8, 2006
    • | Nursery World
Childcare services are out of reach for many families with disabled children, but change could be on the way, says Simon Vevers Despite rising numbers of children with disabilities and their needs becoming more complex, there is often a woeful shortage of childcare places for them and no specific help for their hard-pressed families through the tax credit system.

Complex culture

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  • Wednesday, November 24, 2004
    • | Nursery World
It was heartening to read the article by Peter Baldock about multiculturalism (Nursery World, 11 November) describing the work undertaken by the Cultural Mentoring Service in South Yorkshire (the DEC and Sheffield EYDCP) and particularly the modifications made as a result of the initial work. He states that the most important shift in focus, as a result of the initiatives, is that there is no future in settings doing things simplistically in order to avoid criticism. This seminal conclusion reinforces the need for all of us to acknowledge and understand how racial prejudice and discrimination impact on our work with children and their families, wherever we live.

Early years professional

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  • Wednesday, November 8, 2006
    • | Nursery World
Jane Haywood of the CWDC outlines how EYPs must recognise the vital role that families, parents and carers play in children's lives and how they can encourage partnership working to promote the best outcomes for children. Standard 31 'Work in partnership with families and parents/carers, at home and in the setting, to nurture children, help them develop and to improve outcomes for them'

Elland Private Day Nursery

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  • Wednesday, November 17, 2004
    • | Nursery World
(Photograph) - Children and staff brightened up Elland Private Day Nursery in West Yorkshire by painting a huge sunflower mural in their playground with James Mayhew, author of Katie and the Sunflowers. The nursery won first place in last year's Sunflower Challenge organised by the National Day Nurseries Association and Nursery World. The winners of this year's Challenge will be announced in January.

Ground rules

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  • Wednesday, October 17, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Clearly-defined policies and procedures on behaviour, drawn up with the help of the children, are essential for a happy club, advises Gail Bushell One of the most common subjects for staff working in out-of-school clubs to ask for advice about is behaviour management. Unwanted behaviour needs to be dealt with promptly, otherwise it can contribute towards an 'unsafe' play setting. It can also mean that children don't get the best value out of their club, which, in turn, can lead to increased negative attitudes. Lastly, unwanted behaviour will waste your valuable time, as well as affect morale.

Commissioner is diluted to 'rights-lite'

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  • Wednesday, November 17, 2004
    • | Nursery World
Children's rights advocates have criticised the Government for diluting the independent powers of England's new children's commissioner. A vote in the House of Lords last week decided that the role of the proposed children's commissioner would not have the same 'rights brief' as existing commissioners in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Martins Wood Primary School

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  • Wednesday, November 8, 2006
    • | Nursery World
A state-of-the-art nursery has been added to Martins Wood Primary School in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, after years of campaigning by the school. The new building was specially designed for children's needs by Hertfordshire County Council architects and is equipped with under-floor heating, automatic ventilation, and other energy-saving features.

Make it count

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  • Monday, March 24, 2014
    • | Nursery World
Children from Little Acorns Nursery in Gomersal took part in number-based activities.

Consult children on their views - with a camera

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  • Wednesday, March 28, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Adults can obtain a child's eye-view of nursery life by giving young children cameras and encouraging them to photograph the things that are most important to them. A report, Listening to Young Children: The mosaic approach, by London University's Institute of Education, explains how the 'mosaic' approach pieces together a picture of individual children's priorities and impressions by collating evidence from the children with the views of nursery staff and their parents.

Medication

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  • Wednesday, November 17, 2004
    • | Nursery World
Get it in writing before you're faced with the question of whether to give medicine to a child in your care, says Mairi Maciver Clark Mary Poppins would find her policy for administering medicine doesn't quite meet the healthy eating standards nowadays, but her Gladstone bag would certainly still come in handy for storing the volumes of medication that come into settings on a weekly basis.

Primary framework now has interactive access

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  • Wednesday, November 1, 2006
    • | Nursery World
The renewed primary framework for literacy and maths has been made available online in an interactive structure designed to help practitioners with planning, teaching and assessment. Relevant sections in the framework will mirror the Early Years Foundation Stage as it is developed to support continuity in the transition between the Foundation Stage and Year 1. Materials to be added include any changes to the early years sections.

Noticeboard

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  • Tuesday, July 14, 2009
    • | Nursery World
The best photo of the week will win 30 worth of children's books.

Help at hand

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  • Wednesday, November 1, 2006
    • | Nursery World
Rising levels of anti-social behaviour have prompted the Government to introduce early intervention schemes for families considered at risk. Karen Faux reports If the nation's parents are turning to behaviour strategies such as 'the naughty step', it's largely due to the influence of the Channel Four programme 'Supernanny'.

Amendment 'will confuse parents'

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  • Wednesday, November 10, 2004
    • | Nursery World
Campaigners for a complete ban on smacking have warned that last week's Commons vote to allow parents to physically chastise children as long as they do not leave a mark is unworkable, confusing and likely to lead to more parents being prosecuted. The Commons rejected the call from children's charities and a range of professional organisations to abolish the 'reasonable chastisement'

Close ties

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  • Wednesday, November 1, 2006
    • | Nursery World
Integrated services are being achieved by one county council by linking the extended schools funding with the children's centre programme. Simon Vevers hears about how it works Close ties between the children's centre programme and the development of extended schools and regular consultation with parents are the hallmarks of Oxfordshire County Council's drive to integrate services for children and families.

A parent's guide to bedwetting

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  • Wednesday, November 1, 2006
    • | Nursery World
Bedwetting is common in children under seven. Treatments, including alarms and medications, may be suitable for your child if they are approaching the age of seven. A full assessment will help to decide what is best. Your health visitor or school nurse should be able to refer you to a clinic. There are also guidelines to follow if your child is younger.

Children's authors slam Vetting scheme

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  • Tuesday, July 21, 2009
    • | Nursery World
A group of respected children's authors and illustrators have vowed to boycott British schools in protest at the Government's Vetting and Barring scheme.

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