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    News
  • Wednesday, December 17, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Child development is not a fixed idea that can be measured the same way in all circumstances, and practitioners need to consult other observers, writes Penny Tassoni Health professionals have always monitored the development of babies and young children, and early years practitioners are now following suit in carrying out their own kind of observations. Birth to Three Matters, the framework for the under-threes, advocates careful observation, as does the Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage. But how does monitoring children's development affect our practice with children?

The lion and the mouse: Retold by Jean Evans

    News
  • Wednesday, December 17, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Once upon a time a small mouse crept over a sleeping lion. She crept over his great big ears, his long, long whiskers and his bushy, hairy mane. Suddenly the lion woke up and, whoosh, caught the little mouse in his sharp claws.

Why regulatory reform will benefit childminders

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  • Friday, May 11, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Despite the Government spending 7bn on childcare per year, British parents currently spend 27 per cent of their income on childcare. A poorly-structured system means we are not getting value for money. In particular, the number of childminders has halved over the past decade. Many childminders have left because they felt it was too bureaucratic without sufficient rewards.

Waxing lyrical

    News
  • Wednesday, December 17, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Can anyone tell me why it is now seemingly impossible to find good-quality chunky wax crayons anywhere? There must be a supplier who sells beeswax crayons in a range of colours, where children need only press lightly to create their pictures. Now it seems that only poor-quality crayons of indifferent colours are available, most of which we throw away because they are useless. The Early Learning Centre used to sell them, but it says that there is now no demand.

A long-term vision

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  • Wednesday, March 10, 2004
    • | Nursery World
As Kids' Clubs Network changes its name to 4Children it is reasserting its belief in the importance of support for children and families in the community and calling for a far more coherent vision for children, which puts children at the core. At the heart of the vision is support for children and their families which will be near to home, when they need it and throughout their childhood. The support would be delivered through 10,000 Children's Centres for birth to 16s which would be based around schools. The Centres would bring key services together into an integrated service - backed up by an integrated children's workforce and integrated children's funding programme.

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