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Busy Bees celebrates 30 years

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  • Monday, November 25, 2013
  • | Nursery World
Celebrations at Busy Bees nurseries across the country for the 30th birthday of the UK's largest nursery group include parties, competitions and a world record attempt.

NW inspires stage show

    News
  • Tuesday, March 10, 2009
  • | Nursery World
What happened after a lonely woman wrote a letter to Nursery World in 1935 has been turned into a theatrical production touring the country.

Reader offer

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  • Wednesday, March 14, 2007
  • | Nursery World
Nature's Playground - Activities, Crafts and Games to Encourage Children to Get Outdoors by Fiona Danks and Jo Schofield (Frances Lincoln, 16.99) is brimful of adventures, games, crafts and inspirational photographs, all designed to get children outdoors and to take advantage of whatever nature has to offer throughout the year. Nursery World readers can buy the book at the special price of 14.99 inc p&p. Simply ring 01235 827702 and quote ref: 46NP.

Framework guides under-threes care

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  • Tuesday, November 26, 2002
  • | Nursery World
Practitioners caring for under-threes are to be issued with new guidelines for good practice from the Scottish Executive.

Adventure playgrounds get 1.5m

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  • Tuesday, March 10, 2009
  • | Nursery World
Adventure playgrounds run by voluntary organisations are set to benefit from 1.5m in Government funding aimed at updating or refurbishing them, it was announced on Monday.

Playworkers get on board new professional register

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  • Tuesday, November 26, 2013
  • | Nursery World
SkillsActive has launched a Register of Playwork Professionals, designed to boost the professionalism of the workforce and increase employer recognition for qualifications in the vital area of play.

Free autism training to roll out in January 2014

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  • Wednesday, November 27, 2013
  • | Nursery World
Free face-to-face training in autism will soon be available to early years practitioners and post-16 educational professionals through a network of hub organisations, appointed as part of the latest phase of the Autism Education Trust’s training programme.

Natural collection

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  • Wednesday, January 15, 2003
  • | Nursery World
Twigs, branches, bark and bracken, mussel shells and feathers. Gail Bushell draws on the artist in her soul and shows you how to get creative with the great outdoors Nature loves using colour, pattern and texture. And encouraging children in your play setting to look at, and use, nature in design and art can be immensely satisfying. It gives children the opportunity to appreciate and respect the natural world, as well as to understand how natural forms inspire many designers and artists.

TV and radio

    News
  • Wednesday, January 15, 2003
  • | Nursery World
18 January 'The Saturday Play - His Dark Materials: The Amber Spyglass' (BBC Radio 4, 2.30 to 5pm)

Work Matters: Towards better first aid skills

    Features
  • Tuesday, March 10, 2009
  • | Nursery World
One in three parents do not know what to do if their toddler is choking, and about the same number could not help someone suffering an asthma attack, according to a survey for the St John Ambulance, St Andrew's Ambulance Association and British Red Cross.

Foundation survey finds weaknesses

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  • Wednesday, March 7, 2007
  • | Nursery World
Children in the Foundation Stage are not doing as well as expected in one-third of settings in the early learning goals for communication, language and literacy, a survey by Ofsted revealed on Monday. There were also weaknesses in children's calculation skills, but standards were higher than anticipated in other ELG areas.

Heads together

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  • Wednesday, March 7, 2007
  • | Nursery World
Leadership is the ultimate aim of an in-house training scheme offered to staff of a large nursery chain. Sue Learner hears all about it While the Government battles to raise standards among nursery workers, a private nursery chain is already doing so with its own in-house training programme.

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