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Nursery re-opens after tragedy

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  • Monday, September 10, 2012
    • | Nursery World
A Wimbledon nursery, which is under investigation after a 22-month-old girl died following an incident at the setting in August, has re-opened today.

Reader offer

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  • Wednesday, June 23, 2004
    • | Nursery World
Travel in style with baby thanks to this fantastic summer offer from Samsonite. The sling bag from its Odyssey range includes a changing mat, soiled clothing bag, mobile phone pocket and security compartment. The Weekender is big enough for an overnight bag with compartments for toys, clothes and toiletries and a quick-access pocket. They retail for 29.99 and Professional Nanny has one of each to give away free to the first two lucky readers' entries out of the bag on 22 July. Just send your name and address on a postcard marked 'Samsonite' to our address on this page. For details of more Samsonite products ring 01746 769 676 or see www.baby-travel.com.

Behind the scenes

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  • Wednesday, June 16, 2004
    • | Nursery World
In addition to keeping up to date with all issues surrounding child development, practitioners in early learning settings have to ensure that there is good training and ongoing staff development. Here are some of the courses and workshops on offer. 4Children

Benefit and tax credit changes help workers

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  • Wednesday, March 19, 2008
    • | Nursery World
Child poverty campaigners have welcomed changes to the benefit and tax credit system worth just under 1bn as a significant step on the way to halving child poverty by 2010.

Digging deep

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  • Wednesday, June 16, 2004
    • | Nursery World
'The Foundation Stage was introduced as a distinct phase of education for children aged three to five in September 2000. In preparation, curriculum guidance for the Foundation Stage was distributed in May 2000 to all schools with nursery and reception classes and to early years settings receiving nursery education grant funding. This sets out six areas of learning which form the basis of the Foundation Stage curriculum. These areas are: personal, social and emotional development; communication, language and literacy; mathematical development; knowledge and understanding of the world; physical development; and creative development.

Ready-made meals rejected

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  • Wednesday, March 19, 2008
    • | Nursery World
Proposals to serve ready-made meals in six Lancashire children's centres to 'secure best value' have been rejected by the council's executive board.

Lone parents expected to look for work

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  • Wednesday, July 30, 2008
    • | Nursery World
Lone parents of children aged seven or over will be expected to look for work and those with younger children to take part in training, under reforms in the Welfare Green Paper last week.

Breathe easy

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  • Wednesday, June 16, 2004
    • | Nursery World
The health problems children may have in their early years can haunt them for the rest of their lives. Although most people are getting healthier and living longer, some health problems in children are getting worse - and it is not just related to a diet of junk food and a lack of exercise. More and more children have allergies to different foods or trouble breathing due to asthma or having to live with HIV. The following are charities and organisations that specialise in issues surrounding children's health and can provide advice, support and resources for early years professionals. Allergies and anaphylaxis Allergy UK

Firm foundations

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  • Wednesday, June 16, 2004
    • | Nursery World
'Foundation Degrees are new, intermediate level, vocational higher education qualifications. They integrate academic and work-based learning through close collaboration between employers and universities/colleges. 'They offer a new route into and through higher education. They can reduce the barriers to learning, offering full-time, modular, distance and e-based learning modes, or a combination of all these, across a variety of locations such as employer premises, higher and further education colleges and universities. They can also offer recognition of relevant prior learning and experience. They are distinctive because they require the active involvement of employers and employer bodies, such as the relevant Sector Skills Councils (previously National Training Organisations) and professional bodies, in their design, implementation and review.

Quality childcare will 'depend on staffing'

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  • Wednesday, June 16, 2004
    • | Nursery World
Raising the quality of provision - the key theme of National Childcare Week this week - will not be realised without investing in a well-trained and committed workforce and halting the current turnover of staff, according to new research. Child Benefits: the importance of investing in quality childcare, published by the Daycare Trust and supported by the nursery chain Bright Horizons Family Solutions, says that 'staff turnover, retention and training issues pose great problems to developing a stable workforce that can really deliver on quality'.

Lift Off competition winners

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  • Wednesday, June 16, 2004
    • | Nursery World
Lift Off competition winners Emma Steatham, Donya Davidson and Rachael Craig help First Minister Jack McConnell unveil a plaque at the opening of ChildLine Scotland in Aberdeen last month. Primary school children participating across Aberdeenshire had to complete the sentence, 'ChildLine is cool because...'. Mr McConnell said, 'Alongside support for organisations like ChildLine we will pursue reform of the Scottish child protection system.' The centre was opened with the help of a one-off grant to ChildLine Scotland of 500,000 over two years from the Scottish Executive.

The clock was turned back 100 years at Edzell Nursery

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  • Wednesday, October 2, 2002
    • | Nursery World
The clock was turned back 100 years at Edzell Nursery in Angus last month when the children took part in the centenary celebrations for Edzell primary school by dressing up in Victorian costumes and following Victorian customs. For two days they were summoned to their classes by nursery teacher Jenni Annand ringing the old school bell and given a simple snack of bread and jam to start the day. The nursery pupils also took part in the re-enactment of the picnic that took place at the opening of the school in 1902 on nearby beauty spot Edzell Muir.

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