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Dig deep

    News
  • Wednesday, May 16, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Role-play ideas based on digging and discovering 1 Going underground

A new 1.6m children's centre

    News
  • Wednesday, April 4, 2007
    • | Nursery World
A new 1.6m children's centre has been dedicated to a Lancashire councillor, Frank Gorton, who recently died at age 81 after 46 years of service to the area. Little Harwood Children's Centre is the twelfth to open in the Blackburn and Darwen area and will provide childcare and nursery education as well as outreach and family support.

All inclusive

    News
  • Wednesday, April 12, 2006
    • | Nursery World
Welcoming a child with special needs to a club may cause anxiety for the child and parents and lead staff to question their skills. Andrea Clifford-Poston offers advice on managing this process ten-year-old Sarah had long wanted to join the after school club with her younger brother. Although her cerebral palsy meant she had indistinct speech and used a wheelchair, she had always attended mainstream school with the support of a non-teaching assistant.

Special Needs in Early Years Settings

    News
  • Wednesday, April 10, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Special Needs in Early Years Settings:a guide for practitioners. By Collette Drifte. (David Fulton, 14, 020 7405 5606) Reviewed by Julie Vaggers, head teacher, Rowland Hill Centre for Childhood, Tottenham, London.

Making contact

    News
  • Wednesday, December 18, 2002
    • | Nursery World
A list of all the organisations and charities mentioned in Training Today, along with their addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and websites All Together Training and Consultancy

Coffee morning

    Other
  • Friday, October 18, 2013
    • | Nursery World
Staff and parents at Sunflower Nursery in Cambridge raised more than 200 at their Big Coffee Morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

Sounds good

    News
  • Tuesday, March 4, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Babies and toddlers don't need to be stimulated into awareness of different sounds, just left to hear them naturally, says Jennie Lindon

Consultation on over-sevens

    News
  • Wednesday, April 10, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Playworkers may like to contribute to a consultation paper on a scheme to regulate care for children aged eight and over. The paper is available on www.dfes.gov.uk/consultations/eyacr/ and the deadline is 24 May 2002. At present, care for children over seven is not regulated under the national care standards and the Government is concerned that unscrupulous providers might choose to work only with older children in order to avoid checks. It is proposing a 'light-touch' certification scheme, administered by Ofsted, with the main emphasis on ensuring the suitability of those working with children.

Use your imagination

    News
  • Tuesday, December 17, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Role play brings children the same benefits outdoors as when it is done indoors, says Penny Tassoni . Show parents its value with this cut-out-and-photocopy guide

Quote of the week

    News
  • Wednesday, February 26, 2003
    • | Nursery World
'Fruit, particularly in the early years of primary, was seen as important. Much like early intervention in literacy and numeracy, it establishes a taste for it' Michael O'Neill, director of education for North Lanarkshire and chair of the expert panel on school meals that recommended the introduction of free fruit for all primary school children

Tax frauds put mothers behind bars

    News
  • Wednesday, May 23, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Two mothers have been jailed for making false claims about their childcare costs. Samantha Mills of Port Talbot, Wales, received more than 54,000 in tax credits to which she was not entitled. She claimed working tax credit, said her childcare costs had increased, said that three of her children were disabled, and applied for a childcare grant for two children, despite being advised she could not claim the grant while in receipt of working tax credits. She forged the signature of a nursery manager to say four of her children attended nursery, when in fact only one of her children did.

Free fruit for all

    News
  • Wednesday, February 26, 2003
    • | Nursery World
All pupils in the first two years of primary school are to receive free fruit through a package of measures designed to introduce children to the importance of a healthy balanced diet from an early age. The Scottish Executive has awarded local authorities a total of 63.5m to implement the initiative, which also includes making fresh, chilled drinking water available in school dining rooms, and setting new nutrient standards for school meals.

Four-year-olds 'know how they learn'

    News
  • Wednesday, May 23, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Children as young as four are able to understand how they learn, according to new research. Researchers say that findings from the latest phase of a seven-year project conducted by the education charity Campaign for Learning, released on Monday, show that very young children are able to express their understanding of how to learn.

Out-of-school club provider in cash query

    News
  • Tuesday, January 6, 2009
    • | Nursery World
One of the largest out-of-school providers in the country is being investigated by the Charity Commission for an illegal donation to the Labour Party.

Commitment matters

    News
  • Wednesday, May 23, 2007
    • | Nursery World
What will it take to deliver better services for disabled children? Disability rights commissioner Philippa Russell explains While better neonatal techniques are resulting in the survival of more premature and sick babies, there is a growing awareness that society faces a huge challenge in matching this level of care as these babies progress into childhood and beyond.

Quotes of the week

    News
  • Wednesday, April 3, 2002
    • | Nursery World
'These plans reek of the nanny state, and are an insult to Scottish parents.' Lord James Douglas Hamilton, the Scottish Tories' justice spokesman, on the Executive's proposal to ban smacking under-threes, BBC Online

Art is a family enterprise at nursery

    News
  • Tuesday, January 6, 2009
    • | Nursery World
Families in Lincolnshire are set to benefit from almost 50,000 in lottery funding for an arts project run by a local social enterprise.

Childcare and education students are being challenged by Nursery World

    News
  • Wednesday, April 3, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Childcare and education students are being challenged by Nursery World to transport themselves into the future for the magazine's student essay competition, inspired by this year's Golden Jubilee celebrations. Writing on the theme of 'Childcare in 2052', students are invited to predict how the early years profession might have changed in 50 years' time. You could give your dream vision of childcare, foresee what a typical day would be like for a child or practitioner, or just let your imagination go wild. The winning 800-word essay will be published in Nursery World. There is also a first prize of 1,000 with two runner-up prizes of 500 and 250. The winning student's college will also receive 100 worth of book vouchers. If you would like to take part and are currently studying for a recognised childcare or early years qualification, look out for the entry form in next week's issue of Nursery World.

Public show for childcare professionals

    News
  • Wednesday, May 23, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Early years organisations have lined up a month-long range of events to celebrate childcare. The Daycare Trust will mark National Childcare Week from 11 to 15 June with the results of its children's art competition, 'Me and my childcare' and findings from the 'Listening to families' project. A conference on 13 June in London will look at how childcare can help eradicate child poverty.

Scotland 'is brave to ban smacking'

    News
  • Wednesday, April 3, 2002
    • | Nursery World
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children has praised 'Scotland the brave' for pressing ahead with plans to outlaw the smacking of babies and toddlers. The Scottish Executive's proposals were set out in full in the Criminal Justice Bill, published last week. The Bill will make it illegal to hit children under three and to use implements to punish children of any age.

Bet the nursery world e-bulletin

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  • Tuesday, January 13, 2009
    • | Nursery World
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Sunflower planting

    Other
  • Monday, April 7, 2014
    • | Nursery World
Children at Busy Bees nursery in Oldbrook planted sunflower seeds in pots they decorated themselves.

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