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Case studies: leading lights

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  • Wednesday, November 5, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Newham Apart from providing all-day childcare 48 weeks of the year and a host of other services to families and the community, the Rebecca Cheetham Early Excellence Centre in Stratford is also home to a vibrant childminding network in east London. Every Wednesday between 9.45am and 2pm, childminders can get training and advice from an early years consultant.

Independence

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  • Wednesday, November 5, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Independence is an essential life skill and one that needs to be nurtured from an early age. The term is often understood to mean a range of skills, from helping children to be apart from their families to developing skills in dressing and encouraging them to think for themselves. In fact, all aspects of independence are important for children to learn to be self-sufficient individuals. The drive for independence starts from babyhood. Young babies rapidly make decisions about what they play with, what they like to eat and who they prefer to be with. Toddlers will thrive in a healthy environment where they have opportunities to do more and more for themselves.

FSA considers voluntary warning label on jelly

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  • Monday, April 18, 2016
    • | Nursery World
A choking hazard warning could appear on jelly packaging after the Food Standards Agency (FSA) said it would revisit the issue with the industry, following scrutiny of a coroner’s report into the death of Tiya Chauhan at a nursery.

Children will receive extra cash at seven

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  • Wednesday, November 5, 2003
    • | Nursery World
* All children born after 1 September 2002 are to receive a cash sum on their seventh birthday from the Government. The Treasury said last week that the Child Trust Fund or 'baby bond', which chancellor of the exchequer Gordon Brown said he would launch in April's Budget, would entitle every baby born on or after 1 September 2002 to 250 when the scheme begins in April 2005.

Sustainability: Part 4 - Waste not

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  • Friday, April 22, 2016
    • | Nursery World
Sarah Emerson of Kids Love Nature, and Diane Boyd and Nicky Hirst of Liverpool John Moores University tackle waste in the latest part of our sustainability series

Free fun day

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  • Wednesday, May 28, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Childcare workers and parents with young children have been invited to join in a free fun day for under-fives on 5 June at Roundwood Park in the London borough of Brent. The local council has organised the day of activities as part of its celebrations for National Sure Start month. Highlights of the event, which runs from 11am to 3pm, include face painting, a storytelling session, a sing-a-long, bouncy castles and a puppet show. For further details contact Russell Barnaby at Brent Council on 020 8937 3001.

The Mouse Club

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  • Wednesday, October 22, 2003
    • | Nursery World
A resource to help teachers and nursery staff who are preparing to plan lessons around the Christmas nativity and organise carol services has been produced by the Mouse Club, an inspirational website for adults and children. 'The Little Star' has been designed for children aged three to eight. It includes creative costume ideas and templates, eight extra ideas with activity sheets, a free CD providing 11 backing tracks, and instructions for making seven musical instruments. The package supports the Early Learning Goals and literacy ideas for Key Stage 1. For more details, visit the website at www.themouseclub.co.uk.

In perspective

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  • Wednesday, May 28, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Help children to take a different view on the world around them with activities from Lena Engel based on an illustrated book In Shrinking Mouse by Pat Hutchins (Red Fox, 4.99), a group of animals learn how places and objects can appear larger or smaller depending on how close they are to you. Perspective is a fascinating concept for young children to explore, even though it is hard to understand.

Maths prowess predicts success in English

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  • Tuesday, October 2, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Children from poor backgrounds who do well in maths in infant school are more likely to do well in English as well at the age of 11, according to new research.

Advice on nuts faces U-turn

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  • Tuesday, October 2, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Advice to pregnant women and young children not to eat nuts could be withdrawn by the Government, after experts warned it could be responsible for fuelling a rise in allergies.

Why the wait?

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  • Wednesday, May 28, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Further to Sarah Baker's letter 'Giving up on Ofsted' (27 March), after being made redundant in December 2002, I decided it was time for a change. Having my own three-year-old made finding the perfect nanny position much harder, so I looked into childminding.

HR Update - Illegal workers

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  • Monday, May 2, 2016
    • | Nursery World
A new immigration law has increased the onus on employers to check employees’ immigration status – and failure to comply can land you with a £20,000 fine, says HR expert Jacqui Mann

In my view - Throw new light on play

    Features
  • Tuesday, December 7, 2010
    • | Nursery World
The play needs of children in darkened winter months have been ignored in the debate about whether or not clocks should be put back. At the end of October each year, children face a situation that worsens in the following weeks when they are unable to go out for the healthy outdoor play they need because of the early darkness.

Keep talking

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  • Wednesday, October 22, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Adults use both instinctive and conscious techniques to help under-threes develop communication skills, says Penny Tassoni Language is something that most of us take for granted as we go about our daily lives. We chat, listen and even organise our thinking using this skill. But babies and young children are only just learning about language and its uses. So how can we help them, and what are the landmarks in learning language?

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