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Childcare trainers progress with 'free school' plans

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  • Tuesday, September 14, 2010
    • | Nursery World
A leading childcare training company will go forward to the next stage of its bid to open one of the first 'free' schools in the country, following its approval by education secretary Michael Gove.

Support systems

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  • Wednesday, April 21, 2004
    • | Nursery World
Working with children under the age of three can be a demanding job. Helen Moylett outlines ways to ensure much-needed support mechanisms are firmly in place Writing in Nursery World about working with children under three, Peter Elfer ends with an appeal: 'We now need to turn our attention at a national level to the demands on and the needs of childcarers working with babies and toddlers. The intense emotional demands of their work remains one of the most neglected areas in early years practice.' ('Close encounters', 30 January 2003.) Julia Manning-Morton takes up this need for practitioner support in Part One of Birth to Three (Nursery World, 22 January 2004), describing the work as 'demanding and complex' and stressing that to work successfully with this age group, practitioners need the support of well-trained and understanding managers.

Confidence through play: Big boost

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  • Tuesday, February 13, 2001
    • | Nursery World
From the earliest days a child will grow in confidence and self-esteem by mastering new abilities through play, as Dr Richard Woolfson explains

Ban 'deliberate violence' now

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  • Wednesday, April 21, 2004
    • | Nursery World
By Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, deputy secretary general of the Council of Europe. (Taken from the sixth Kilbrandon lecture on justice for children.) The hesitation of the UK Government and some other states to grasp the nettle and legislate to respect children's fundamental rights appears to be based on their perception of and fear of public opinion. Banning corporal punishment is still a controversial issue in some states.

We need a happy ending to this story

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  • Wednesday, April 21, 2004
    • | Nursery World
Both the 'In my view' by Rosemary Williams ('Tormented by a paper ogre', 12 February) and the letter 'Escaping the ogre' by Audrey Bowers (18 March) bemoaned the amount of paperwork being foisted upon nursery staff. I am the owner/manager of two nurseries. As such, I have become much less hands-on with the children and more of a juggler of time to allow my staff to complete all the necessary bureaucracy. This is as well as having two administrative support workers.

Pick-up Sticks

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  • Monday, October 16, 2017
    • | Nursery World
Children from Little Acorns Nursery in Worsley have been developing their fine motor skills.

Training tips

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  • Wednesday, February 25, 2004
    • | Nursery World
By Maureen Smith and Yvonne Nolan, co-founders of Duo Consulting, and developers of the new APEL qualification APEL Level 3 Certificate in work with children(Early Years or Playwork), Unit 2: reflect on practice

A fine mess!

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  • Wednesday, February 7, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Let babies and toddlers get to grips with paint in their own fashion, says Alice Sharp - they're bound to turn it into a performance art One of the most popular areas of the room for three-to five-year-olds within a nursery is the arts and crafts space. This can be just as true for the younger age groups.

Challenge Accepted!

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  • Monday, February 6, 2017
    • | Nursery World
Children at Roseacre Playgroup in Shepperton, Surrey are encouraged each week to set up their own Challenge Me area.

Steer clear

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  • Wednesday, February 25, 2004
    • | Nursery World
Although many gluten-free products are now available, nurseries must be on their guard and not serve a child with coeliac disease anything risky, advises Suzannah Olivier Coeliac disease affects about one in a thousand people and is frequently diagnosed in childhood. It is a serious condition which involves special catering considerations. Luckily there are many gluten-free, coeliac-friendly foods available.

Temporary childcarer demands red tape cut

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  • Wednesday, April 14, 2004
    • | Nursery World
Acompany that provides daycare at many national conferences and other events across the UK has renewed its call for the Government to simplify legislation over mobile creches and holiday playschemes. Nipperbout, a company based in Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, last week ran the creche at the National Union of Teachers' conference in Harrogate, Yorkshire.

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