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Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Tree time
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Features
- Friday, February 22, 2013 | Nursery World
The physical and mental benefits of a Forest School week for children at a South Shields setting have exceeded expectations.
Adult behaviour 'can be forecast at three'
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News
- Tuesday, September 2, 2003 | Nursery World
The character traits of a child at the age of three are good indicators of the type of person they will be in later life, according to researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College, London.
In a lather
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News
- Wednesday, January 14, 2004 | Nursery World
Cleaning all kinds of items around the nursery is a popular and beneficial activity for the children - and, says Denise Bailey, it saves the staff a lot of work too Washing may seem a mundane and tedious activity to adults, but to young children it is enormous fun. The children in our setting love washing all sorts of things, and learn so much from the experience that we now make washing a regular activity, both indoors and outdoors.
PHOTO OF THE WEEK - Clifton Tots, Bristol
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- Tuesday, March 22, 2011 | Nursery World
Children from Clifton Tots in Bristol became weather forecasters for the day when they visited BBC TV studios in Bristol and met local weatherman Richard Angwin.
Noticeboard Comic Relief special!
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News
- Tuesday, March 29, 2011 | Nursery World
Early years settings nationwide have been busy raising money for Comic Relief.
Management focus: The Budget - how will it affect you?
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Features
- Friday, April 1, 2011 | Nursery World
While the recent budget may not have made any announcements that are directly relevant to the nursery sector, it does have wider implications for nurseries as businesses and it is important that settings consider this as part of their future planning
Ofsted is happy with providers
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- Wednesday, August 27, 2003 | Nursery World
Daycare and childminding services in England have received a broadly positive appraisal in Ofsted's first-ever national analysis of the standard of provision. Early years: the first national picture presents the outcome of Ofsted's inspections of all childminders and daycare providers over the 19-month transitional period after it took over responsibility for regulation from local authorities and for implementing new national standards from September 2001.
Chinese New Year: Swanbourne House School Nursery
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- Friday, February 22, 2013 | Nursery World
The nursery school, based in Milton Keynes, celebrated the Chinese New Year in authentic oriental style.
Nursery Equipment - PSED special
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- Tuesday, May 3, 2011 | Nursery World
The new edition of our annual Nursery Equipment supplement, free with this week's Nursery World, takes the theme of personal, social and emotional development.
Job applicants confused over status of online Level 3s
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- Monday, October 16, 2017 | Nursery World
Recruitment agencies and nursery groups have raised concerns about significant numbers of early years job applicants who have undertaken online childcare courses and mistakenly believe they have full and relevant Level 3 qualifications.
Take twos...knowing the family
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Opinion
- Friday, February 22, 2013 | Nursery World
Understanding a child's background and family circumstances is key to providing effective provision, says James Hempsall.
Three-year-old Becky Want went down to the woods
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- Wednesday, July 3, 2002 | Nursery World
(Photograph) - Three-year-old Becky Want went down to the woods with her favourite teddy for Rutland's biggest-ever Teddy Bears Picnic. More than 600 children and their teddies attended the event, organised by Rutland Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership to coincide with National Childcare Month. Activities included a magician, nature trails, pony rides and a bouncy castle.
Nursery Management: Staff: - Man at the top
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Features
- Monday, September 12, 2011 | Nursery World
Some of the few men in childcare move up to management, others prefer just to be with the children - in any case, why are they so in demand? Nicole Weinstein hears from a range of managers.
New guide aims to clarify funding changes
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News
- Tuesday, December 20, 2016 | Nursery World
A new guide outlining changes to early years funding and delivery has been published by the Pre-School Learning Alliance.
Virgin Care to run Essex children's services with Barnardo's
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- Wednesday, December 21, 2016 | Nursery World
Essex County Council has awarded a seven-year contract to Virgin Care, in partnership with Barnardo’s, to run children’s centres and child health services.
Interview: Suzanne Zeedyk, Honorary senior lecturer at the University of Dundee in Scotland
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- Monday, September 19, 2011 | Nursery World
For the past 25 years, Suzanne Zeedyk has worked as a research psychologist specialising in the social and communicative abilities of babies
Early years should focus on needs of different ethnic groups to boost social mobility
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News
- Wednesday, January 4, 2017 | Nursery World
The DfE should fund support for home learning for poor parents and those from ethnic groups that do less well in the EYFS, the Social Mobility Commission recommends.
Nursery World's Noticeboard - Harvest time and other celebrations
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News
- Monday, September 19, 2011 | Nursery World
Catch up with all the latest nursery news from around the country.
Children from Westminster Play Association and Camden Play Service
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News
- Wednesday, August 13, 2003 | Nursery World
(Photograph) - Children from Westminster Play Association and Camden Play Service celebrated National Playday on 6 August in London's Trafalgar Square. They highlighted research launched for this year's Playday that revealed 'grumpy' grown-ups prevent children from playing outdoors. Across the UK 100,000 children took part in the UK's biggest celebration of play, co-ordinated by the Children's Society and the Children's Play Council.
Concerns over tax credit fraud
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News
- Wednesday, August 13, 2003 | Nursery World
Scottish nursery owners have warned that changes to the application process brought in when the new Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit were introduced in April have left the system wide open to abuse and that tax credit fraud may now be on the increase. In a change from the old system, nurseries have no way of knowing whether parents are claiming the childcare element of the tax credit, because the claim form no longer requires the nursery to confirm that the child is attending sessions. The onus is now solely on parents to complete the nursery's details on the form, including the name of the approved childcare provider, the registration number and registering body.
Behaviour in the spotlight at Nursery World North
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- Thursday, March 2, 2017 | Nursery World
Our seminar programme includes leading experts on the ever-popular topic of children's behaviour.
Children's radio group bids for station
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News
- Wednesday, July 3, 2002 | Nursery World
* A former children's television presenter has submitted a bid to operate London's first analogue children's radio station. Susan Stranks, former presenter of the ITV programme 'Magpie', submitted one of the eight bids made to the Radio Authority last week on behalf of Abracadabra, a radio station for children aged ten and under and their parents, carers and teachers, which launched a digital station earlier this year. In its application Abradcadra said it would meet its listeners' needs 'by playing a unique mix of music and speech, centred around fun and discovery for children, and parent-orientated entertainment and information for the grown-ups'.
High temperatures
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News
- Wednesday, August 13, 2003 | Nursery World
The TUC said last week that high temperatures meant an increased risk of accidents at work and illness, and called on the Government to impose a maximum temperature of 30oC to protect workers from 'sweatshop conditions'. It said companies should provide all premises with air conditioning or fans when the maximum temperature was reached. The Department of Health has also issued health tips to help people keep cool and avoid heat-related illnesses. These include staying in the shade or indoors -especially between the hours of 11am and 3pm, using a minimum of factor 15 sunscreen, covering up when in the sun and drinking far more water.
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