19 February 2004
The winner of the Nursery World/Community Playthings
competition to win a solid maple glider chair for the baby room worth Pounds
353 is Mrs H A Wilson of First Steps...
19 February 2004
I am an experienced early years worker currently
employed as a day nursery co-ordinator in a private bilingual school in Italy.
I agree with Professor Pat Broadhead's findings ('Tests deny...
19 February 2004
While reading the 15 January issue I saw an
advertisement for NurseryCAM, which gives parents the chance to view their
children at nursery via the internet. Having visited the company's...
19 February 2004
The person featured in the photograph of the launch of
The Sound Foundation Handbook (News, 12 February) was Jenny Lee, a teacher at
Park Hill Infants School in Croydon, and...
19 February 2004
Also, the Early Childhood Forum defines inclusion as a
process of identifying, understanding and breaking down barriers to
participation and belonging, not learning as stated in the story 'Minority
parents...
19 February 2004
(Photograph) - About 4,000 nursery nurses across
Scotland went on a one-day strike last week as the long-running dispute with
their council employers continued. Hundreds of striking childcare workers
demonstrated...
19 February 2004
Charities representing children who have special needs
have welcomed the Government's new action plan to improve the lives of the one
in six children with special educational needs. The strategy...
19 February 2004
A shortage of supply teachers in Glasgow is causing
headteachers to put aside management duties in nursery schools across the city,
the teaching union the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS)...
19 February 2004
The managing director of a leading nursery chain has
warned that the private sector must be able to provide premium quality
childcare to prevent the expanding public sector from affecting...
19 February 2004
Nursery schools in Aberdeenshire have been told to get
the permission of all parents before allowing children to be photographed or
filmed during school events. The presence of cameras at...