9 September 2004
F McCallum's letter (Letters, 26 August) clearly shows
how gullible the public can be. 'Shame on you all'? How can that be said when
many of us in our profession...
9 September 2004
I was initially angry at the comments made by F
McCallum, and then it dawned on me that this person obviously doesn't know
anything about nursery nursing. * P Crane,...
9 September 2004
I am writing in response to F McCallum's letter. Not
all nurseries or nursery nurses are the same. We are trained, we do have our
own personal standards as well...
9 September 2004
'Nurseries undercover' has brought many parents to my
office with praise and gratitude for our staff and the work they do. This is
reflected by the happy children who attend...
9 September 2004
'Nurseries Undercover' highlighted bad practice, but
was in no way representative of the childcare sector. Shame on you, F McCallum,
for not having the intelligence to take this programme for...
9 September 2004
The only way to judge a childcare setting is for Ofsted
to arrive unannounced for inspections. It may be inconvenient for settings but
we have a duty to children in...
9 September 2004
As a nursery nurse I had a passion to educate, nurture
and protect the children in my care. I would never have dreamt of subjecting
children to the terrible and...
9 September 2004
By Jill Dove, headteacher at Burnside First School in
Cramlington, Northumberland In 2003 governors used the new Community Powers to
set up Burnside Children's Centre establishing the school's own nursery...
9 September 2004
Out-of-school is the fastest growing sector in
childcare, according to figures published by market analysts Key Note. The
Market Assessment 2004 report revealed that there had been a 15 per...
9 September 2004
(Photograph) - Children took over London's Trafalgar
Square last month when it was turned into a giant playground to celebrate
Playday (4 August), organised by the Children's Play Council and...