Editor's view
8 January 2004
Forging ahead into 2004, we've got a great issue of
Nursery World for you this week, with both new and long-running features to
help your practice and career development. Our...
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'Tests deny children play-based learning'
8 January 2004
Young children are being denied the chance to learn
social and intellectual skills through play when they start school by the
Government's emphasis on tests and league tables, claims an...
Happy Jays Nursery on Clifton Moor in York
8 January 2004
(Photograph) - Chef James Lowe cooked up a storm when
he joined children at the Happy Jays Nursery on Clifton Moor in York. Mr Lowe,
who owns the York restaurant...
Children aware of effect of their diet
8 January 2004
Children know the difference between 'good' and 'bad'
foods and understand a lot more about healthy eating than their parents think
they do, according to research by the Kids' Clubs...
Childminder Mandy Stephenson
8 January 2004
Childminder Mandy Stephenson has won a weekend health
spa break for two at Hoar Cross Hall, a stately home in Staffordshire, in the
Nursery World/Lemsip Max Hard-working Hero competition (6...
Childhaven Community Nursery School in Scarborough
8 January 2004
Childhaven Community Nursery School in Scarborough has
become the first local authority-maintained nursery school in England to be
given a nationally accredited quality assurance award. Betsy Hill, chair of the...
Quote of the week
8 January 2004
'I cannot do my job if I do not reflect children and
young people's interests. If I am serious about reconfiguring services around
the needs of children and young people,...
Help us to finger the tax fraudsters
8 January 2004
As a nursery owner, I wholeheartedly agree with the
news story 'Nurseries demand fraud money back' (11 December). We too have had
parents ask us for our registration number to...
Network criteria
8 January 2004
The comment in the news story 'Networks "a success
story"' (20 November) about childminding networks in England needing to be
approved by the National Childminding Association is misleading. For this...
Driffield Sports Centre in the East Riding of Yorkshire
8 January 2004
(Photograph) - Thurston Jordan-Sen, aged
three-and-a-half, enjoys learning to swim during an Aquatot swimming class at
the Driffield Sports Centre in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Photo: Matt
Gore/Guzelian
