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Positive Relationships Inclusion: Animal magic
Nursery World,
18 June 2008
Having a dog on the staff team provides an added attraction for children at one nursery learning about its owner's disability. Annette Rawstrone reports.
Children at Steady Steps Pre-school in Gosport, Hampshire, enjoy having a special staff member - Joey, a black and white cocker spaniel. Joey is a Hearing Dog and has been coming in to the setting for the past year with pre-school practitioner Diane Duffield. Diane is deaf in her right ear and has 30 per cent hearing in her left. Joey accompanies Diane everywhere to act as her ears, alerting her to sounds. 'When I'm at...
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