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Bags of fun - poetry pockets

By Alice Sharp, Nursery World, 26 July 01, 12:00

Editor's view

By Liz Roberts editor, Nursery World, 26 July 01, 12:00

The guidance to the national standards for daycare in England has now been published by Ofsted and will be closely scrutinised by the early years sector to see how the details stack up. One area sur...

Japanese culture was celebrated in dancing, drumming and children's games

Nursery World, 26 July 01, 12:00

(Photograph) - Japanese culture was celebrated in dancing, drumming and children's games and entertainment at this month's summer festival for Maeda Gakuen, a Japanese kindergarten and nursery in A...

NVQs to include working with refugee children

By Alison Mercer, Nursery World, 26 July 01, 12:00

The Early Years National Training Organisation hopes to devise national occupational standards for carers working with children of asylum seekers and refugees to be included among the standards for ...

In brief...A new NVQ assessment centre in Belfast

Nursery World, 26 July 01, 12:00

A new National Vocational Qualifications assessment centre has opened in Belfast on the premises of Whiterock Children's Centre at the Belfast Institute for Further and Higher Education. The centre ...

In brief...A guide for working parents

Nursery World, 26 July 01, 12:00

A guide for working parents wondering what to do about childcare during the summer holidays has been published by the Daycare Trust. The Childwise Summer Survival Guide suggests using Children's Inf...

Quote of the week

Nursery World, 26 July 01, 12:00

'Ask a teacher, a doctor, a nurse, a police officer why they do their job and almost always it's about giving to others, not taking for themselves. It is rarely for the money, it is almost always fo...

NHS for children to see major shake-up

By James Tweed, Nursery World, 26 July 01, 12:00

The Government's decision to ensure that children and their healthcare needs are given a higher priority in the National Health Service (NHS) has been welcomed by children's healthcare charities. Th...

Guidance for care standards released

By Alison Mercer, Nursery World, 26 July 01, 12:00

Ofsted published the guidance to the new national standards for daycare last week, setting out in detail what will be expected of providers when it takes over responsibility for regulation on Septem...