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First Step Community Nursery in Hamilton

Nursery World, 29 August 02, 12:00

(Photograph) - Things were looking up for three-year-old Andrew Pickering and Scottish education minister Cathy Jamieson when she visited First Step Community Nursery in Hamilton, North Lanarkshire...

Editor's view

By Liz Roberts, editor, Nursery World, 29 August 02, 12:00

Unfortunately, it seems that often it takes a tragedy to prompt action over problems that have been brewing for some time. And so the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman have now led to emerg...

Nurseries counsel grieving families

By Annette Rawstrone, Nursery World, 29 August 02, 12:00

Nurseries in the area around Soham are helping children and parents deal with their grief and fears following the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman and the massive publicity around the case...

CRB speeds up checks for teachers

By Alison Mercer, Nursery World, 29 August 02, 12:00

The Professional Association of Nursery Nurses gave a cautious welcome to news last week that the Criminal Records Bureau is to speed up processing checks on teachers and other school staff to clear...

Special Educational Needs and Disability Act

Nursery World, 29 August 02, 12:00

With just days to go until the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act takes effect on 1 September, all education providers must make adjustments to prevent children with special needs being pu...

Persil Stars

Nursery World, 29 August 02, 12:00

Pre-schools and nurseries could become better equipped for art as Persil becomes the latest big company to sponsor educational resources. From October 'Persil Stars' on most of its packs of washing ...

Quote of the week

Nursery World, 29 August 02, 12:00

'I am glad the children of Soham have had this fact underlined to them: they know today that for every deceitful murderer whose path they may have crossed in their short lives, there were a thousand...

Consultancy role for chain founder

By Alison Mercer, Nursery World, 29 August 02, 12:00

Tom Shea, the founder of Jigsaw nursery group who stepped down as chief executive last year, has launched a new venture - a childcare consultancy. Childcare Innovations Partnership (CIP), based in ...

Criminal records Bureau checks in England and Wales

Nursery World, 29 August 02, 12:00

Criminal Records Bureau checks in England and Wales are only part of the picture in assessing staff and managing child protection effectively, National Day Nurseries Association chief executive Rose...

Spinners of tall tales

Nursery World, 29 August 02, 12:00

Spinners of tall tales from around the world will visit nurseries and schools during the Scottish International Storytelling Festival,from 29 October to 8 November. The traditional storytellers incl...