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Managing Equality and Diversity: Part 1 - Equal measures
Gabriella Jozwiak introduces the first part of a new series on managing inclusion, with a look at what the term means in context, and a guide to the legal requirements
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EYFS best practice: All about… Storytelling
Stories are especially important in the early years, explains Mary Medlicott, who offers advice on how to be an effective storyteller to groups of young children
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Parent’s Guide - Going to the dentist
Some tips for parents on taking their child for their first dental appointment, and the wider developmental benefits of doing so. By Annette Rawstrone
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Nursery World Show 2019 - A grand day out
From exhibition stands to a packed programme of masterclasses and seminars, Meredith Jones Russell reveals what to expect at the Nursery World Show 2019
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Early years staff face financial pressure as wages drop
Early years staff are now earning similar amounts to hairdressers after suffering a real-term pay loss of 5 per cent since 2013, reveals report.
Big divide between rich and poor nurseries
Affluent areas are growing nurseries while settings in areas of deprivation are increasingly struggling to survive, according to Christie and Co.
Ofsted launches consultation on how it inspects from early years to further education
Ofsted has launched a consultation on plans to change the way it inspects early years settings, schools and further education and skills providers.
Concern grows over fate of Salford council nurseries
Campaigners in Salford have written to the mayor about ‘slow progress’ in deciding the future of the city’s five council-run nurseries.
New award champions books for babies and under-fives
A new book prize for the early years has been launched.
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Call for urgent action to improve provision for children with cerebral palsy
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Childbase opens 43rd nursery
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Knowing how to make friends most important for starting school
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Rise in children with SEN in PVI nurseries
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Welsh Government plans to end the disparity in childcare funding
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Hunger minister needed to address food insecurity, say MPs
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Change4Life teaches children how to cut sugar
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Reading to pre-school children boosts their language skills
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Gloucestershire nursery group expands
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Kidzrus nursery group faces legal challenge to name
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Much-loved children's author John Burningham dies
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Nurseries urged to interact with older people to boost children's life chances
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What the sector wants in…2019
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EYFS best practice: All about… Storytelling
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