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New criminal checks unit

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  • Wednesday, March 19, 2003
    • | Nursery World
The Welsh Assembly is to set up a new body to administer applications for criminal records checks on behalf of voluntary organisations working with children. The Wales Council for Voluntary Action has been given the job following concerns from some organisations that they had been unable to obtain checks on volunteers and staff because few organisations registered with the Criminal Records Bureau provided this service to voluntary organisations in Wales. Those that did charged from 17.50 to 70 per check.

Nurseries build into regeneration

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  • Wednesday, March 19, 2003
    • | Nursery World
An organisation that spearheads regeneration projects and community building is teaming up with a leading childcare consultancy to open day nurseries in deprived areas in the UK. The Places for People Group, which has named its childcare subsidiary Places for Children, has hired former Jigsaw Day Nurseries chief executive Tom Shea to launch a number of Neighbourhood Nurseries. The first of the nurseries, which will all be new-build, opens in Hackney later this year, while others are planned in the London boroughs of Lewisham, Hounslow, Islington, Ealing and Southwark, as well as Manchester, Watford, Southampton and Newcastle.

Quote of the week

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  • Wednesday, April 24, 2002
    • | Nursery World
'To deal with a particular grievance of parents who work irregular hours or have disabled children, I have decided that support for childcare costs should include help with approved childcare in your own home.' Chancellor of the exchequer Gordon Brown

Healthy Child Event

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  • Tuesday, October 27, 2009
    • | Nursery World
A new free event will focus on improving the health and wellbeing of children and young people across early learning, primary, secondary, specialist and higher education.

Hats off to the nursery heroes

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  • Wednesday, March 19, 2003
    • | Nursery World
By John Woodward, managing director of Busy Bees The snow in January made for some challenging days for those of us in the south of England. At Busy Bees, our Hertfordshire and London nurseries struggled but continued to successfully provide a service for two days of unusual weather conditions.

Super furry animals

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  • Wednesday, September 12, 2001
    • | Nursery World
An independent selection of new products and resources The Zookids Collection from Sevi is a new range of toys for pre-school children that combines sturdy wood and soft fabric. The roll-along animals (pictured right) are made from rubberwood and have soft, plush fabric 'coats' which are easily removable to encourage imaginative play and make washing simple. Roll-along cows, elephants, zebras, lions, pigs and lambs are priced Pounds 12.99 each. Jointed animal pull-alongs that wobble as they move are also available, and mobiles, animal books and jigsaws complete the range, available from Mail Order Express.

10 tips on...

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  • Wednesday, March 19, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Follow our pointers to help you gather evidence for NVQ Level 3 Unit C25 - Support the development of children's mathematical skills. Read our advice in conjunction with Level 3 standards in Early Years Care and Education. 1 'Applying maths' means using it in practical activities that take place in the early years setting on a routine basis.

Do the toddle waddle

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  • Wednesday, September 12, 2001
    • | Nursery World
An independent selection of new products and resources If you get your walking shoes on, there's just time to organise a sponsored walk in aid of the Meningitis Trust. All over the country nurseries and playgroups are organising their own Toddle Waddles to take place during the Trust's special week from 23 - 29 September. Upon registration you will be provided with a goodie bag of balloons, stickers and sponsorship forms. The Trust is also offering prizes, including a computer and a number of fluffy ducks. Meningitis kills more children and young people in the UK than any other infectious disease and is the number one killer of under-fives. All the proceeds from each Waddle will support research, help raise awareness of the disease and provide support to families who have been affected.

Mind that compost

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  • Wednesday, March 19, 2003
    • | Nursery World
As spring approaches and our thoughts turn to planting and growing with the children, I wish to draw other providers' attention to a fact raised by a parent in our setting. She was told by the firm William Sinclair Horticulture that compost can contain bone meal, dried blood, fish blood and bone and possibly chicken manure, but these are not normally listed in detail. When children are handling the planting medium, practitioners must take care with hand washing. If you are putting out compost for children to play with instead of sand, it is probably best to use either peat or John Innes compost, which should not contain these additives.

Keep count

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  • Wednesday, January 29, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Develop number recognition and counting skills with a simple number line, says Susan Maltman Planned learning intentions

Place your vote!

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  • Wednesday, January 29, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Tell the world about the excellent people working in childcare with your nominations for this year's glittering array of awards Registered childminder Lindsay Barrett has built up such a good rapport with children and parents that they're all treated as a part of her extended family. Her London household is always happy and the children in her care love the fantastic range of activities she provides.

Play sector welcomes 155m for facilities

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  • Wednesday, April 6, 2005
    • | Nursery World
Playworkers have greeted with a sigh of relief the announcement of a 155m programme for children's play in England, paid for by the Big Lottery Fund. Only two months ago they feared a drain on funds when the Government decided not to ring- fence the 200m of lottery money earmarked for play in the 2001 Labour Party manifesto.

In stock a monthly round-up of new resources

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  • Wednesday, April 6, 2005
    • | Nursery World
* The Sure Start Unit has published Looking for Childcare? for parents, containing information on arranging childcare, getting financial support and careers in childcare. Download the booklet from www.surestart.gov.uk/ lookingforchildcare. * A resource pack providing a user-friendly guide to creative music sessions with pre-school children has been produced by soundLINCS, Lincolnshire's music development agency. First Steps to First Notes has more than 200 wipe-clean cards with details of activities, instruments and curriculum goals. The pack costs 30 plus p&p. Order from 01522 510 073 or www.soundlincs.org.

Nursery gets silver for going green

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  • Tuesday, November 25, 2008
    • | Nursery World
A new outdoor classroom has garnered Millington Road Nursery School in Cambridge a silver certificate from the Eco-Schools scheme.

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