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Animal magic

    News
  • Wednesday, May 16, 2001
    • | Nursery World
One of the most appealing sites to look for patterns is on the bodies of animals, writes Lena Engel Animals display wonderful variations in pattern on their skin, feathers, scales, shells or fur, providing plenty of inspiration for creative activities with children in the early years.

Topic web

    News
  • Wednesday, May 16, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Personal, social and emotional development Principles

Traditional tales

    News
  • Wednesday, May 16, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Traditional tales are often grisly, but many lend themselves to a topic on homes, and practitioners shouldn't shy away from including them in their project. Such stories have the advantage that children will probably already be familiar with them. Favourites such as 'The Three Little Pigs' and 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' offer lots of opportunities for mathematical development. And all offer opportunities to explore strong feelings and emotions.

In brief...Free school meals

    News
  • Wednesday, May 16, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Embarrassment or fear of being teased is keeping children from taking free school meals, according to research published by the Department of Education and Employment, commissioned by the Child Poverty Action Group. Of the 1.8 million children who are eligible for free school meals, about one child in five fails to claim them. Practical advice for school meal providers includes explaining to parents how to claim free meals, ensuring the value of meal tickets keeps pace with the cost of healthy meals and introducing cashless systems such as swipe cards to help reduce the stigma.

In brief...A conference in Dundee

    News
  • Wednesday, May 16, 2001
    • | Nursery World
A conference in Dundee last week looked at how professionals and families can help children and young people in schools to develop their personality, talents and mental and physical abilities to their fullest potential, a key aim of the Standards in Scotland's Schools Act 2000. 'Supporting children and young people in schools: creative approaches to a positive future' was organised by Enquire, the independent information and advice service on special educational needs, and explored how the Scottish Executive's commitment to promoting inclusion can be put into practice.

European bank buys biggest UK nursery group

    News
  • Wednesday, May 16, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Asquith Court Schools, the UK's biggest private nursery group, has been bought by the European arm of an international investment bank for 66m. West Private Equity, a branch of German-based WestLB, has bought Asquith Court from a group of several shareholders, including private investment firms Apax Partners, Electra, Candover and Talisman Management International.

Public is reassured after TB at nursery

    News
  • Wednesday, May 16, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Three children at a nursery school in London were confirmed as having tuberculosis late last week and are undergoing full treatment against the disease, having been infected by a member of staff. The move followed a screening of all 30 children, aged two to five, and staff attending Wee Ones in the south London borough of Wandsworth, by Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth Health Authority's public health communicable disease control team.

Value added

    News
  • Wednesday, May 16, 2001
    • | Nursery World
I agree with the findings of the Professional Association of Nursery Nurses (PANN) survey that we nursery nurses are undervalued in the workplace (News, 19 April). Our salaries alone reflect this, especially since we are teaching during the literacy and numeracy hours, but are not treated as professionals in our own right.

Everything and the kitchen sink

    News
  • Wednesday, May 16, 2001
    • | Nursery World
New equipment ideas for the home corner plus a selection of some of the best Home-related resources Home corner

No place like home

    News
  • Wednesday, May 16, 2001
    • | Nursery World
A home corner should be a permanent fixture and plenty of resources are readily available It is quite common these days for role-play areas to be developed with great imagination. You name it, we early years practitioners have tried it - and with great benefit to children's learning. But have you noticed how, despite your efforts to create a deep-sea environment with a shipwreck, treasure chest and marine life, the children are often to be found purposefully laying out cups and saucers, berating the dolls for bad behaviour and generally re-enacting domestic life - all from the bottom of the sea!

Bedtime story

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  • Wednesday, May 16, 2001
    • | Nursery World
As more parents are unable to be at home with their children at night, Anne Wiltsher asks who's taking over When nursery owner Melanie Rowley took part in a radio phone-in programme recently, she was asked a question that illustrates the moral panic that overnight care for young children can arouse. 'I was asked if I would provide overnight care for the child of a prostitute,' she says. 'I said I didn't know how I would respond.'

TV and radio

    News
  • Wednesday, May 16, 2001
    • | Nursery World
20 May 'New Shoots, Old Tips' (BBC Radio 4, 2.45 to 3pm)

Source for salaries

    News
  • Wednesday, May 16, 2001
    • | Nursery World
I agree that pay in the early years sector is low, but where is the money to come from to improve the situation? As a private day nursery our staff wages are paid for by fee-paying parents. If fees are increased to allow a decent wage, parents just won't be able to afford to send their children to nursery.

Ofsted early years team welcomed

    News
  • Wednesday, May 16, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Ten management appointees to Ofsted's Early Years Directorate are set to oversee 2,000 staff responsible for the regulation, registration and inspection of daycare in England. The eight regional managers, a head of policy and a head of quality, announced earlier this month (News, 10 May), will take charge of Ofsted's new responsibilities from September. Maggie Smith, director of early years, said, 'We are extremely pleased to welcome this team whose leadership and professional skill will provide a strong foundation as we steer our new early years role forward.'

Compute this

    News
  • Wednesday, May 16, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Inviting in families to see what they can do with new technology boosts learning at home, says Irene Drummond of Chatham Place Nursery School, Liverpool We were flattered when the new school inspector suggested that our nursery should share good practice and promote information and communication technology (ICT) within the Dingle, Toxteth, Granby Education Action Zone (EAZ). Modestly, we hadn't realised we were good in that area, but decided that holding an ICT Family Fun Day was an ideal opportunity to celebrate the huge input of resources made available to schools through the National Grid for Learning and the EAZ.

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