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Pre-term babies research led by cot death charity

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  • Wednesday, May 16, 2001
    • | Nursery World
The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths marked its 30th anniversary during last week's Cot Death Awareness Week (7-13 May). Nurseries, schools and businesses around the country took part in a sponsorship event, 'The Big Push to make cot death extinct', pushing prams, wheelbarrows and other wheeled vehicles. Funds raised will go towards scientific research and providing information and support for families affected by cot death.

Verify the position

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  • Wednesday, May 16, 2001
    • | Nursery World
I was most surprised to read your Letter of the Week ('NVQ 3 training derailed by lack of assessors', 19 April). The writer has been misinformed by her college.

Editor's view

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  • Wednesday, May 16, 2001
    • | Nursery World
At last the national standards for daycare have been published - creeping out into the world in the huge shadow of the general election announcement the same day (see News, page 4). A quick glance past the brightly-coloured covers of the five booklets reveals that little has changed from the draft proposals. A requirement for managers of all settings - full daycare, sessional, creches, and out-of-school clubs - to have two years' experience has been added, however. This is something that our 'Stop the Drop' campaign has called for, and it rules out the prospect of newly-qualified 18-year-olds in charge of nurseries.

Professors of play

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  • Wednesday, May 16, 2001
    • | Nursery World
The value of learning through play is not as obvious to many parents as it is to professionals. Mary Evans tells how you can help them appreciate this important concept Parents naturally want the best start for their children. But in today's competitive world of league tables and assessments they can all too easily think that the most positive first step on life's ladder of learning is to push their toddlers into a formalised programme of education, rather than letting them progress through play.

Open house

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  • Wednesday, May 16, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Children are very aware of the concept of 'home' from an early age, and as a bridge between home and early years setting, 'my home' makes an excellent topic for the foundation stage. The meaning of 'home' incorporates both the functional - bricks and mortar - and the emotional, provided by family members. There can be great diversity in children's experience of both elements, and as practitioners we need to be mindful of this when planning the topic.

Changing rooms

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  • Wednesday, May 16, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Take a closer look at rooms and the view outside Adult-led

Quote of the week

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  • Wednesday, May 16, 2001
    • | Nursery World
'No other country has such a testing regime. There is increasing evidence of the stress caused to young people who are overly worried about sitting tests. Instead of enjoying learning, they are too preoccupied in making sure they know enough to pass' Professor Colin Richards of St Martin's College, Cumbria, on his study which has found that British schoolchildren are the most tested in the world, The Mirror

Children at Manchester's Dryden Street Nursery

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  • Wednesday, May 16, 2001
    • | Nursery World
(Photograph) - Children at Manchester's Dryden Street Nursery have been finding artistic inspiration in the works of great painters. They completed this masterpiece in the manner of Monet, following an earlier one inspired by Van Gogh's Sunflowers. Nursery officer Eileen Kellet said, 'They hope to paint something inspired by Salvador Dali next.'

Out-of-school care celebrated in awards week

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  • Wednesday, May 16, 2001
    • | Nursery World
* The success of out-of-school clubs and the changes they are bringing to families and communities throughout the UK is being celebrated in this year's Kids' Clubs Week. During the week, which runs from 25 to 29 June, the Kids' Clubs Network will publish research on the benefits that safe, affordable and reliable childcare can bring to communities, as well as its impact on health, employment and education. Hundreds of Kids' Clubs all over the country will be holding events and open days to celebrate.

Set sail

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  • Wednesday, May 16, 2001
    • | Nursery World
As summer approaches it's the perfect time to try out a topic on sailing boats and launch the children's work in an attractive display, writes nursery nurse Nina Massey Ship shape

Changing rooms

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  • Wednesday, May 16, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Take a closer look at rooms and the view outside CHILD-INITIATED

No comment for Ofsted staff

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  • Wednesday, May 16, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Members of a professional association representing under-eights advisors joining Ofsted will not be allowed to make any statements on issues relating to the work of its new Early Years Directorate. Association of Advisors for the Under-Eights and their Families (AAUEF) members were told last week they will not be allowed to share any information gained from being an Ofsted staff member within the AAUEF or contribute to any policy statements made by the AAUEF if they relate to the work of the Government or any political party. This effectively means they will be unable to hold positions within the association.

Changing rooms

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  • Wednesday, May 16, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Take a closer look at rooms and the view outside Adult-led

On route

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  • Wednesday, May 16, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Developing story lines and recognising local routes Adult-led

Minders challenge Labour on quality

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  • Wednesday, May 16, 2001
    • | Nursery World
A manifesto for childminders in England was published by the National Childminding Association (NCMA) following the Government's publication of its national standards for daycare and childminding last week. Although the manifesto's stated intention is to outline 'how the next Government should be supporting registered childminding', the NCMA is also using it to contrast its own quality standards with the Government's. While the national standards say childminders in England will be the only daycare providers allowed to smack the children in their care and to smoke in the children's presence with parents' permission, the quality standards state that 'NCMA childminders never slap, smack, shake, bite, frighten or humiliate a child' and they 'ensure a smoke-free environment while they are childminding'.

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