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  • Wednesday, May 29, 2002
  • | Nursery World
Staff work jointly with parents in assessing a child's learning at this early years centre, says Julian Grenier Lynn Kennington, the head of Gamesley Pre-School Centre in North Derbyshire, is forthright about her priorities. 'Parents are at the forefront of our thinking. They are the child's first educators,' she states. 'We are here as a resource for the community, for the child and the family.'

A positive future

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  • Wednesday, December 20, 2006
  • | Nursery World
New hopes are held out for children who suffer from this life-threatening condition. Melanie Defries explains what they need Cystic fibrosis came to prominent public attention recently when it was revealed by Chancellor Gordon Brown that his four-month-old son James Fraser had been diagnosed with the hereditary disease. He said that he and his wife Sarah were positive about their son's future and optimistic about new treatments, and they were touched by the many messages of support received.

More health visitors needed

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  • Wednesday, November 7, 2007
  • | Nursery World
Up to 4,000 more full-time health visitors are needed across England to provide intensive support for 120,000 vulnerable families, says a leading trade union.

A base that reaches into the heart of the community

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  • Wednesday, May 29, 2002
  • | Nursery World
The ACE Centre is the base for professionals from many different services who are working together. Their common agenda is to find out what people need and then provide it. It is a kind of working which is still exploratory, and is sometimes challenging. 'We are all committed and caring professionals at the centre,' says Clempson, 'but you never get to the point where you've "cracked it". This work isn't just about words on bits of paper. We have found that when people are working together for the first time, their own needs have to be met even as we are working to meet the needs of the people we serve.'

Animal welfare: Hop to it!

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  • Tuesday, May 28, 2002
  • | Nursery World
There are many ways for young children to learn respect and appreciation for animals without keeping live ones in their school or nursery, as Marie Charlton explains

London Borough of Newham's Children's Information Service

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  • Wednesday, March 23, 2005
  • | Nursery World
* The London Borough of Newham's Children's Information Service also received the National Quality Award at a ceremony held at the Guildhall in the City of London on 14 February. The award was presented by Naomi Eisenstadt, director of the Sure Start Unit at the Department for Education and Skills.

Campaign demands strategy change

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  • Tuesday, May 28, 2002
  • | Nursery World
The Pre-school Learning Alliance has launched a two-year campaign to pressure the Government into rethinking its National Childcare Strategy.

Settings well organised while QA boosts ratings

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  • Tuesday, August 26, 2008
  • | Nursery World
Ofsted's third and final review from the three-year cycle of inspections focuses on how early years and childcare providers organise, lead and manage settings to promote positive outcomes for children.

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