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'Chronic childcare shortages risk Government plans'

Friday, June 26, 2015

| Nursery World

Local authorities’ failure to monitor childcare provision, and a lack of available places, risks putting the Government’s childcare plans in jeopardy, warns a new report.

The Big Picture: Making a splash

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Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

Award-winning photographer and bestselling author Seth Casteel has released his latest collection of pictures, Underwater Babies.

Style over content

News

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

| Nursery World

In response to your 'Say no to formal phonics before five' campaign, I am shocked at the idea of teaching all children in one style. We know children are individuals with differing interests and ways of learning new information. Phonics is a good learning tool but it needs to be used alongside the many others available. Rebecca White, by e-mail

Child-centred choice

News

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

| Nursery World

I have been reading the debate regarding children under three attending nurseries and feel that the decision should be down to parental choice, taking into account their own child and family's individual needs. While it may be desirable for young children to stay at home with their mothers it is not always practical.

Baby rooms - Still room for improvement?

Features

Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

Good practice begins with babies, but nurseries have historically focused more on older children. Three years on from the Baby Room Project, Hannah Crown asks if anything has changed.

Quote of the week

News

Wednesday, December 5, 2001

| Nursery World

'Modern kids appear able to engage and apply technology far more quickly than previous generations. Picking up the skills to become techno-savvy starts at birth' Tom Savigar, on how children intuitively know more about information technology than adults, The Sunday Times

Ask the expert

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Wednesday, June 15, 2005

| Nursery World

Your legal questions answered by Christine Betts, senior lawyer, schools and childcare team, Veale Wasbrough Lawyers Q One of my staff is taking an increasing number of days off work. It tends to be just odd days, but this is causing difficulties in arranging last-minute cover for her and is putting an unfair strain on other staff.

To the point...

News

Wednesday, January 11, 2006

| Nursery World

Our weekly columnist Beatrix Campbell says childcarers could learn from the child protection training offered to doctors Doctors sometimes drive childcare professionals crazy. They've got such power, and sometimes seem so reluctant to use it. In the olden days that might have been because while everyone else was going on child protection courses, they didn't.

'Radical action' needed to overhaul Scotland's childcare

News

Friday, June 26, 2015

| Nursery World

A new report calls for ‘radical action’ by Scottish and Central Government to transform childcare in Scotland.

Before words

News

Wednesday, June 15, 2005

| Nursery World

A resource for parents about communicating with babies lets pictures do the talking. Judith Napier reports Handouts full of well-meaning advice too often act as instant turn-offs to the very people they're meant to help. But an innovative information pack designed by Newcastle speech and language therapists proved such a hit that mothers literally picked it up and hugged it.

Rise in children passing phonics check, but teachers' doubts remain

News

Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

While the number of children passing the phonics check has increased year-on-year, teaching staff are unsure of its value.

Meeting the challenge

News

Wednesday, January 11, 2006

| Nursery World

A guide to the new NVQs in Children's Care, Learning and Development Maureen Little, chief external verifier at CACHE, takes a look at the wide range of people who are involved in the assessment process

In brief...Initiatives to encourage

News

Wednesday, December 5, 2001

| Nursery World

Initiatives to encourage children to eat more fruit and vegetables are to benefit from a further 52m as part of a drive to prevent cancer and heart disease. The funding over two years comes from the New Opportunities Fund and sees the National School Fruit Scheme in England expand to give more than a million children aged four to six a free piece of fruit daily.