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To boldly go

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  • Wednesday, August 22, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Toys for babies of six to 12 months old should appeal to their appropriate motor and sensory skills. Jenny Benjamin examines the options for stimulating objects to stock the nursery By six months old, babies are already seasoned explorers. They have eyeballed, grabbed, fingered, mouthed and dropped many objects, and they are beginning to get an idea, albeit a sensory one, of what their world is like. After six months their explorations become more sophisticated. Their fine motor skills have improved, so that, by nine months, they can manipulate objects more carefully, turning them over and passing them easily from hand to hand. By one year old, they will also be able to use thumb and index finger in the pincer grip. These bigger babies are likely to hold on to things for longer, unlike the younger ones, who will drop an item and demand another immediately.

Editor's view

    News
  • Wednesday, January 25, 2006
    • | Nursery World
Nursery World's Outdoor Challenge, run with Learning Through Landscapes, has become an incredibly popular annual event. This week we launch the 2006 competition, with a fantastic 9,000 worth of prizes including a tailor-made shade sail from Keep it Kool, lots of great NES Arnold equipment, advice from LTL and more. Awareness of how important good outdoor provision is for young children is growing, and practitioners cite lack of suitable opportunities as one of the biggest challenges in meeting curriculum objectives. We hope our competition will highlight the need to support settings in improving their facilities and practice, and for theGovernment to regulate to make access to good outdoor play mandatory for all children. Entering the Outdoor Challenge will help your setting to reflect on current provision, identify ideas for development, and gain the motivation to put them into practice - and you could be a winner! We've also got several new features starting this week. Many practitioners still feel a lack of confidence about working with babies and toddlers, so Jennie Lindon's new series on the applying the principles of the English and Scottish birth-to-threes guidance should be invaluable. Plus, Jenny Mosely, renowned for her circle time work, tackles child behaviour problems, and Andrew Trythall of Sir Robert Hitcham's School has great ICT ideas.

On the surface

    News
  • Wednesday, August 22, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Understanding the functions and reactions of skin will help you decide how to respond to conditions seen on the children in your care, writes Maggie Jones Our skin is one of the most important organs of the body and our main interface with the world. It protects the internal organs, helps resist bacteria and other infections, and even expresses our feelings - turning red when we blush, or pale when we are afraid.

A new series of Play Awards is being launched by the Pre-school Learning Alliance

    News
  • Wednesday, January 25, 2006
    • | Nursery World
A new series of Play Awards is being launched by the Pre-school Learning Alliance to highlight the importance of play in child development and recognise those whose work promotes it. Parents and carers of children under five can nominate early years workers in categories including outstanding early years group, outstanding carer network, outstanding individual practitioner and outstanding childminder. The awards will be given in London during National Play Week in June. There are cash prizes for winning groups and Fisher-Price learning toys for those who nominate them. Call 01628 500 303 or e-mail ukpress.office@ mattel.com for an entry form. Nominations close on 31 March.

Developing Language and Literacy

    News
  • Wednesday, March 13, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Some food for thought in your professional career Developing Language and Literacy (second edition). By Ann Browne. (Paul Chapman Publishing, 17.99, 020 7374 0645)

Autism may be missed in schoolchildren

    News
  • Tuesday, June 2, 2009
    • | Nursery World
One primary school child in every 64 may need help because they have some form of autism, but have not been diagnosed, according to a new study.

Warning of SEN 'exodus' from mainstream education

    News
  • Monday, February 10, 2014
    • | Nursery World
More than one million children with special educational needs (SEN) could lose their right to mainstream education under changes within the Children and Families Bill, a charity has warned.

Character part

    News
  • Wednesday, March 13, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Make puppets from scrap materials in just 30 minutes and watch the ideas buzz, says Gail Bushell People, animals, buildings, cars, stars, fishes - absolutely anything can be used as a theme for a puppet. If a child suggests an idea that you may not have thought of, go with it and let their imagination run wild. They might stretch yours! Below are some suggestions for small puppets that can be made largely from scrap materials in 30 minutes or less - ideal for a busy out-of-school club that doesn't want to commit itself to a long-term project.

Rural centres offered cash from Europe

    News
  • Wednesday, August 15, 2001
    • | Nursery World
* Rural communities across Britain are invited to submit bids to a European Community fund which supports small-scale, innovative solutions to problems such as lack of childcare facilities. One area which has already benefited from the Leader+ scheme is Bayton near Kidderminster in the West Midlands, where a derelict dairy was converted into a community centre providing childcare and opportunities for work and training.

Chinese New Year

    Other
  • Monday, February 10, 2014
    • | Nursery World
Settings across the country celebrated Chinese New Year.

Under one roof

    News
  • Wednesday, August 15, 2001
    • | Nursery World
The new Early Years Directorate will ask for parents' views about the service when inspecting childcare providers. Alison Mercer explains what else is in store The handover to Ofsted's Early Years Directorate, which is taking over the registration and inspection of childcare for the under-eights from 3 September, has worried some practitioners. But they have been reassured that inspections are unlikely to be that different from before.

The Environment

    News
  • Wednesday, January 18, 2006
    • | Nursery World
10 steps to quality 1 Is your setting clean, well-lit, warm enough and furnished with appropriate chairs, tables and storage equipment for Foundation Stage children? Are all members of staff aware of their roles and responsibilities in maintaining the environment?

The Scottish Care Commission Forum

    News
  • Wednesday, June 28, 2006
    • | Nursery World
* The Scottish Care Commission Forum on 24 June focused on how to better assess, regulate and investigate Scotland's 6,000 registered childminders. The Commission also celebrated its new Regulation of Care Award's first graduation, with 45 Care Commission officers receiving their certificates from the deputy minister for health and community care, Lewis Macdonald.

Little rivals

    News
  • Wednesday, November 21, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Help children respond to their feelings of jealousy towards their siblings and others with activities from Anne O'Connor Activity 1

HR Update - Employment rules update

    Features
  • Monday, April 6, 2015
    • | Nursery World
This year, 5 April brings not only Easter eggs but changes in employment law - in particular, the introduction of shared parental leave. Jacqui Mann of HR4 Nurseries explains

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