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Do we care?

    News
  • Wednesday, September 28, 2005
    • | Nursery World
If we have children's interests at heart, says Professor Helen Penn, shouldn't we extend our concern to all the children around the world? For the past ten years or so I have been working part of the time in the 'South' - previously known as the developing world or the Third Majority.

Early years favours Foundation training

    News
  • Wednesday, August 21, 2002
    • | Nursery World
The early years sector is in favour of Government proposals for a national programme for Foundation Stage training, according to an analysis of responses to a consultation paper published last week. Just over 80 per cent of respondents to the consultation, including practitioners, LEAs, and representative bodies, supported the proposal to establish nationally directed Foundation Stage support for early years development and childcare partnerships (EYDCPs).

Proposed SEND funds 'not enough', sector says

    News
  • Monday, October 3, 2016
    • | Nursery World
The sector has welcomed the Government’s recognition of the inequality of access to childcare for children with special educational needs and disabilities, but has questioned how far its proposed reforms will go.

No place like home

    News
  • Wednesday, August 21, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Thousands of children struggle with the effects of living in temporary and substandard housing. Catherine Gaunt looks at moves to help them Can you imagine living in a room so small and cramped that your two-year-old child has been unable to learn how to crawl? Or being the mother of a one-year-old living in a flat so damp that not only do you both suffer constant colds, but you cannot leave your child's cuddly toys out because they will be covered in mould within days? These examples may sound extreme, but they are cases that the campaigning charity Shelter has uncovered in the course of its work with the homeless. In fact, according to research Shelter published earlier this year, growing up in cramped conditions with no room to play is a reality for 100,000 homeless children in England alone.

Childminders can train for care of two-year-olds

    News
  • Tuesday, May 10, 2011
    • | Nursery World
A training programme that stresses the importance of listening to two-year-olds has been delivered to registered childminders by the Northern Ireland Childminding Association (NICMA).

More inspections

    News
  • Wednesday, September 28, 2005
    • | Nursery World
Your Special Report ('Knock knock', 8 September) concluded that the sector has already endorsed snap inspections as this would be the way to stop the appalling behaviour by staff witnessed in 'Nurseries Undercover'. First, I would like to know who Ofsted consulted about no-notice inspections. I own and manage a 24-place day nursery and I was not consulted and neither were any other owners I know.

Win a place to talk

    News
  • Tuesday, May 10, 2011
    • | Nursery World
Early years settings and schools are invited to take part in the Elizabeth Jarman 'A Place to Talk Outside' project.

Close to the Bones

    Other
  • Monday, May 27, 2019
    • | Nursery World
Children attending Montys Nursery and Pre-school in Kew enjoyed an exciting day out visiting the Natural History Museum.

Drive time

    News
  • Wednesday, March 23, 2005
    • | Nursery World
On top of safety issues, driving a car on a nanny job involves some tricky questions of cost, considered by Lindsey Blythe Does a car automatically go with a nannying job today? Is it seen as an essential tool of the trade, or a liability?

On a High

    Other
  • Monday, January 21, 2019
    • | Nursery World
Children at Pebbles Childcare in Worthing used their new action camera to photograph the views and wild horses they found on their nature walk exploring nearby Cissbury Ring.

Working for Families Fund

    News
  • Wednesday, March 23, 2005
    • | Nursery World
Unemployed parents will be helped to access jobs and training through a Working for Families Fund set up by East Ayrshire Council in conjunction with the Scottish Executive. A new team will help families find childcare and aim to raise the number of parents in work to 70 per cent by 2010.

Nurseries look overseas for recruits

    News
  • Monday, October 17, 2016
    • | Nursery World
Nursery owners are seeking opportunities to recruit from abroad as a result of the difficulties attracting staff with the required GCSEs, but uncertainty remains over how to attract and retain EU workers in light of Brexit.

Photo of the Week - Wetherby Day Nursery

    News
  • Tuesday, September 7, 2010
    • | Nursery World
Three-year-old Thomas Thewenetti enjoys having a ride on Toby the Pony at Wetherby Day Nursery's School Leavers' Party last month at the Yorkshire nursery.

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