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Gifted actor

    News
  • Wednesday, December 18, 2002
    • | Nursery World
I'll always remember the three toddlers who, as the three kings in our nursery school's Nativity play, presented their gifts to baby Jesus. The first king almost ran up to the crib and shouted, 'I've brought you some gold.' The second stepped smartly forward and yelled, 'Here's some myrrh for you.' Then the third marched up boldly and bellowed, 'And Frank sent this.' Irene Hickson. Christchurch, Dorset

The way to a man's job

    News
  • Wednesday, December 18, 2002
    • | Nursery World
By Ian Maxwell, deputy director of One Parent Families Scotland Scottish education minister Cathy Jamieson recently urged men to opt for childcare careers in a keynote speech to the 'When Men Become Carers' conference in Edinburgh, organised jointly by One Parent Families Scotland and Men in Childcare. At the same time she announced that an extra 2.4m was going to Scottish local authorities from 2004 onwards, bringing the total amount available for childcare workforce training up to 6m per year.

Regulators lack childcare experts

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  • Wednesday, September 19, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Few of the members of the two new bodies with responsibility for regulating all Scottish childcare services and staff announced earlier this month have any background in daycare. Nine people have been named for the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care, which will take over the registration and inspection of childminding and early education and daycare from local authorities in April 2002. It will also be responsible for regulating adult care services and residential childcare.

Editor's view

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  • Wednesday, February 1, 2006
    • | Nursery World
This week's national policy seminar held by 4Children examined the childcare gains and challenges in the five years since the report by the Childcare Commission, which set out demands for investment in and development of the early years sector (see News page 5, 'To the point' page 9). Everyone agreed that much had been achieved - but also that there was a long way to go. Children's minister Beverley Hughes's comments at the seminar provided some interesting hints about future priorities. She spoke about the need to pay particular attention to the quality of interactions between children and carers, something which rarely seems to be mentioned in Government pronouncements. And in speaking of the need to raise quality and increase affordability, Ms Hughes reflected what seems to be a growing acceptance in Government that supply-side subsidies, as being piloted in the London affordability scheme, will be necessary.

I CAN in the workplace

    News
  • Wednesday, December 18, 2002
    • | Nursery World
* I CAN, the national educational charity for children with speech and language difficulties, is offering more than 30 courses that can be delivered as workplace training. The courses include 'Setting the foundations for nursery-aged children with speech and language difficulties' and 'National numeracy strategy for pupils with speech and language difficulties and special educational needs'. They are aimed at anyone involved in the provision of education, speech and language therapy to children who have speech, language and communication difficulties, including teachers and educational psychologists.

Analysis: Getting tough on non-payers

    News
  • Tuesday, May 19, 2009
    • | Nursery World
What can nurseries do to get the fees owed to them, when they are so unlike other creditor businesses? Annette Rawstrone hears solutions.

Book reviews

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  • Wednesday, March 20, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Reference points Here are two quite different books providing advice on using ICT with the under-fives. The first reinforces the use of ICT through play and popular themes, and the second links ICT closely to the six areas of learning in the Foundation Stage.

The new Wendy house at Ferniehill Primary School in Edinburgh

    News
  • Wednesday, February 1, 2006
    • | Nursery World
(Photograph) - Four-year-old Georgia Combe (left) and three-year-old Skai Scott have fun in the new Wendy house at Ferniehill Primary School in Edinburgh. The school has received a grant to develop its outdoor play area from the Supergrounds Project, a 166,000 scheme run by the Royal Bank of Scotland in association with Edinburgh City Council. The project started in 2000 and provides primary and nursery schools with money for plants and building materials, as well as practical help with landscaping. Over the past five years, the Supergrounds project has helped 24 Edinburgh schools. Photo Rich Scott/Deadline Scotland

To the point...

    News
  • Wednesday, February 1, 2006
    • | Nursery World
Our weekly columnist Beatrix Campbell looks at a course of progress in childcare that seems to be going in two directions Take this fact: the average cost of a full-time nursery place for a child is 7,300 a year. Take another fact: the average salary of a full-time childcare worker is said to be 6,100. Add seasoning, and the mixture is a mess.

In brief...National Childminding Association's annual conference and AGM

    News
  • Wednesday, August 22, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Childminders in England and Wales can exchange ideas and information at the National Childminding Association's (NCMA) annual conference and AGM, which takes place from 17 to 18 November at the Norbeck Castle Hotel in Blackpool, Lancashire. The conference theme is 'Diversity -Childminding has so much to offer!' and a varied programme of speakers and presentations have been arranged, including Maggie Smith, director of the new Early Years Directorate at Ofsted, who will speak about the new organisation's first 75 days, and NCMA president Penelope Leach. Creche facilities will be available and an exhibition will be held on 17 November. For further information contact the NCMA on 020 8264 6164.

In brief...NCMA raises level of Public Liability Insurance Indemnity cover

    News
  • Wednesday, August 22, 2001
    • | Nursery World
The NCMA meanwhile has decided to raise its members' level of Public Liability Insurance Indemnity cover from 2m to Pounds 5m. This has been done automatically for all those who have the NCMA insurance to ensure that they are covered for any damages claims made against them. The change was made in light of a recent case where the family of a London boy who contracted E.coli while on a school trip to a farm was awarded damages of 3.5m.

Credit and choice

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  • Wednesday, March 20, 2002
    • | Nursery World
In one respect I agree that it could be a good thing to pay the childcare tax credit direct to the care provider. However, it could cause difficulties for the parent wishing to change provider. If the money was paid direct to the childcare provider it would restrict the parents' freedom of choice, as not all childcare arrangements turn out to be satisfactory, for a variety of reasons. Parents need to be able to change to other daycare should they require it. This would then have a knock-on effect of increased administration if funds were to go directly to the provider.

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