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Striding out

    News
  • Wednesday, March 22, 2006
    • | Nursery World
Babies and young children need time and space to gain control over their bodies and practise physical skills, says Jennie Lindon The first three years of human life are impressive. If all goes well, our babies - who start as physically helpless newborns - are transformed month by month into people who support their own weight and start to move independently. Even the most cautious toddlers persevere, despite tumbles and tearful frustrations, to become active two- and nearly three-year-olds.

Trained for tourism

    News
  • Wednesday, October 27, 2004
    • | Nursery World
Another ambitious enterprise is a course being developed for childcarers working in tourism, such as ski nannies. Chiltern College is joining forces with Nannies Abroad to create the Certificate of Childcare in Travel and Tourism. Kate Beith, head of the college, said it would be taught over a minimum of 40 hours and would be 'delivered by experienced childcare trainers in an interesting balance of lectures, workshops and active learning'. Ashanti Dickson, managing director of Nannies Abroad, said she became aware through running her other business Snowkidz of a severe lack of training in the travel industry. The course could be tailored for the needs of a particular tour operator, she said, but students who had completed it might enjoy 'better pay and prospects when they return to the UK'. For information ring her on 01962 881 188.

Cool in a crisis?

    News
  • Wednesday, January 18, 2006
    • | Nursery World
When you're on duty and emergency strikes, do you flap, or sail through it? Test your mettle with this quiz by Jan Hurst and Sue Hubberstey Are you unflappable whatever happens, or is your nickname 'nervy nanny'? You may be up to speed with first aid procedures, but what about all the other contingencies that could come your way while you're just doing your job? The real-life scenarios below have all happened to nannies while caring for children. Imagine you were there, and answer honestly how you would cope.

Birthrates in England and Wales reached a ten-year high in 2004

    News
  • Wednesday, May 18, 2005
    • | Nursery World
Birthrates in England and Wales reached a ten-year high in 2004, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics last week. There were 639,721 live births registered in England and Wales in 2004 - an increase of 2.9 per cent on 2003, when there were 621,469.

An essential guide to ... the integrated review

    Features
  • Monday, September 7, 2015
    • | Nursery World
The new review, bringing together two separate assessments from early years and health, is being rolled out this month. Charlotte Goddard provides an overview of what practitioners need to know.

Sector pays tribute as Hodge moves on

    News
  • Wednesday, May 18, 2005
    • | Nursery World
Children's minister Margaret Hodge was replaced by former immigration minister Beverley Hughes in Tony Blair's controversial cabinet reshuffle last week. The news, announced on 9 May after Nursery World went to press, sees Ms Hughes returning to Government after resigning as immigration minister in April 2004 for misleading the public over her knowledge of lax visa controls on East European immigrants.

New early years training package out next month

    News
  • Wednesday, October 27, 2004
    • | Nursery World
By Catherine Gaunt The national occupational standards that underpin training in early years care and education across the UK are due to be agreed in November. The details were revealed by Lynette Lee, NDNA training and development manager, at the National Day Nurseries Association's Conference in London.

One by one

    News
  • Wednesday, November 12, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Project guide This project recognises that:

Ways of relating to computer use in pre-school activity

    News
  • Wednesday, May 18, 2005
    • | Nursery World
Ways of relating to computer use in pre-school activity This Swedish study identified three ways of relating to computer use: as a threat to other activities, as an available option, and as an essential activity. A relationship was found between these categories and the three learning environments, characterised respectively as protective (teachers try to reduce the time spent by children on the computer); supporting (teachers engage more actively in the use of the computer); and guiding (teachers stimulate children's interest in the computer and guide use).

Reader offer

    News
  • Wednesday, May 16, 2007
    • | Nursery World
We have ten copies of Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs by Ian Whybrow and Adrian Reynolds (Puffin Books, 5.99) to give away to Nursery World readers. Send your name and address on the back of a postcard or envelope, marked 'Harry', to the address on page 3. Winners will be the first ten names drawn on 31 May.

Charity launches play inquiry

    News
  • Monday, September 14, 2015
    • | Nursery World
National deafblind charity Sense has launched a public inquiry into the provision of play opportunities for children from birth to five with multiple needs.

Ofsted errors 'led to closure'

    News
  • Wednesday, October 27, 2004
    • | Nursery World
The former owners of a nursery and a pre-school have claimed a series of Ofsted errors forced them to close both businesses. Lisa and Martyn Wills, who ran the Pavilion Day Nursery and Pavilion Pre-school in Whetstone, on the outskirts of Leicester, said they were the victims of damning Ofsted reports posted in error on the educational watchdog's website.

Switch on to ICT

    News
  • Wednesday, August 11, 2004
    • | Nursery World
Computer Kids director April Jones on using sound Sound bytes

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