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Free staff checks

    News
  • Wednesday, July 14, 2004
    • | Nursery World
It is a shame that it has taken the realisation that we need to have a national registration scheme to be highlighted by the Bichard report instigated by the tragic deaths of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. Let's now hope that the Government and the DfES act quickly before another horrendous tragedy strikes - and it will unless we tighten up our registration process. The National Day Nurseries Association has proposed a childcare passport, which would include verification of CRB checks and qualifications, but this is still not enough - we should all be doing that already. CRB checks are a starting point but only highlight the offenders that have been caught. As for verification of qualifications, what good would that have done in the case of Huntley? We want to know that a person is clear of any serious allegations that did not go to trial which should stop them from working with vulnerable people, including the disabled and elderly.

Topic web

    News
  • Wednesday, September 18, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Page references for Curriculum guidance for the foundation stage KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD

Editor’s view - Invested interests

    Opinion
  • Monday, February 5, 2018
    • | Nursery World
Times are obviously feeling tough for many private and voluntary providers, as the latest About Early Years data report from Ceeda shows (pages 34-35).

Get in touch

    News
  • Wednesday, September 18, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Use natural objects as a stimulus for exploring the senses 1. In the frame

The parent trap

    Opinion
  • Monday, February 5, 2018
    • | Nursery World
We need a shift in the mindset of employers in the UK, so that flexible working is seen as the norm, not the exception, argues Sarah Jackson

Nord Anglia Education

    News
  • Wednesday, July 7, 2004
    • | Nursery World
Nord Anglia Education, now the largest nursery group in the UK, announced the sale last week of its UK schools division to Gems Education for 11.9 m. Chairman Kevin McNeany said, 'The sale of the UK schools is the final step in our restructuring programme and focuses Nord Anglia on maximising growth within its three key businesses - nurseries, international schools and outsourcing.'

To their taste

    News
  • Wednesday, September 18, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Sharpen children's tastebuds by trying some exotic fruit 1. Tropical taste.

Male practitioners make their mark

    Features
  • Monday, June 18, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Employing three male practitioners, including two in senior positions, has had a positive impact on practice at Choochoos Day Nursery in Kent, according to owner Karla Tabony.

Interactive workshops

    News
  • Wednesday, September 12, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Excitement was part of the currency when the Comic Tale Traders performed at the Ravensthorpe Library in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire.

Additional Support for Learning Bill

    News
  • Wednesday, July 7, 2004
    • | Nursery World
A summary handout for all those working with children explaining changes due to come into place in autumn 2005 when the Additional Support for Learning Bill becomes law is now available from the Scottish Executive Education Department. It can be downloaded at www.scotland.gov.uk or by contacting the Additional Support Needs Division on 0131 244 4914.

Star Photo: Juice Nursery

    News
  • Monday, June 25, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Children at Juice Nursery in Altrincham in Greater Manchester were delighted to explore their newly equipped sensory room.

Ofsted acts on childminders

    News
  • Wednesday, September 11, 2002
    • | Nursery World
People who work as unregistered childminders are not technically breaking the law - until they get caught, Ofsted said last week. The admission by the independent inspectorate of a 'semantic' legal loophole allowing people to work as unregistered childminders has worried early years organisations. An Ofsted spokeswoman said of the loophole, 'It's a matter of semantics, but it is not technically against the law to work as an unregistered childminder. But once an enforcement notice is issued against such a person, then it is.'

Disabled childcare

    News
  • Tuesday, August 18, 2009
    • | Nursery World
Nearly 70 per cent of parents of disabled children aged three to 18 are not satisfied with the available summer holiday childcare, a survey by Working Families has found.

Media watch

    News
  • Tuesday, October 2, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Children on the reality television show 'Supernanny' have sometimes been made to cry to increase viewing figures, it was alleged by a founder of the Channel 4 board, Roger Graef.

Violence against children

    News
  • Wednesday, February 27, 2008
    • | Nursery World
Parents who smack their children too hard should not be jailed as long as the intention was to punish rather than injure, senior judges have recommended. The Sentencing Guidelines Council rules published last week state, 'Where an offender only intended to administer lawful chastisement and relatively minor injury resulted that was neither foreseen nor intended, custody will not normally be appropriate.' But Tony Samphier for the Children Are Unbeatable! Alliance called the guidelines 'a backward step, entrenching further legalised violence against children.'

Happitots Day Nurseries

    News
  • Wednesday, September 11, 2002
    • | Nursery World
(Photograph) - The Edinburgh-based Happitots Day Nurseries chain was named one of the UK's top ten female business entrepreneurships last week in the T-mobile and Sunday Express 'Women Mean Business' awards. Heather Gilchrist, Happitots managing director (centre), shown with ITN newsreader Katie Derham (left), Harris Jones, chief executive of T-Mobile UK (back), and Martin Townsend, Sunday Express editor, received the award at London's Cafe Royal. Photo: Paul France

Hands up

    News
  • Wednesday, July 7, 2004
    • | Nursery World
Volunteers can be a wonderful resource for an after-school club. Jackie Nunns gives advice on recruitment and deployment of these helpers

Work matters: Leadership - Spread the word

    Features
  • Wednesday, February 27, 2008
    • | Nursery World
To maximise the effectiveness of staff training, managers themselves need to understand what that training involves. It's all about helping the whole setting to ultimately benefit, says Sarah Presswood of George Perkins Day Nursery in Birmingham.

Children's play Council loses head

    News
  • Wednesday, July 7, 2004
    • | Nursery World
Tim Gill has resigned as director of the Children's Play Council (CPC) and the charity is now recruiting his replacement. For the past ten years, Mr Gill has helped the Children's Play Council to become a major player in making the case for play and playwork, and to enjoy widespread public and government support for its work. He will be leaving to pursue a freelance career in writing and consultancy work. He said, 'I want to explore in more depth some of the issues that most interest me, and to be involved in some on-the-ground projects that address children's lives and childhood today.'

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