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To the point...

    News
  • Wednesday, November 23, 2005
    • | Nursery World
Our weekly columnist Beatrix Campbell says childcare is a female-friendly electoral issue for all political parties After the entertaining hustings on 'Woman's Hour', we now know that of the Tory leadership hopefuls, neither David Cameron nor David Davies connect with popular culture and watch 'Strictly Come Dancing' or 'The X Factor' - they probably think the one is dancing with a dominatrix, and the other a documentary about chromosomes.

Ways & means

    News
  • Wednesday, June 5, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Early years workers give case studies of children they observed using schemas and list how they shared their understanding in the setting and with parents at home Understanding schemas can help practitioners in the Foundation Stage in the way they observe children at play, support children's learning, plan future learning and work with parents, who invariably find schemas fascinating.

Further reading

    News
  • Wednesday, June 5, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Introductory reading * Bruce, T and Meggitt, C, Childcare and Education (Hodder and Stoughton, 1998)

Thinking big

    Other
  • Monday, August 25, 2014
    • | Nursery World
The Cottage Day Nursery in Liverpool held a Giant Festival.

In appreciation

    News
  • Wednesday, November 23, 2005
    • | Nursery World
In our series on preparing for Ofsted inspections, Laura Henry explains how to help children make a positive contribution The fourth of the five outcomes by which Ofsted will inspect early years settings is 'Helping children make a positive contribution to the provision and the wider community.' In order for children to make a significant contribution to the provision they need to feel that their opinions and thoughts are valued.

Let's put change on the cards

    News
  • Wednesday, June 5, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Is it just me, or does Ofsted appear to be tangling itself up in a web of paperwork (News, 16 May)? I don't understand why it can't just register all childcarers in England and issue them with a credit card-style licence (showing a photograph) and a pin number. Employers could then simply call up their Ofsted regional centre to do a check, quoting the licence number and asking the employee for their pin number. The centre could check with Ofsted's national database and confirm the 'licensed' childcare workers over the telephone - and it could even confirm their qualifications.

Stick together

    News
  • Wednesday, June 5, 2002
    • | Nursery World
As a registered childminder I felt deeply insulted by the tone of Lindsay Byrne's letter, 'Nannies are not childminders' (9 May). How can childminders be regarded as professional childcarers when people in the same sector hold us in such low regard? Many childminders already hold the same qualification as Ms Byrne, and many of us, including myself, are studying at the moment for an SVQ in Early Years Care and Education as well as working full-time. We do not have the luxury of having time during the day to study and complete assignments.

National Day Nurseries Association's annual conference

    News
  • Wednesday, April 30, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Hundreds of delegates from all over England are expected to attend the National Day Nurseries Association's annual conference in Telford, Shropshire, next week. The theme of the two-day meeting at the International Conference Centre on 7 and 8 May is 'Searching for Solutions'. Speakers include Sure Start minister Catherine Ashton, Professor Lesley Abbott of Manchester Metropolitan University and Tullia Musattti of the Centre for National Research in Rome. NDNA chief executive Rosemary Murphy said, 'Nurseries are facing an unprecedented level of change. We have put together a stimulating, thought-provoking agenda which will look at the issues facing nurseries as they search for solutions.' A major exhibition of services and supplies for day nurseries will also run alongside the conference. For more details or to book a place, contact the NDNA on 0870 774 4244 or e-mail info@ndna.org.uk.

Nursery nurses vote on pay and regrading

    News
  • Wednesday, April 30, 2003
    • | Nursery World
More than 5,000 nursery nurse members of the public sector union Unison are voting for the second time in a month on whether to take industrial action across Scotland, after an earlier ballot was suspended following a threat of legal action by North Ayrshire council. The nursery nurses, who work in schools, day nurseries, community nurseries and special schools, are threatening to strike in support of their claim for a pay and grading review after talks with their local authority employers failed to resolve the situation. Carol Ball, chair of Unison's nursery nurse working party, said, 'Local authorities are actively trying to prevent a successful outcome, but we're sure their tactics won't work.

Our bright idea

    News
  • Wednesday, November 23, 2005
    • | Nursery World
Help yourself! Children can get their fill of learning in their outdoor area with the help of a water butt installed by practitioners at Cockfield Primary School nursery, as Judith Cowley explains

On the floor

    News
  • Wednesday, November 23, 2005
    • | Nursery World
It's durable and free - and a versatile early learning resource. Jean Evans looks at flooring Resources for children's activities often prove expensive, so it is always satisfying to discover something that costs nothing. Recycled materials not only help you cut down on waste, but with a little imagination can also provide useful resources and interesting play opportunities. Display a notice inviting parents to save leftover vinyl tiles and scraps of flooring, and make a collection. Store smaller pieces in a strong box and tape larger pieces in rolls to store in a plastic bucket.

Endangered by bureaucracy

    News
  • Wednesday, November 23, 2005
    • | Nursery World
By Ian McLaughlan, chief executive, Scottish Pre-school Play Association 'We can't do it anymore,' said a delegate at the national early years conference, 'Placing Children First', organised by the Scottish Pre-school Play Association (SPPA). Volunteers made impassioned pleas over the burdens of responsibility to comply with increasing levels of bureaucracy and regulation.

Rising to inspections

    News
  • Wednesday, November 23, 2005
    • | Nursery World
I have followed with interest all of your articles on getting ready for inspection, and have found them very informative. As a team, we are pro-active and constantly review, monitor and change as we progress as a team. As soon as the Birth to Three Matters framework was delivered, we began to look at ways to implement it. We work with it in our baby room, but also run it alongside the Foundation Stage in our mixed age group with children from two to five years. The two run extremely well together, and we find that when children are ready for the Foundation Stage it is a seamless transition from Birth to Three Matters.

Star qualities

    News
  • Wednesday, November 27, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Traditional Christmas images can help reinforce children's understanding of shape and pattern, as Lena Engel demonstrates with these seasonal activities Early learning goal

Noticeboard

    News
  • Wednesday, July 23, 2008
    • | Nursery World
The best photo of the week will win 30 worth of children's books

Scrap the tests and get good results

    News
  • Wednesday, April 30, 2003
    • | Nursery World
What excellent news that three more national organisations are joining forces to campaign for teacher assessment and the scrapping of tests for six- and seven-year-old children in England ('Alliance targets KS 1 testing', News, 17 April). Since last September I have worked across England with nearly 3,000 Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 practitioners. They are unanimous in their dislike of the tests and cite good reasons - the tests narrow (ie dumb down) the curriculum for five- to seven-year-olds; the targets are set in order to get 'good' test results and put pressure on the Foundation Stage to be too formal; classroom assistants and teachers talk about the growing number of children disaffected by the age of six (particularly boys and children with special needs); and the pressure of preparing for the tests lowers staff morale.

Win a feltkids interactive storybook

    News
  • Wednesday, April 30, 2003
    • | Nursery World
These delightful StoryBooks, part of an interactive play system from Flair, have been designed for children of three years-plus to support role play and pre-reading skills. Each one has eight colourful felt pages and more than 20 re-useable play pieces, and comes in a clear vinyl tote bag. They normally cost 14.99 each, but we have 20 to give away free to our readers. Winners will receive a copy of either Let's Play House or Let's Have a Party.

Take cover

    News
  • Wednesday, November 23, 2005
    • | Nursery World
Insurance is an essential item for any nanny's portfolio because, says Samantha Beere, accidents do happen Insurance is the kind of subject that makes people's eyes glaze over. But for professional nannies, it's an issue of vital importance. Take this scenario, for example: a nanny is sued because she brought a cup of hot coffee to the dining room table where the toddler in her care was sitting, and he reached out and pulled it over himself, sustaining bad scalding for which he needed hospital treatment.

Away days

    News
  • Wednesday, April 30, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Need some ideas for a summer term outing? Here are a few 'tasters' of what's available around the country, so wherever you are based, you should be able to organise a stimulating and fun day for the children Museums, art galleries and heritage centres do their best to accommodate children of all ages, and most have an education department that will help you plan for a successful day. If you are unable to get to one of the big centres mentioned below, why not try contacting your local museum or gallery to see what they can offer young children? There is an excellent educational website called the 24-Hour Museum (www.24hourmuseum.org.uk) that should provide you with all the information you need. You can also contact English Heritage (0870 333 1181) and The National Trust (0870 458 4000), both of which offer a range of educational services.

Scots rate Sure Start success

    News
  • Wednesday, May 29, 2002
    • | Nursery World
An evaluation of the Sure Start Scotland programme has found huge enthusiasm for the initiative, with one interviewee going so far as to say, 'Sure Start Scotland is one of the best things that the Scottish Executive has come up with.' The evaluation of the first two years of the programme found that it had reached over 15,000 children and 6,000 parents. The Scottish Executive has allocated 80m funding for the first five years, to be distributed to all local authorities on a weighted basis to reflect population, deprivation and rural location.

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