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In brief...

    News
  • Wednesday, June 14, 2006
    • | Nursery World
London's playing fields need better use, according to a report by the London Assembly stressing the importance of preserving playing fields for children.

In my view: Support is appreciated

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, November 18, 2008
    • | Nursery World
Support staff in schools have for years been treated as the poor relations in the education system, with low and unequal pay, often only in term-time, bad working conditions and few training opportunities. All too often, they are expected to take on far too much responsibility.

Make shift

    News
  • Wednesday, June 8, 2005
    • | Nursery World
Combining objects to create new uses is a crucial part of children's development, and should be as free as possible from adult interference, says Philip Waters Think of 'Steptoe and Son's' yard and it could describe the state of my back garden at the moment. If you were brave enough to venture out there you would find old timbers with rusty nails, a bathtub, bits of tiles, pipes, bricks, and goodness knows what else. And while my partner is probably cringing at the thought of my DIY enthusiasm on renovating the bathroom, my children, and half the neighbourhood's children, are in their element making things from all the junk.

Editor's letter

    News
  • Wednesday, February 6, 2002
    • | Nursery World
As spring approaches most of us get the urge to brighten up or change our environment. Whether you are contemplating buying new furniture, restocking your toy cupboards or wondering what you can do about your less-than-inspiring outdoor area, do nothing before you have thoroughly perused this issue. It's jammed full of new products, resources and contacts to help you make the changes you want. The renovation of school playgrounds is currently big news in the education world and we have chosen to make it one of our main stories, too. True, much playground equipment can be prohibitively expensive, but there is a number of modular units which can be added to as and when funds are available, so we hope we have found something to suit everyone's budget. It's amazing how original many schools have been - read about some of them on page 28.

Coughs and sneezes

    News
  • Wednesday, February 6, 2002
    • | Nursery World
An independent selection of new products and resources In Britain 150 million school and working days are lost every year to flu and flu-related illnesses so you may be interested in the Beechams Cold & Flu website. This was set up to monitor cold and flu symptoms across the UK and is able to predict the risk factor in any region. The Beechams Cold & Flu Scale takes a weekly sample of 90,000 people across the UK, collecting information from surgeries, hospitals, pharmacies, schools and employers, and risk factors are assessed. When you log on you register to receive a personalised weekly cold and flu email update.

Parent power wins back hot nursery meals

    News
  • Tuesday, November 25, 2008
    • | Nursery World
Nine Edinburgh nurseries that lost their on-site catering facilities to council cost-cutting are to resume serving hot meals to children, following a successful campaign by parents and staff.

Inspectors to train in child outcomes

    News
  • Wednesday, April 6, 2005
    • | Nursery World
Early years inspectors will have to complete a three-day training course on how to carry out their procedures, following the end of the two-year inspection cycle on 31 March. The training, which will be rolled out to 900 Ofsted inspectors over the next six weeks, will prepare them to collect evidence and make judgements under the new inspection framework announced last September. Inspectors will also be introduced to new software to improve the efficiency of recording evidence and writing reports.

Ten green bottles

    News
  • Wednesday, February 6, 2002
    • | Nursery World
An independent selection of new products and resources The Green Bottle Unit is a recently launched enterprise from the award-winning charity Free Form Arts Trust, in association with glass artist David Watson. Set up to produce 100 per cent recycled glass tiles, bricks and paviors from items like TV and VDU screens, as well as from the ubiquitous bottle bank contents, the Unit has taken two years to develop a safe, attractive and ecologically sound alternative to bricks and mortar. If you plan to use the blocks where skidding could be an issue a glass frit with raised relief is recommended. The blocks have been found to be stronger than equivalent size precast concrete paviors. The blocks are available in green, white, brown and blue - because they are hand-made, their appearance varies in pattern and shade. They come in a range of dimensions, priced from around 16 per brick.

The big lie

    News
  • Wednesday, April 6, 2005
    • | Nursery World
Nurseries are being asked by the Inland Revenue to help catch cheating parents - while losing money. Simon Vevers reports The Inland Revenue says there is 'no evidence whatsoever of an increase in tax credits fraud' - a claim which is baffling many childcare providers, not least because the Inland Revenue is increasingly asking them to check whether parents are sending children to their setting and are therefore entitled to state support.

For work, rest and play

    News
  • Wednesday, February 6, 2002
    • | Nursery World
A stimulating outdoor play area can have a positive effect on your nursery or school - creating an environment which encourages quality free play has been shown to improve children's behaviour and noise levels Where to start

Caped crusaders

    News
  • Wednesday, May 21, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Practitioners and parents need to appreciate why boys often prefer 'superhero' play. Wendy Scott looks at some thought-provoking research Parents and practitioners can worry about boisterous play in the nursery, especially when it involves groups of boys rushing around outside apparently playing about rather than engaging in 'structured play' that is commonly perceived to lead to learning. But staff at Fortune Park Early Years Centre in Islington, London have looked into this common experience, with thought-provoking results.

Out and about

    News
  • Wednesday, January 29, 2003
    • | Nursery World
There are many and varied opportunities in which to explore and make patterns in the outdoors. A PATTERN WALK

History lessons

    News
  • Wednesday, April 6, 2005
    • | Nursery World
People in every time and place 'construct' different childhoods (James and Prout 1997; Hendrick 2003). That is, they hold certain beliefs and values that guide their behaviours and policies, which in turn reinforce or change their beliefs and behaviours about what children are and ought to be like. Historians trace the changing child, from the Puritan child whose will must be broken, through Rousseau's free romantic or natural child, to the pure evangelical child, the factory child who was either to be forced to work intensely hard or to be rescued, and the delinquent child who was supposed to be tamed into the school child.

Win a Sticklebricks ABC Set!

    News
  • Wednesday, February 6, 2002
    • | Nursery World
An independent selection of new products and resources Here's an old favourite but a new concept from Flair Leisure which will help children develop early letter recognition and sequencing. 36 illustrated Sticklebricks feature two sets of vowels and consonants so that young children are able to construct two, three or four letter words, while older ones can spell out multiple words 'crossword' style, reusing letters from an existing word to create a new one. Each Sticklebrick Set costs 9.99 but we have 20 to be won in a free prize draw. All you have to do is put your name and the address of your workplace on a postcard marked Sticklebricks Offer and post to Nursery Equipment, Admiral House, 66-68 East Smithfield, London E1W 1BX before 11 April 2002 when the winning entries will be selected at random.

Children's rights office by summer

    News
  • Wednesday, January 22, 2003
    • | Nursery World
A children's commissioner could be established in Northern Ireland by this summer. Legislation to set up the office of Commissioner for Children and Young People in the Province, the Commissioner for Children and Young People (NI) Order is expected to become law by the end of next month.

How can parents and carers tell the difference between ordinary childhood misbehaviour and more serious problems?

    News
  • Wednesday, January 22, 2003
    • | Nursery World
How can parents and carers tell the difference between ordinary childhood misbehaviour and more serious problems? A free leaflet, Over the top behaviour in the under-tens, by the National Family and Parenting Institute sets out some pointers by exploring what makes children behave badly and what parents can do about it. It also looks at the signs of more serious problems such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Gill Keep, who wrote the leaflet, said, 'Most of the time, parents can be reassured that their child's behaviour is quite normal, but if there is a problem, it's important that they feel they can ask for help.' The leaflet is on the website www.e-parents.org.

Against the grain

    News
  • Wednesday, July 30, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Gluten intolerance can have serious consequences for a child, but with careful planning, they can enjoy all the nursery's activities, writes Jacqueline Smith Coeliac disease affects one in 300 of the UK population, yet the first time that many childcare professionals hear of the condition is when a coeliac child is placed in their care. Even then they can be unaware of the severity of the condition, and uncertain about how to care for the coeliac child.

East Centre for Playwork Education and Training

    News
  • Wednesday, March 12, 2003
    • | Nursery World
A conference to launch the East Centre for Playwork Education and Training will take place on Friday 28 March 2003 from 9.30am to 3.30pm at Abington Hall, Granta Science Park, Abington, Cambridge. Contact Gail Bushell on 01787 319943, email mail@sprito.fsnet.co.uk.

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