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Children today are more responsible than adults would give them credit for

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  • Wednesday, June 28, 2006
    • | Nursery World
Children today are more responsible than adults would often give them credit for - that was the message from 4Children's national survey of 600 four- to 16-year-olds. Most opted to save their average Pounds 3.43 pocket money, and nine out of ten said that they ate healthily. They are technologically aware, with 26 per cent of four- to seven-year-olds having their own mobile phone. Most children found it easier to guess the price of an iPod than a pint of milk - they thought the milk costs 2.36.

Call for new rotavirus vaccine

    News
  • Thursday, December 13, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Experts have called for the introduction of a vaccine for young children to control a virus that causes diarrhoea and vomiting.

Nurseries counsel grieving families

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  • Wednesday, August 28, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Nurseries in the area around Soham are helping children and parents deal with their grief and fears following the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman and the massive publicity around the case. Cambridgeshire County Council is offering support to nurseries and schools in the area on how staff can best respond to children's questions and upset along with reassuring parents. The council has also set up a helpline.

Positive experiences

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  • Wednesday, October 26, 2005
    • | Nursery World
Continuing our series on preparing for Ofsted inspections, Laura Henry advises on how to help children to enjoy and achieve The third of the five outcomes by which Ofsted will inspect early years settings is 'Helping children to enjoy and achieve'. It is important that children enjoy experiences and activities so staff must plan for them to learn and develop in a stimulating environment.

Big bahoochies brought to book

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  • Wednesday, August 28, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Scots children of all ages and abilities are to be put in touch with their traditional culture and language through a new book initiative. The Itchy Coo project, based at the University of Dundee, is producing a range of books for children from pre-school to Advanced Higher level, written in traditional Scots.

Think about it

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  • Wednesday, October 26, 2005
    • | Nursery World
Does academic research into childcare or behaviour have any relevance to nannies? Jennie Lindon believes it does Newspapers and television routinely pick up on newly published research - and not always in an accurate way. The response to the Families, Children and Childcare study delivered to the National Childminding Association by Penelope Leach this month was a typical example of widespread and varying media interpretations of a study concerned with childcare. The good news for nannies this time was that the study seemed to rate nannies as the next-best carers after mothers for children under two.

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