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Chains tally profit and loss

    News
  • Wednesday, January 8, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Kidsunlimited, the sixth-largest private nursery group in the UK and Ireland, made a loss of 1.89m after tax in the ten months to 30 April 2002, on a turnover of 9.3m. Finance director Stephen Chalmers-Morris said 372,000 of the loss had been incurred by raising funds to expand. The operating loss before interest, depreciation and exceptional items was 346,212. 'If you look at the operating loss on a cash basis, the loss is not as severe,' he said.

Comedian Tony Hawks presents National Training Award

    News
  • Wednesday, January 8, 2003
    • | Nursery World
(Photograph) - Comedian Tony Hawks presented Samantha Tomlin, human resource manager for ChildBase (second from right), with a National Training Award for achieving lasting excellence through training that benefits the company, its staff and the community. The Newport Pagnall-based nursery chain won the award in recognition of its on-the-job training for NVQs along with courses for management development and having its own assessment centre for work-based qualifications.

Be Inspired

    News
  • Wednesday, January 8, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Learning about the principles and main features of the Reggio Emilia approach will help educators examine their own practice The pre-schools of Reggio Emilia, in northern Italy, came to international attention in 1991 when Newsweek magazine named one of its schools, the Diana School, one of the ten best schools in the world. Since then, interest in the Reggio approach has grown enormously. The two visits of the exhibition 'The 100 Languages of Children' to the UK in 1997 and 2000 drew audiences of more than 50,000 people. Over 300 professionals from the UK have joined study tours to Reggio Emilia to see the philosophy in practice in the region's pre-schools and infant-toddler centres.

Into practice

    News
  • Wednesday, January 8, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Some useful contacts in England can help early setting to incorporate the ideals of Reggio Emilia The Reggio approach is entirely compatible with the principles underpinning the Foundation Stage. These principles have given early years educators an opportunity to work in ways that recognise the importance of understanding and valuing the thinking, ideas and interests of young children, and use the knowledge gained from this understanding as the key stimulus for the planning of learning and teaching.

Children's Plan to enable playgrounds to be used in Easter holidays

    News
  • Tuesday, March 31, 2009
    • | Nursery World
Children will be able to use 500 new or refurbished playgrounds in this Easter's holidays. The sites, part of the first roll-out of the 235m play investment announced in the Children's Plan, will be open in 63 local authorities across England. The Government has pledged to fund 3,500 play areas and 30 adventure playgrounds in England by 2011 (News, 18 December). A list of new spaces is available at www.dcsf.gov.uk/play.

Pitfall to a degree

    News
  • Wednesday, October 10, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Recently I completed my CACHE Diploma in Nursery Nursing. I feel proud and privileged to have a professional award and have decided to further my career. After arduous enquiries and being turned down by several universities, I finally managed to convince my local university of the content and depth of the course I had studied. As a result, I am now looking forward to beginning a three-year BSc degree programme to train to become a midwife.

Logs and Dogs

    Other
  • Monday, May 28, 2018
    • | Nursery World
Children at the Newcastle-under-Lyme School Nursery have been enjoying their weekly Forest School sessions, where they are given the opportunity to develop physical stamina through free and easy movement around the site.

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    News
  • Tuesday, March 31, 2009
    • | Nursery World
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Courses and conferences

    News
  • Wednesday, January 8, 2003
    • | Nursery World
18 January. Activities for the under-twos Topics include evaluating and choosing equipment, treasure baskets and heuristic play and physical, sensory and language development.

Give us a break

    News
  • Wednesday, January 8, 2003
    • | Nursery World
As the Government considers giving tax incentives for employer- supported childcare, could this herald a better deal for working parents? Alison Mercer reports The Treasury is due to publish a consultation document that will explore new tax and national insurance incentives for employer-supported childcare this month (January). Until this document, Balancing Work and Family Life, comes out, it is hard to know what options the Government is considering.

Smile!

    News
  • Wednesday, April 5, 2006
    • | Nursery World
Practitioners can get children brushing at nursery and show parents why it's so important, says dentist Graham Wilding Dental care is essential in children from a very young age. With 40 per cent of all children under five suffering from the pain of tooth decay, nurseries have a key role in caring for children's teeth and teaching children good dental hygiene habits.

In brief...Two Highland playgroups

    News
  • Wednesday, October 3, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Two Highland playgroups have been warmly praised in the latest inspection reports published by HM Inspectorate of Education. Aldourie Under-5s playgroup in Inverness was found to have very good quality resources, good levels of staffing and high-quality interaction between staff and children. The inspectors also paid tribute to the hard work and commitment of the staff and committee of Maryburgh playgroup in Maryburgh. They were impressed by its programme in physical development and movement. Meanwhile, Clifton Hall School and nursery class in Edinburgh was found by inspectors to have very good communication with parents, a good partnership with governors and a good implementation of special educational needs legislation. The full reports are available on the website www.scotland.gov.uk/hmie

In brief...Parents of pre-school and

    News
  • Wednesday, October 3, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Parents of pre-school and primary school children are aware of the broadcasting watershed of 9pm and value it as a means of controlling what their children see on television, according to research published last week. The report, Viewers and Family Viewing Policy, was commissioned by the BBC, the Broadcasting Standards Commission and the Independent Television Commission to assess the role of the watershed in the changing media environment. The researchers found that 'younger children chose not to watch programmes which did not appeal to them, such as those intended for an older audience, and older children often showed a protective attitude towards younger siblings.' viewing.'

Daycarers in dark about new rules

    News
  • Wednesday, October 3, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Some providers in England have still not received their copy of the new national standards for daycare and childminding for under-eights and the accompanying guidance, even though all childcarers in England are now meant to comply with the new regime, which came into force at the beginning of September. A spokeswoman for Ofsted, which was sending out copies of the standards and guidance together to all providers, said distribution started in early July but hit problems in August when Ofsted ran out of copies of the guidance.

Nursery school closure row

    News
  • Wednesday, March 29, 2006
    • | Nursery World
Parent governors at a nursery school in Lancashire have accused the local authority of taking action that will effectively close it down without the required consultation. Kelsall Avenue Nursery School in Blackburn has been locked in a nine-month dispute with Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council over plans to move it to the site of a new children's centre without a formal public consultation.

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