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Take twos...helping families to access provision

    Features
  • Friday, March 22, 2013
    • | Nursery World
Creating additional places for two-year-olds in some areas is proving more challenging than in others. James Hempsall describes how one centre has set up a mini-bus service to bring children in from areas where places are full.

Red Nose Day: laughing and learning

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  • Friday, February 8, 2013
    • | Nursery World
With its focus on raising money by having a laugh, Red Nose Day gives pre-school children the chance to make a difference by doing what comes naturally. Aleks Leimanis, Schools and Youth Manager at Comic Relief, suggests approaches and resources to help practitioners plan powerful, purposeful learning experiences this Red Nose Day

Business efficiency: When you click

    Features
  • Friday, November 23, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Versatile software systems are enabling nurseries to fine tune their services and sharpen their marketing strategies. Karen Faux finds out about the capabilities of the latest systems and talks to one nursery about the benefits of an app which has been tailored to the needs of its business

Take twos...opportunities for everyone

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  • Friday, November 23, 2012
    • | Nursery World
The extension of the free entitlement to around 40 per cent of all two-year-olds from 2014 will need a significant increase in the number of places so that approximately 260,000 children will be able to benefit. James Hempsall urges childcare providers across all sectors to look at the opportunities this will bring

Management round table: should parents have the say on sleep?

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  • Wednesday, November 14, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Manager's dilemma: Our parents have very firm ideas about the amount of sleep they want their children to have at nursery, often because they do not want to be kept up all night by wakeful children who have slept during the day. We've heard of nurseries which have been downgraded by Ofsted for not putting the child's needs before the wishes of the parents, and we are finding it very difficult to strike a balance.

Nursery Chains: The big league

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  • Tuesday, October 23, 2012
    • | Nursery World
You'll find some new names in our Top 25 table of nursery groups this year, and in the directory too. Catherine Gaunt analyses the ups and downs in both size and quality of the chains.

Nursery Chains: Management - Then and now

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  • Tuesday, October 23, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Gayle Goshorn talks to nursery groups that have seen good times and bad times over two decades or more. How does today compare - and is there still a sense of fun in the nursery day?

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