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Interview – best-selling children's author Julia Donaldson

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  • Tuesday, September 27, 2022
    • | Nursery World
The bestselling children’s author and poet of more than 200 books – includingThe Gruffalo, Room on the Broom andSuperworm – has had many of her lyrical, rhyming stories made into animations and regularly performs her books on tour at festivals and theatres, including recently at the Edinburgh Fringe. She was the Children’s Laureate between 2011 and 2013 and honoured with a CBE in 2018 for services to literature.

Art and craft

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  • Wednesday, May 9, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Floral prints As spring turns into summer, wild and garden flowers are abundant. Invite children to explore familiar and un'sual flowers and to comment on how they look, feel and smell, before creating their own flower prints. Try these print-making ideas and invite children to think of their own.

Grace Woodcock, four, leads the way in the maypole dancing at East Prescot Road Nursery School's 60th birthday celebrations

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  • Wednesday, May 9, 2007
    • | Nursery World
(Photograph) - Grace Woodcock, four, leads the way in the maypole dancing at East Prescot Road Nursery School's 60th birthday celebrations. The Liverpool nursery school held a day of festivity for the children and their families, who were invited to contribute to the school's book of memories. Former Lord Mayor Gerard Scott unveiled a large wooden gazebo that was christened the Diamond Pavilion.

Families lose health visits

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  • Wednesday, May 9, 2007
    • | Nursery World
An estimated half a million visits to families by health visitors are not happening due to savage cuts in debt-ridden Primary Care Trusts, the Amicus/Community Practitioners and Health Visitors Association has warned. The union claims one health visitor job is being lost every day and calculates that more than 500,000 visits are not made.

Jayden's story

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  • Wednesday, August 23, 2006
    • | Nursery World
How one child blossomed outdoors is described by Foundation Stage regional adviser Dr Andrew Lockett for the Celebrating Young Children project Jayden has just completed his first year in Key Stage 1 at Ashbrow Community Nursery and Infant School, Kirklees. Foundation Stage teacher Fiona Cullivan Ward recalls that Jayden joined their unit having attended sessions of 'Stay and Play' at the children's centre.

St George's Day parade in Manchester

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  • Wednesday, May 2, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Brandon O'Grady, aged four, and classmates from the Nicholas Varley Community School joined the St George's Day parade in Manchester dressed up as knights and damsels. A green dragon made for the event by students at the Plant Hill Arts College was the centrepiece of the parade, which featured 600 floats and participation by more than 40 community groups from all over Manchester.

Early years staff lack speech training

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  • Tuesday, May 8, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Early years professionals are not receiving enough information or training on how to support children who have speech and language difficulties, new research shows.

Local authority!

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  • Wednesday, November 2, 2005
    • | Nursery World
Chains that allow each setting to plan its own curriculum can still guarantee a coherent approach, as Judith Barrett discovers Next spring, when the Government reissues its guidance to early years practitioners, Birth to Three Matters and the Foundation Stage will re-emerge as one shiny, new, streamlined framework for working with children from birth to five years old.

A new director of services for children

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  • Wednesday, May 4, 2005
    • | Nursery World
A new director of services for children has been appointed by the Care Commission in Scotland. Ronnie Hill will work to improve the quality of care services, and will also work closely with the director of adult services regulation to co-ordinate those that offer support to families.

Media watch

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  • Wednesday, May 2, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Obese children are likely to double their consumption after watching food advertisements on television, according to a University of Liverpool study reported in the Financial Times. Psychologists found that after viewing ads for fast food, breakfast cereal and soft drinks, overweight children ate 101 per cent more and normal weight children over-consumed by 84 per cent. Author Dr Jason Halford said, 'It's clear evidence that obese kids do have a heightened sensitivity to food promotion.'

Scottish Social Services Council

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  • Wednesday, April 25, 2007
    • | Nursery World
The Scottish Social Services Council is running its fourth annual Care Accolades awards in partnership with the Scottish Executive. Organisations shortlisted for the Care Accolades 2007 include Aberlour Child Care Trust, Crannog Services, Dumfries and Galloway; Barnardo's Scotland, Face Project, Dundee; and Capability Scotland, Working for Families Renfrewshire.

In stock a monthly round-up of new resources

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  • Wednesday, May 2, 2007
    • | Nursery World
* Bookstart has set up a new research area on its website at www.bookstart.org.uk offering information to researchers, policymakers, practitioners and parents on early years research into child development and book-sharing. * The Scottish Social Services Council has launched a range of tools to help employers plan their staff induction. 'Preparing for Practice'

The Children's Workforce Development Council

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  • Wednesday, November 8, 2006
    • | Nursery World
The Children's Workforce Development Council has named the 34 organisations that will deliver training and assessment for the second phase of the Early Years Professional scheme, which will run from January 2007 to March 2008. See www.cwdcouncil. org.uk/projects/eypcandidates.htm for details of training providers.

National Childcare Week

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  • Wednesday, April 25, 2007
    • | Nursery World
The Daycare Trusts's main event for this year's National Childcare Week will explore the link between childcare and eradicating child poverty, looking to offer solutions through debate and sharing best practice in a conference in Westminster on 13 June. Economic secretary to the Treasury Ed Balls MP will deliver the keynote speech. Other speakers include shadow education minister David Willetts, independent policy expert Lisa Harker, Keith Faulkner of Working Links and journalist Polly Toynbee. There will also be a variety of seminars and an information fair. Attendance costs 199 for members and 249 for non-members. To book a place call 020 7840 3350 or visit www.daycaretrust.org.uk.

'Children will learn more from photos'

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  • Wednesday, April 25, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Toddlers learn more from books containing photographs than books containing illustrations, new research suggests. The study by the American Psychological Association aimed to show how much young children learn from picture book interactions and how the nature of the pictures for children might influence how well they learn from them.

Nursery activities

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  • Wednesday, April 25, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Young children need time every day to have direct and meaningful contact with the natural world. Gardening and growing - preparing, planting, nurturing, enjoying and eating, and simply exploring and digging in the earth - has the power to reach every part of a child's health, well-being and learning. Resources

James Moggan, age 22 months

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  • Wednesday, March 1, 2006
    • | Nursery World
(Photograph) - James Moggan, age 22 months, dressed up as a cowboy for a multicultural day at Dizzy Ducks Day Nursery in Billericay, Essex. Nursery director Sian Millar wanted to give the children a taste of other cultures, which they did at a lunch of hotdogs, spring rolls, onion bhajis and mini Italian pizzas, as well as an international music session and answering for registration in different languages. Photo Sam Friedrich

Get off the phone and drive

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  • Wednesday, April 25, 2007
    • | Nursery World
If you were ever tempted to pick up your phone while driving, have the new penalties sworn you off forever? Road safety campaign Brake and Green Flag insurance did a survey to highlight the law introducing a 60 fine and three points on the driving licence of anyone caught using a mobile phone at the wheel. It found that 47 per cent of drivers admitted to talking on a hand-held phone or texting while driving, though 61 per cent thought they had only a slim chance of being caught. Oddly enough, most wanted tougher punishments for those who killed someone while they were at it - they just didn't think it could happen to them, says Brake. It points out that using any kind of phone while driving makes you four times more likely to be involved in a crash.

Busy Bees Finchley nursery

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  • Wednesday, February 22, 2006
    • | Nursery World
* Busy Bees Finchley nursery in north London has been accredited with the NDNA's Quality Counts award, which is endorsed by Investors in Children. Manager Toni Difonzo said, 'We are delighted. We always strive for the highest quality of care and believe that this kitemark signifies our commitment to the cause.'

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