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Capacity falls as nursery market growth slows

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  • Tuesday, April 21, 2009
    • | Nursery World
Market analysts Laing & Buisson have revised their forecast for the value of the childcare sector after last month's Ofsted statistics showed a dramatic fall in the number of childcare providers.

Crisis talks

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  • Wednesday, October 3, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Your articles about talking to children about the terrorist attacks in the US(20 and 27 September) have been useful, but can anyone offer advice on helping them deal with the world crisis since? Today two first-year boys in our playground were shouting 'Afghan-istan boo, America yay!' - attitudes I assume they picked up from their parents. How can we put this complex situation in the simple terms that children need, without resorting to 'good guys' and 'bad guys'? R Kaur, London W8

My life at work

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  • Wednesday, March 22, 2006
    • | Nursery World
Name: Julie Bassett Job title: Area Development Officer (ADO)

What's in a name?

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  • Wednesday, March 22, 2006
    • | Nursery World
Having browsed your jobs pages I was amazed at the number of different titles that seemed to all mean the same person! I think the following sums it up: Who am I?

New nursery by care home

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  • Wednesday, March 15, 2006
    • | Nursery World
A company that operates a national care homes business has opened its second nursery. Guardian Care Homes, which runs 32 residential homes across the UK, last month opened a new-build nursery on an industrial estate near Durham.

In brief...People are being urged to consider careers in childcare

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  • Wednesday, September 26, 2001
    • | Nursery World
People are being urged to consider careers in childcare, playwork or early education by Suffolk Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership. The initiative is part of 'Do something you love for a living', a national advertising campaign being run by the Department for Education and Skills. Those in Suffolk who respond to the advertisements will be given advice and information from a national helpline as well as support from the Suffolk Childcare Information Service. Partnership chair Sue Thomas said, 'We welcome the new advertisements, one of which shows a young Afro-Caribbean man working as a nursery nurse. The central aim is not only to encourage a diverse range of applicants but also to recruit people who can make a real difference to the lives of children and adults in Suffolk.' The county is looking to create 7,000 new childcare places by 2004 and to recruit more nursery nurses, playworkers and childminders. For details contact the information service on 01473 581 493.

NEG funding fails to plug shortfall

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  • Tuesday, April 28, 2009
    • | Nursery World
Funding for the free early years entitlement for nurseries rose by only 11 pence an hour last year, with local authorities failing to plug the shortfall, claim market analysts Laing & Buisson in their report Children's Nurseries 2009.

A month in the life of Harry Tobias

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  • Wednesday, March 15, 2006
    • | Nursery World
This month saw the arrival of Harry's baby brother Alfie Jack - a strange experience for Harry, but one he coped with very well. Mummy went into hospital during the night, and when Harry woke and found her gone, he seemed able to accept that she had gone to get the baby at the hospital (a phrase he had been prepared with), but wanted to be cuddled continuously nonetheless. On Mummy and Alfie's arrival home next day, Harry immediately demanded a banana, ensuring he was still going to get Mummy's attention. With banana in hand he said hello to Alfie and showed the banana to him, saying 'Look, Alfie'.

Nursery activities

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  • Wednesday, March 15, 2006
    • | Nursery World
Spring flowers The children in the Treetops Room at George Dent Nursery School in Darlington, Teesside, have brightened up their snack area with a colourful display of spring flowers.

Case study: Kitty

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  • Wednesday, September 26, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Victoria Jacobs' daughter Kitty was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of two-and-a-half. 'It happened very suddenly. We noticed she was very thirsty, but I thought that it was just summer. But my husband was suspicious, because his brother was diabetic. She didn't have any other symptoms, such as tiredness or losing weight. We did a finger-prick blood test on her uncle's machine and it was off the scale, so we took her to the doctor who referred her for a blood test. It only takes one drop of blood to show that you are diabetic - so I had to accept it straightaway. This all happened the week that Kitty started at nursery school. 'We had to pull her out to go to hospital to get her insulin sorted. Injections never have been a problem - if you treat it as something ordinary I don't think a child questions it. Kitty never struggled or made a fuss.

Christmas is a peak time

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  • Wednesday, December 18, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Christmas is a peak time for household fires and injuries. According to Government statistics published last week, in December there are twice as many candle fires in houses as in other months of the year and also 5,400 accidental domestic fires or 174 a day, resulting in more than 400 deaths and around 12,500 injuries. The Government has issued safety tips including: switch off fairy lights when you go out or go to bed; don't overload plug sockets; don't leave candles unattended; put candles in proper holders so they can't fall over; keep Christmas decorations, cards and wrapping paper away from candles, open fires and heaters; and ensure smokers put their cigarettes right out. Check that smoke alarms are working and don't be tempted to take out the batteries to use in Christmas presents instead.More information is available on the website www.firekills.gov.uk.

'Think Fathers' campaign

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  • Tuesday, May 5, 2009
    • | Nursery World
Fathers are being given the chance to step out of the shed on the 'Think Fathers' campaign, where a garden shed is touring the country with a camera crew filming dads, granddads, mothers and children reflecting on what makes a great father, for the 'Think Fathers' website. Visit www.thinkfathers.org.

Childcare settings face tight staff law

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  • Tuesday, September 25, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Childcare settings and organisations in Northern Ireland will be prosecuted if they allow anyone to work or continue to work with children whom they know has previously been disqualified from doing so or is on a new statutory register of unsuitable people.

Spread the word

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  • Wednesday, February 8, 2006
    • | Nursery World
Pre-school children are the focus of a new nationwide early intervention programme, as Kate Summerside of I CAN explains Communication - expressing yourself and understanding others - is the foundation for all children's learning and social development. Children's verbal communication skills impact on their learning and literacy, their ability to make friends and their behaviour.

Get a move on!

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  • Wednesday, February 8, 2006
    • | Nursery World
In the first part of a new series on extending your Foundation Stage book collection to support themes, Judith Stevens looks at vehicles All early years practitioners know how important it is that young children learn to read. Adults need to make reading and sharing books a pleasurable experience for all children. When children see books as exciting, interesting and fun they will choose to read for themselves and share books with others.

'The Bossy King'

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  • Wednesday, December 18, 2002
    • | Nursery World
(Photograph) - Nursery and reception class pupils at the Marist Convent Preparatory School in Sunninghill, Berkshire, invited local senior citizens to their performance of 'The Bossy King', in which a king learns to be kind and helpful after visiting the baby Jesus in Bethlehem. Nursery head Kathryn McHugh said, 'Taking part in the play has built up their confidence and given the girls a sense of pride in their achievement. Being a Catholic school, it is important to tell the Nativity story in a simple form they can understand and relate to.'

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