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'Greet inspectors' in council settings

    News
  • Wednesday, November 19, 2003
  • | Nursery World
Aleading early years education consultant has called for local authority nurseries to try to engage in the new Care Commission inspection process. Drew McCanney told last week's Early Years and Primary Teaching exhibition and conference in Glasgow, 'With each local authority it's the first time they are facing an external body that is not steeped in education. They are thinking, "Who is this organisation, who are these people?".'

The new national chair of Early Education is Manny Lewis

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  • Wednesday, November 19, 2003
  • | Nursery World
The new national chair of Early Education is Manny Lewis. Formerly one of the organisation's two vice-chairs, she took over from Pat Wills earlier this month. The charity recently celebrated its 80th anniversary with a reception at the House of Lords attended by Sure Start minister Catherine Ashton.

Full service

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  • Wednesday, October 29, 2003
  • | Nursery World
Head teachers and staff around the country are grasping the nettle and making plans as extended schools. Simon Vevers reports The extended schools programme is the latest to join what has become a treadmill of Government initiatives in recent years aimed at integrating services for children, families and the wider community. The Department for Education and Skills named 61 last month and pledged in the recent Green Paper, Every Child Matters, to create a full-service extended school in each local education authority by 2006.

Play area rises from ashes

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  • Wednesday, August 29, 2007
  • | Nursery World
A childcare centre attacked by arsonists has rebuilt its outdoor area with help from the local community in Edinburgh.

Faith matters

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  • Wednesday, November 19, 2003
  • | Nursery World
Practitioners need to work with parents to deliver early learning about different faiths, says Stephen Gregg The Foundation Stage guidance requires an awareness and affirmation of the cultural identities and backgrounds of children and families. Central to this is an awareness and understanding of religious issues from different faiths.

A Monster's Moved In

    Review
  • Monday, August 10, 2015
  • | Nursery World
By Timothy Knapman and Loretta Schauer (Little Tiger Press, hardback, £10.99)

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