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Beautiful things…

    Opinion
  • Monday, March 21, 2016
    • | Nursery World
Spring blooms hold their own special fascination for young children, writes Cathy Nutbrown.

In Brief: ABC Learning Centres announces record profits

    News
  • Wednesday, September 12, 2007
    • | Nursery World
The Australian-based childcare giant ABC Learning Centres, which recently acquired Leapfrog nurseries in the UK (News, 23 August) and is the parent company of Busy Bees, has announced record profits of $143.1m Australian dollars, a rise of 76 per cent on the previous year. ABC is the largest provider of childcare in Australia and New Zealand and the second largest childcare provider in the United States.

Editor's View

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, September 12, 2007
    • | Nursery World
The principle of early intervention to bring about change and improvement is firmly established across children's services. However, the idea of five-year-olds being warned off guns and the gang lifestyle by uniformed police officers might seem a step too far.

A Unique Child: Inclusion - Winning ways

    Features
  • Tuesday, November 9, 2010
    • | Nursery World
See what makes a winner in the Nursery World Inclusive Practice Award 2010 along with Katy Morton, who went to visit a centre that welcomes children of all abilities as equals.

Let us teach

    News
  • Wednesday, November 12, 2003
    • | Nursery World
I have worked as a nursery nurse for more than six years and have extensive experience in working with children. I have decided to further my career by training to be an early years teacher, which will take me four years to complete. I think it is incredibly unfair that there is not another route for nursery nurses to enter teaching. Many people who have a degree but have never worked with children before are now able to teach after attending a PGCE course for ten months.

Under the sun

    News
  • Tuesday, October 28, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Imagine following the British early years curriculum in the warmth of a Far Eastern country, as Deborah Arnold does now

Catch up on integration

    News
  • Wednesday, November 12, 2003
    • | Nursery World
The out-of-school workforce has always been made up of people from a wide range of backgrounds. Some of those have trained and worked with young children in the early years, some are youth workers, some playworkers, some work in the school as support staff during the day, others are specialist art or sports workers. But this diversity also means that the workforce hasn't always quite fitted with the structures that have been in place. Diversity isn't always neat - and the out-of-school workforce has often struggled to work within the myriad professional boxes. But things are changing. What was once a limitation to those working in the field is now set to be a major strength. In the drive to build an integrated workforce to meet the challenges of delivering joined-up services, out-of-school workers are way out in front.

Full service

    News
  • Tuesday, October 28, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Head teachers and staff around the country are grasping the nettle and making plans as extended schools. Simon Vevers reports

In Brief: Edinburgh City councillors scrap plans

    News
  • Wednesday, September 19, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Plans to close more than 20 schools and nurseries were officially scrapped by Edinburgh City councillors at a meeting held last week. A motion put forward by a Labour and Green Party coalition was voted through in less than 15 minutes. Full-time nursery places remain under threat, as the council is pushing ahead with plans to cut 1,054 places to 700 between December and April next year.

Opinion: In My View - We jacks of all trades

    Features
  • Tuesday, November 16, 2010
    • | Nursery World
A girl came up to me in the nursery and asked, 'How do you kiss a turtle?' I was surprised and a bit worried. First, because she wanted to know how to kiss one, and second, because, out of all the staff, she felt that I was most likely to know!

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