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Funding dilemma for NNI settings

    News
  • Wednesday, November 29, 2006
  • | Nursery World
Neighbourhood nurseries need 'continued ongoing funding' if they are to survive in the wake of next year's subsidy withdrawal, according to the largest voluntary provider of the initiative. Steve Alexander, chief executive of the Pre-school Learning Alliance, which has 30 neighbourhood nurseries - 26 of which are now designated children's centres - said that the ending of the three-year subsidy in April 2007 presents 'significant challenges'.

People & places

    News
  • Wednesday, November 2, 2005
  • | Nursery World
Buttercups Head office: 18 Woodfield Road, Ealing, London W5 1SH

New advisor on children's centre plans

    News
  • Wednesday, November 29, 2006
  • | Nursery World
A new national programme that will advise local authorities in England on setting up children's centres has named its first director. Liz Railton, director of children's services at Essex County Council, is taking up the post of programme director for the Together for Children (TfC) programme in January.

Children help in garden

    News
  • Tuesday, September 2, 2008
  • | Nursery World
Pre-School children at Clifton Tots Nursery in Bristol helped out in the garden when part of a tree was cut down to make way for a new safety surface.

Fundraising

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  • Monday, August 24, 2015
  • | Nursery World
To mark its 25th anniversary, Freshfields Nursery School in Stratford upon Avon raised £500 for charity TOFS.

Nurseries encouraged to make better use of IT

    News
  • Tuesday, August 26, 2008
  • | Nursery World
Nurseries are being encouraged to make better use of information technology in a new campaign by the National Day Nurseries Association in conjunction with Nursery World. The Go for IT! campaign will run through October and provide advice to help nurseries choose the right computer and find sources of funding and training. Nurseries can download resources and factsheets from the member log-in area of the NDNA website.

Celebrity chef and schooldinners campaigner Jamie Oliver

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  • Wednesday, March 16, 2005
  • | Nursery World
Celebrity chef and schooldinners campaigner Jamie Oliver has been invited by Scotland's deputy education minister Euan Robson to lunch in a Scottish school. The lunch will celebrate the success of the Scottish Executive's 63.5m Hungry for Success initiative to improve school dinners and children's eating habits.

Case study: Skerne Park Primary School, Darlington

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  • Wednesday, November 29, 2006
  • | Nursery World
Headteacher Di Teasdale welcomed the opportunity to introduce peer massage to the nursery school children, helped by Sure Start funding. The enthusiasm and commitment of everyone in the nursery team was crucial to the scheme's success. Before the first session the school obtained written permission from parents for their child to take part, with an explanation that this was child-to-child massage with no adult-child contact. The class teacher, Paula Barion, also prepared the children by explaining what massage means - 'a stroking movement that makes you feel nice and calm and relaxed' - and that they would be working together in pairs.

Number of adoptions at record high

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  • Wednesday, August 21, 2013
  • | Nursery World
The number of adoptions in England and Wales last year rose by 10 per cent, according to a report published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Inspiring day

    News
  • Wednesday, May 22, 2002
  • | Nursery World
Thank you so much for the tickets to the Early Years and Primary Teaching Exhibition. I'm a 17-year-old student and was delighted to receive free tickets to go to the exhibition at G-Mex in Manchester. It inspired me to go with all my classmates and tutors at Newman College.

Reader offer

    News
  • Wednesday, September 1, 2004
  • | Nursery World
* We have five copies each of Baby Says - Hooray, Baby Says - Hello, Baby Says - Love You and Baby Says - Bye-Bye by Opal Dunn (Hodder Children's Books, 3.99 each) to give away to Nursery World readers. Send your name and address on the back of a postcard or envelope, marked 'Baby says', to the address on page 3. The winners will be the first 20 names drawn on 23 September.

Leading Article

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  • Wednesday, May 22, 2002
  • | Nursery World
I don't know about you, but this is the time of year when I find everything seems to open up and new avenues suddenly appear more possible. Our feature on nannying in Italy (p14) describes just the sort of lifestyle that makes people in this office say they wish they were nannies. If you prefere to stay closer to home, we map out how to find a nanny job, whether you are newly-qualified or simply want to check you're doing it right (p12). Developments in Government thinking, that we analyse on p6, have led some people to suggest there won't be so many nanny jobs in future, or that having a nanny will become a less attractive option. I expect that nothing much will actually change. Many parents will continue to prefer nannies for the same reasons they do now - flexibility and dedication - not to mention some economies of scale compared with nurseries or childminders. Parents know that nannies are value for money. At least the controversy over tax credits puts that issue out in the open.

Titchy Tubs from Startwell Learning Resources

    News
  • Wednesday, May 11, 2005
  • | Nursery World
Titchy Tubs from Startwell Learning Resources were incorrectly priced in the latest issue of Nursery Equipment (Summer 2005). The tubs cost 199 for four, not two, as stated.

Brass tax

    News
  • Wednesday, May 22, 2002
  • | Nursery World
The Government seems to have come up with half a policy on helping parents pay for childcare in their homes, says Stephen Vahrman - but it still leaves nannies out in the cold Nannies and the parents who employ them will be affected by two important policy announcements in Chancellor Gordon Brown's April Budget speech. They come down to a matter of: do you want the bad news first, or the even worse news?

Foundation Phase starts on cash shortfall

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  • Wednesday, September 10, 2008
  • | Nursery World
The statutory roll-out of the Foundation Phase for three- to four- year-olds in Wales began last Monday, despite concerns over a 10m shortfall in funding.

What shall we do now? Making a picture book

    News
  • Wednesday, May 22, 2002
  • | Nursery World
What better way for children to learn that books are something to enjoy and cherish than to make one of their own? The best part is, this activity can easily be adapted for even the youngest of authors. The first thing you'll need is a character. Sit down with the child, and ask them who their book will be about. It could be themselves, a favourite TV star, or even an imaginary friend. If they have trouble deciding upon a character, give them several options and let them choose.

Millie's at Mulberry

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  • Monday, February 20, 2017
  • | Nursery World
All five of Mulberry Bush Nursery Group nurseries have been awarded Millie’s Mark by the NDNA in collaboration with DfE and Millie’s Trust.

Siblings: Brothers & sisters

    News
  • Tuesday, May 21, 2002
  • | Nursery World
Whether they are overprotective or constantly fighting, siblings need to be treated as individuals if they are to realise their full potential, writes Jennie Lindon

The primary review

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  • Tuesday, January 15, 2008
  • | Nursery World
The primary review, the two-year independent inquiry into England's primary schools led by Robin Alexander of Cambridge University, has published another four reports intended to stimulate debate on the fundamental questions behind the review.

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