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Demands outlined for workforce plans

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  • Wednesday, July 20, 2005
    • | Nursery World
Children's services need to be remodelled to provide better outcomes for children, and with that must come a radical reshaping of the workforce, said Paul Ennals, chief executive of the National Children's Bureau, at a conference last week. At 'Reforming the early years workforce', organised by the journal Early Years Update, Mr Ennals outlined the sweeping changes planned for children's services and warned, 'Services are joining up, but we have to get the workforce joined up as well. If we don't get the workforce sorted out, it could all be as nought.'

Slumming it in public spaces

    News
  • Wednesday, April 9, 2003
    • | Nursery World
By Sir Stuart Lipton, chairman of the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment I find it hard to think of many examples of public spaces created during the past 50 years that have the feel-good factor. We are the fourth-wealthiest nation in the world, and yet we have chosen for a long time to dress ourselves in rags. As a society we seem to accept the poverty of our streets and spaces. A recent survey by the Urban Parks Forum shows that 30 per cent of people will not use our public parks at all, mainly out of fear. Many of them are children and older people, who should have the time and opportunity to enjoy public spaces.

Free piece of fruit each day

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  • Wednesday, October 30, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Four-and five-year-old children in 80 primary schools in Northern Ireland are to get a free piece of fruit each day in a pilot healthy eating scheme. Launching the Fresh Fruit in Schools campaign last week, chief medical officer Dr Henrietta Campbell said a recent study found that 15 per cent of Northern Ireland children and young people do not eat fruit or vegetables on a daily basis.

Increasing demand

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  • Wednesday, April 9, 2003
    • | Nursery World
By Anne Longfield, chief executive of Kids' Clubs Network It is exactly ten years since the start of the first Government initiative on out-of-school childcare. Over those ten years the number of out-of-school clubs has grown rapidly from around 500 to more than 8,000.

Racing ahead

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  • Wednesday, October 30, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Nursery schools are making the most of extra Government cash by expanding and extending their services, says Annette Rawstrone Nursery schools have taken up the gauntlet thrown down by the Government and are racing ahead in the challenge to develop and extend their services.

A month in the life of Harry Tobias

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  • Wednesday, July 20, 2005
    • | Nursery World
Physically Harry has achieved a new milestone this month. He can now climb up and down the stairs, but needs careful supervision. He continues to climb on furniture and is very adept at going over the arms of the sofas. Teething has caused Harry to be unsettled during the day and night.

Ask the expert

    News
  • Wednesday, July 20, 2005
    • | Nursery World
Your legal questions answered by Christine Betts, senior lawyer, schools and childcare team, Veale Wasbrough Lawyers Q Many parents at my nursery tell me that their child is 'allergic' or 'sensitive' or 'intolerant' to various foods. Obviously, I don't want to upset children, but are they just being fussy? What would happen if a member of staff accidentally gave a child the 'wrong' food?

Ofsted consults on childminders' data

    News
  • Wednesday, April 2, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Childminders and parents are to be consulted by Ofsted over how it can make childminders' reports in England more accessible to the public. The inspectorate made the move earlier this week after thousands of complaints to the National Childminding Association (NCMA) about Ofsted's intention to begin placing childminders' details on its website from the beginning of the next round of childcare inspections in England (News, 27 March). However, Ofsted said it followed 'concerns raised during a consultation on the issue with the Early Years National Consultative Forum earlier this year'.

Good show!

    News
  • Wednesday, October 30, 2002
    • | Nursery World
And it certainly was! Along with the other 8,000 visitors Mahrukh Choughtai toured the stands to find out what wowed the crowds at this year's London Exhibition Over 8,000 early years practitioners, teachers and students made their way round the latest Early Years and Primary Teaching Exhibition, held at London's Business Design Centre on 4 to 6 October and sponsored by Nursery World. The 160-plus stands offered everything from climbing frames to computer programmes.

'toddle on!'

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  • Wednesday, April 2, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Groups of under-fives are being urged by the charity Barnardo's to 'toddle on!' by taking part in a sponsored half-mile walk in June. Jennifer Craik, Barnardo's Toddle organiser, said, 'Last year, Scottish groups raised an incredible 71,850 and this year we want to do even more.' Toddles can be organised for any time and place, and every group registering for the event receives a free goody bag with hats, badges and a 'how to' guide. All those taking part also get to keep 25 per cent of the money raised, for themselves or to donate to a local charity. Forester's, the charity's largest corporate sponsor, supports the event. Participants can register online at www.barnardo's.org.uk/bigtoddle or call the Toddle Line on 0131 314 6645.

Extended schools praised

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  • Wednesday, April 2, 2003
    • | Nursery World
The extended schools approach improves pupils' attainment, attendance and behaviour, according to a study by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER). The NFER was commissioned to produce the report, Towards the development of extended schools, by the Department for Education and Skills and the National Union of Teachers in January 2002. It carried out an audit of the types of schools in England offering 'extended' services, then interviewed key staff in 50 schools.

Essex nursery

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  • Wednesday, May 8, 2002
    • | Nursery World
An Essex nursery has won an award from the British Safety Council for the sixth year in a row. Springlands Day Nursery in Colchester was one of about 1,000 large and small enterprises throughout the country congratulated by Prime Minister Tony Blair after demonstrating lower than average accident rates, good safety policies, and plans and commitment to health and safety at the highest level. David Ballard, director general of the British Safety Council, said, 'By making safety an important feature of everyday work practice, Springlands Nursery is reducing accidents and ill health while improving productivity and profitability.'

Fun way to learn about children's tooth care

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  • Wednesday, May 8, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Helping pre-school children and their parents realise the importance of looking after teeth is the aim of a new oral health education pack. Tooth Time, launched by the British Dental Health Foundation, is based on a resource pack written by staff at Victory Nursery in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire. It uses practical activities and play, including singing, painting, visits and stories, to encourage children to regularly brush their teeth, eat foods low in sugar and have regular visits to the dentist.

Children share reading tips for summer

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  • Tuesday, July 29, 2014
    • | Nursery World
Pre-school and primary children are invited to spend their summer holidays lost in books and share their favourites as part of this year’s Summer Reading Challenge.

Nursery rhymes fall out of favour

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  • Tuesday, October 13, 2009
    • | Nursery World
Traditional nursery rhymes could be in peril as parents claim they are too old-fashioned to interest their children, a survey suggests.

Personal options

    News
  • Wednesday, March 26, 2003
    • | Nursery World
The chartered accountants Nyman Linden wishes to defend personal service companies (PSC) for nannies, after the feature on this financial set-up in last month's Professional Nanny. Marketing director Mike Phillips writes, 'Nanny Counts, our PSC scheme, is an option for nannies, not a parent demand. We only accept a nanny as a client if she is comfortable with our solution and with us. However, we do encourage our clients to split the often substantial financial benefits to create a perfect "win-win" situation for them and the parents. We encourage our clients to be seen as dedicated professional nannies carrying out a highly responsible role in sharing parental responsibilities for a future generation. In our view, this can be better achieved on an equitable level through a PSC rather than as a subordinate. 'The PSC is not necessarily for everyone. If a nanny wants the financial and other benefits, she will choose the PSC solution. If she does not want to change, that is her absolute right that no one can condemn.'

Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body

    News
  • Wednesday, May 8, 2002
    • | Nursery World
(Photograph) - You may think it's a joke, but it's not, at London's Science Museum from next week as Nigel Nose-it-All and friends introduce children to 'Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body'. Visitors can learn why we sneeze or get acid indigestion, and find out how kidneys work, among other delights. Grossology runs from 11 May to 6 September, and costs 5.95 to adults and 3.95 concessions. For further information call 0870 870 4868 or visit the website www.sciencemuseum.org.uk.

Project to boost talking with babies

    News
  • Tuesday, October 13, 2009
    • | Nursery World
A project to explore the most effective ways to encourage parents and carers to communicate more with their babies has been launched by the National Literacy Trust as part of its Talk to Your Baby campaign.

Scotland demands clarity on training

    News
  • Wednesday, October 23, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Scottish early years associations have called for clarification over which organ-isation is to be responsible for workforce development following the closure of the Early Years National Training Organisation (NTO) in the spring. The NTOs are being replaced by a smaller number of larger Sector Skills Councils, which will also be UK-wide. A bid for one for the early years submitted by the Council for Awards in Childcare and Education (CACHE), the parent body of the Early Years NTO, was rejected last December.

Children can sample life

    News
  • Wednesday, October 23, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Children can sample life as a medieval knight, design their own coat of arms and create mythical monsters at an exhibition at the Burrell Collection in Glasgow. The Knights and Castles exhibition runs until early next year. Activities include an arts workshop where five-to eight-year-olds can make stained glass windows. Children of all ages can attend a history workshop where they meet a medieval knight and find out what his life was like. Contact the Burrell Collection on 0141 287 2550.

What shall we do now?

    News
  • Wednesday, March 26, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Next time you have an empty cardboard box, turn it into a box of delights. First of all, cut the sides of the box down to between 12cm and 15cm in size, but remember to keep the pieces that you cut off. They'll come in useful later on. Next, let the children help you paint the box inside and out in a plain colour, such as white or grey, and leave it to dry.

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