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Endangered by bureaucracy

    News
  • Wednesday, November 23, 2005
    • | Nursery World
By Ian McLaughlan, chief executive, Scottish Pre-school Play Association 'We can't do it anymore,' said a delegate at the national early years conference, 'Placing Children First', organised by the Scottish Pre-school Play Association (SPPA). Volunteers made impassioned pleas over the burdens of responsibility to comply with increasing levels of bureaucracy and regulation.

Rising to inspections

    News
  • Wednesday, November 23, 2005
    • | Nursery World
I have followed with interest all of your articles on getting ready for inspection, and have found them very informative. As a team, we are pro-active and constantly review, monitor and change as we progress as a team. As soon as the Birth to Three Matters framework was delivered, we began to look at ways to implement it. We work with it in our baby room, but also run it alongside the Foundation Stage in our mixed age group with children from two to five years. The two run extremely well together, and we find that when children are ready for the Foundation Stage it is a seamless transition from Birth to Three Matters.

Star qualities

    News
  • Wednesday, November 27, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Traditional Christmas images can help reinforce children's understanding of shape and pattern, as Lena Engel demonstrates with these seasonal activities Early learning goal

Noticeboard

    News
  • Wednesday, July 23, 2008
    • | Nursery World
The best photo of the week will win 30 worth of children's books

Scrap the tests and get good results

    News
  • Wednesday, April 30, 2003
    • | Nursery World
What excellent news that three more national organisations are joining forces to campaign for teacher assessment and the scrapping of tests for six- and seven-year-old children in England ('Alliance targets KS 1 testing', News, 17 April). Since last September I have worked across England with nearly 3,000 Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 practitioners. They are unanimous in their dislike of the tests and cite good reasons - the tests narrow (ie dumb down) the curriculum for five- to seven-year-olds; the targets are set in order to get 'good' test results and put pressure on the Foundation Stage to be too formal; classroom assistants and teachers talk about the growing number of children disaffected by the age of six (particularly boys and children with special needs); and the pressure of preparing for the tests lowers staff morale.

Win a feltkids interactive storybook

    News
  • Wednesday, April 30, 2003
    • | Nursery World
These delightful StoryBooks, part of an interactive play system from Flair, have been designed for children of three years-plus to support role play and pre-reading skills. Each one has eight colourful felt pages and more than 20 re-useable play pieces, and comes in a clear vinyl tote bag. They normally cost 14.99 each, but we have 20 to give away free to our readers. Winners will receive a copy of either Let's Play House or Let's Have a Party.

Take cover

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  • Wednesday, November 23, 2005
    • | Nursery World
Insurance is an essential item for any nanny's portfolio because, says Samantha Beere, accidents do happen Insurance is the kind of subject that makes people's eyes glaze over. But for professional nannies, it's an issue of vital importance. Take this scenario, for example: a nanny is sued because she brought a cup of hot coffee to the dining room table where the toddler in her care was sitting, and he reached out and pulled it over himself, sustaining bad scalding for which he needed hospital treatment.

Away days

    News
  • Wednesday, April 30, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Need some ideas for a summer term outing? Here are a few 'tasters' of what's available around the country, so wherever you are based, you should be able to organise a stimulating and fun day for the children Museums, art galleries and heritage centres do their best to accommodate children of all ages, and most have an education department that will help you plan for a successful day. If you are unable to get to one of the big centres mentioned below, why not try contacting your local museum or gallery to see what they can offer young children? There is an excellent educational website called the 24-Hour Museum (www.24hourmuseum.org.uk) that should provide you with all the information you need. You can also contact English Heritage (0870 333 1181) and The National Trust (0870 458 4000), both of which offer a range of educational services.

Scots rate Sure Start success

    News
  • Wednesday, May 29, 2002
    • | Nursery World
An evaluation of the Sure Start Scotland programme has found huge enthusiasm for the initiative, with one interviewee going so far as to say, 'Sure Start Scotland is one of the best things that the Scottish Executive has come up with.' The evaluation of the first two years of the programme found that it had reached over 15,000 children and 6,000 parents. The Scottish Executive has allocated 80m funding for the first five years, to be distributed to all local authorities on a weighted basis to reflect population, deprivation and rural location.

Playing large

    News
  • Wednesday, April 30, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Every new computer game that hits the market decreases the likelihood of older children spending time outdoors, so you need to invest in some tempting equipment to lure them off the screens and out into the sunshine BIG INVESTMENTS

Tougher rules demanded for councils

    News
  • Wednesday, November 16, 2005
    • | Nursery World
New duties imposed on local authorities in the Childcare Bill are 'not tough enough', childcare campaigners warned last week. The proposed legislation would require the 150 top-tier local authorities to secure, as far as is 'reasonably practicable', sufficient childcare to meet the needs of working parents and those making the transition to work.

Quote of the week

    News
  • Wednesday, April 23, 2003
    • | Nursery World
'I have watched many children become burned out by too much pressure, too much socialisation and formal setting too early on... The way forward is for parents to be fully informed of what kind of education is best for children.' Early childhood educator Susan Haglund, The Times

Equipment helpline

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  • Wednesday, April 30, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Q. My nursery is very close to a sandy beach, and in the summer months we often take the children to play there. I am looking for some kind of pullalong truck that will carry all the things we need, and in which the younger children can sit if they get tired. A. Syot may have just the thing. It is in the process of producing a bright yellow truck with sturdy wheels, which measures 91(l)cm and costs approximately 75. At the time of going to press, it is due to be available by June or July, so you may have it in time for summer. For more information, call 0118 973 6688 or email sales@syot.com.

Advisors recruit under new rules

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  • Wednesday, May 29, 2002
    • | Nursery World
The Association of Advisors for the Under-Eights and their Families (AAUEF) is looking to recruit new members after surviving changes in the regulation of childcare that had put its future in doubt. At the AAUEF's annual general meeting a year ago it emerged that members who were among the local authority staff transferring to Ofsted would no longer be able to hold committee positions within the organisation. At a special general meeting in London last November a number of options were considered, including dissolving the association, before a new National Executive Committee was appointed.

The cerebral palsy charity Scope

    News
  • Wednesday, May 29, 2002
    • | Nursery World
(Photograph) - The cerebral palsy charity Scope celebrated its golden anniversary last week with the publication of a book charting its first 50 years. Changing Society was researched and written by Chris Davies, a trustee member of the executive council. He said, 'Most of the people I spoke to have cerebral palsy. This is not just Scope's story, it is theirs too.' The book costs 8.80 (inc p&p) from Scope, Library and Information Unit, 6 Market Road, London N7 9PW.

Advice for carers on family reading

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  • Wednesday, May 29, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Childcarers can find advice on how to encourage parents to read with their young children in a new guide by the National Literacy Trust. Nursery World was among the organisations involved in talks initiating Getting a Head Start: A good ideas guide for promoting reading to young families.

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