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Minister pushes partnership work

    News
  • Wednesday, August 28, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Education minister Cathy Jamieson has stressed the importance of local authorities working in partnership with the private and voluntary sectors in providing childcare services, in the wake of early difficulties with the approach. Speaking during a visit to First Step Community Nursery in Hamilton, North Lanarkshire, Ms Jamieson said, 'Parents and their children have diverse needs, and local authorities and their partners have been flexible in meeting them. The importance of partnerships cannot be stressed too strongly. I encourage local authorities to continue working with the private and voluntary sectors in providing high-quality services.'

Ask the expert

    News
  • Wednesday, October 26, 2005
    • | Nursery World
Educational therapist Andrea Clifford-Poston answers your queries about child behaviour Q I am key worker for a four-year-old girl with a genetic disorder who has just joined our nursery. She is very small and a bit unsteady on her feet. How can we develop her confidence and prevent her from being teased?

Opinion: In my view - Children who need a family

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, December 18, 2007
    • | Nursery World
During National Adoption Week, we launched NCH Black Families, an innovative adoption service set up to find safe and loving homes for children from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities across the UK.

Shining stars

    News
  • Wednesday, October 26, 2005
    • | Nursery World
The 2005 Professional Nanny of the Year award put quality practice and career development in the spotlight This month's award ceremony for the second-ever Professional Nanny of the Year started out with the introduction of the first one. 'I've got five minutes left!' said 2004 winner Louise Kirk, as she rose to accept a framed certificate from organiser Tricia Pritchard, professional officer of the Professional Association of Nursery Nurses.

Early Years Pioneers - Jerome Bruner

    Features
  • Monday, September 5, 2016
    • | Nursery World
Following the death earlier this year of the influential psychologist Jerome Bruner, Linda Pound looks at his theories, achievements and their enduring impact on early years practice

Work Matters: Leadership - Good relations

    Features
  • Tuesday, December 18, 2007
    • | Nursery World
It takes time and energy to build an enduring relationship with parents. Sarah Presswood, manager of George Perkins Day Nursery in Birmingham, explains why she thinks it's so important.

Covering every angle

    News
  • Wednesday, August 28, 2002
    • | Nursery World
* Sandy Bell brings nursing and childcare experience to her role as North West Lancashire Childcare Co-ordinator, covering approximately 19,000 NHS staff in Blackpool, Preston and Chorley. She worked as an auxiliary nurse for 22 years and ran a holiday playscheme for eight years after seeing staff struggling to organise childcare. 'Fingers crossed, so far we've been able to solve all the childcare problems that staff have come with,' she says. 'Most parents are wanting out-of-school care for their children, including before and after school and holiday schemes. It seems they have more childcare problems once their children go to school because of NHS shift patterns.'

Interim head to guide Daycare Trust

    News
  • Wednesday, October 19, 2005
    • | Nursery World
The Daycare Trust has appointed Chris Walton as its interim chief executive. The appointment follows the departure last month of Susan Crane, who left for personal reasons after five months at the helm of the childcare charity.

Noticeboard: Getting real

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  • Monday, December 16, 2013
    • | Nursery World
Staff at the Chapel in the Valley Pre-School in Dorset have built up a collection of 'real-life' resources for their children.

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