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To the letter

    News
  • Wednesday, September 21, 2005
    • | Nursery World
Encourage and establish pro-social behaviour using a range of concepts beginning with 'C', says Sue Roffey Many useful concepts concerning behaviour in young children begin with a 'C'. Some help to establish pro-social behaviour and others enable effective responses to unwanted behaviour. This article addresses the former and next month we will explore the latter.

Understand your children's needs

    News
  • Monday, September 19, 2011
    • | Nursery World
Pen Green's course, 'Making children's learning visible' (29 - 30 November), is designed to increase practitioners' confidence when it comes to making professional judgements and meeting children's learning needs effectively. Pen Green will demonstrate how its own computer software can be used to interpret data and open up opportunities for deeper dialogue about your children.

A child's social class at birth

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  • Wednesday, August 14, 2002
    • | Nursery World
A child's social class at birth has a greater bearing on educational achievement than physical factors, a study has revealed. Research by the Institute of Child Health, published in the British Medical Journal, provides evidence that bigger babies from the professional and managerial classes gain better academic results than those from unskilled groups. But children who are underweight at birth and have the advantage of a well-off home will outperform children who were heavier at birth but come from poorer backgrounds.

Kinder Castle Nursery in Tynemouth

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  • Wednesday, March 23, 2005
    • | Nursery World
* Kinder Castle Nursery in Tynemouth has received the highest possible rating from inspection body Ofsted. It was praised for being the only nursery in the north-east providing organic food which is made on site by a specially commissioned chef.

Home reading campaign to educate parents

    News
  • Wednesday, August 14, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Introducing books to children at an early age is one of the best gifts any parent or carer can offer, education minister Cathy Jamieson said at the launch of a new reading initiative at the Edinburgh International Book Festival last week. The Home Reading Initiative is a three-year campaign to encourage more parents to read to their children. A home reading co-ordinator will be appointed to oversee the scheme along with an army of 'reading champions' who will encourage parents, carers and children to get the most out of reading. BBC Scotland's Fred Macaulay, newsreader Kirsty Wark and the Singing Kettle's Gary Coupland are among those who have signed up their support.

Nurseries warned over bogus fees

    News
  • Wednesday, March 23, 2005
    • | Nursery World
Nurseries and playgroups across the UK are still being targeted by bogus agencies demanding up to 135 to register them under the Data Protection Act. Following an initial warning last summer, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued another caution to childcare settings not to be taken in by fake data protection agencies posing as Government bodies.

Cats Protection resource pack

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  • Wednesday, August 14, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Pre-school children can learn how to treat their furry friends with respect and consideration through a free resource pack from the Cats Protection charity. The resource includes cat-related poems, stories and artwork. Packs aimed at primary and secondary schools are also available. Contact Jen Snape at Cats Protection, 17 Kings Road, Horsham, West Sussex RH13 5PN.

Making links

    News
  • Wednesday, February 2, 2005
    • | Nursery World
How using the built environment links to the Early Learning Goals Personal, social and emotional development * Continue to be interested, excited and motivated to learn

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