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Millie's Mark

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  • Monday, May 29, 2017
    • | Nursery World
Child’s Play Private Nursery in Ferryhill, County Durham has been awarded Millie’s Mark by the National Day Nurseries Association in collaboration with the Department for Education and Millie’s Trust.

Carers consulted about complaints

    News
  • Wednesday, April 7, 2004
    • | Nursery World
The views of early education and childcare providers are being sought by the Care Commission as part of its review of the complaints process. The move follows an internal review of the system last autumn, which included consultation with staff about how the complaints procedure was working in practice. The exercise is now being expanded to include external stakeholders with the launch last week of a consultation on a revised complaints procedure.

DoH backs use of dummy

    News
  • Thursday, August 9, 2007
    • | Nursery World
New advice to parents says that babies should be put to bed with a dummy because it could prevent cot death.

In Brief: Rise in cost of out-of-school care in Scotland

    News
  • Thursday, August 9, 2007
    • | Nursery World
A rise in the cost of out-of-school care in Scotland has led to calls for more Government funding for holiday childcare. The Scottish Out of School Care Network and the Daycare Trust say the typical weekly cost of all-day care in the school holidays in Scotland is 76.35, compared with 75.82 last year. Bronwen Cohen, chief executive of Children in Scotland, said, 'Holiday care is vitally important for children and families but it is not recognised in the resources they receive. The new Scottish government needs to look again at this in the context of a wider strategy to develop better and more inclusive access to indoor and outdoor play, leisure, arts and sports activities.'

Early years provision is praised by Ofsted

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  • Wednesday, February 11, 2004
    • | Nursery World
Early years providers in England have been praised for their high standards by Ofsted chief inspector David Bell. Speaking in London last week at the publication of Ofsted's report for the year 2002-03, Mr Bell said, 'For the first time in an annual report, I am pleased to be able to make reference to our comprehensive picture of childcare in England, reflecting the inspection and regulatory responsibilities we acquired for the sector in September 2001.'

Male teachers 'don't make a difference'

    News
  • Thursday, August 9, 2007
    • | Nursery World
The belief that having more male teachers could help to raise attainment levels and improve behaviour among boys is 'simplistic', according to new Government research.

Nursery activities

    News
  • Wednesday, April 7, 2004
    • | Nursery World
Follow the example of staff at Roscoe Day Nursery in Leeds and set up an outdoor interactive display area that will support children's investigations and explorations in the natural world. Planned learning intentions

Plans to start school at six

    News
  • Thursday, August 9, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Early years experts have broadly welcomed plans under consideration by Glasgow City Council to delay the start of formal schooling until age six, but raised concerns that this could be jeopardised by cuts to high- quality early years provision.

Inclusion Award

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  • Monday, January 25, 2016
    • | Nursery World
Staff from Bright Beginnings Childcare Centre were delighted to receive Scope’s Quality Standard for demonstrating that they are an inclusive setting and have been trained to meet specific children’s needs.

Children aged from 17 months to three-and-a-half years

    News
  • Wednesday, May 9, 2001
    • | Nursery World
(Photograph) - Children aged from 17 months to three-and-a-half years have welcomed the re-opening of the Kindergym at the Alford Community Education Centre in Aberdeenshire after several years. The gym is running two Thursday sessions over the next nine weeks. Sessions are divided into warm up, free play, group activities, cool down and parachute games sections. For more information call Alford Community Centre on 019755 63651. Photo Kate Sutherland

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