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Children in five London boroughs

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  • Wednesday, March 24, 2004
    • | Nursery World
Children in five London boroughs can enjoy free swimming this Easter, thanks to the Kids Swim Free scheme in Newham, Waltham Forest, Tower Hamlets, Greenwich and Hackney, giving them free entry to local council pools. The scheme has received financial support from the mayor of London, the Department for Education and Skills, the Department of Health, and London 2012 - the company bidding to bring the Olympic and Paralympic Games to London in 2012.

Racism hinders disabled pupils

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  • Wednesday, March 24, 2004
    • | Nursery World
Children from black and ethnic minority families who have disabilities face more problems at school and encounter greater prejudice in their lives than white disabled children, according to a report published this week. All our children belong, by the charity Parents for Inclusion, found that not only did most families with disabled children experience difficulties, injustice and isolation, but disabled children from black and ethnic minority (BEM) families also experienced institutionalised racism too. It said, 'Early inclusion is very important and should start at nursery.'

Green Fingers packs natural fun

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  • Wednesday, March 24, 2004
    • | Nursery World
(Photograph) - Jake Clarke from Duddington nursery in Edinburgh (above) enjoys going back to nature at the launch of Scottish National Heritages's Wee Green Fingers Fun Pack at Battleby in Perth. The pack includes a range of activities to teach young children about wildlife and the environment. They can paint trees with 'paintless water', sow their own miniature cornfield, make their own natural perfumes and potions and use paint colour strips from DIY shops to match up colours. There are games, stickers and postcards with poems by award-winning writer Linda Cracknell, and sunflower seeds for children to start growing their own garden. Bonnie Maggio, the fun pack's co-ordinator, said, 'This generation of children are more alienated from the natural world than ever before. We hope that by providing incentives like the Wee Green Fingers Fun Pack, we can inspire them to discover the wonders of nature in the same way that their parents and grandparents did.' Wee Green Fingers Fun Packs are free to anyone who works with or looks after young children. Contact Karen Smith at Scottish National Heritage on 01738 444 177. Photo: Mark Ferguson/Newsflash

Largest chain buys five sites

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  • Wednesday, June 18, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Asquith Court Schools, the UK's largest nursery chain, has acquired the London-based Rivertide Group in a move that further consolidates its position as market leader. The Rivertide Group, established in 1996, operates five nurseries in Twickenham, Eltham, Islington, Peckham Rye and Orpington. The acquisition will add a further 250 day nursery places to the 6,066 the nursery chain currently provides.

Working mothers running in circles

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  • Wednesday, June 18, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Working mothers not only do the 'school run', but also the 'pre-school nursery run', the 'childcare run' and the 'work run', according to a report by an academic at the University of York. The report, Running around in circles: Co-ordinating childcare, education and work, by Christine Skinner, explores how working mothers rely on informal help from neighbours, family and friends as well as formal support from nannies, childminders, childminders' husbands and out-of-school clubs to transport children between different settings at different times of day.

Fur play

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  • Wednesday, January 7, 2004
    • | Nursery World
Harry Harrington is a special teddy bear. His owner Chrissie Clark has developed a huge personality for this furry friend who helps improve standards in the classroom A small blue teddy bear with a larger-than-life personality has made a huge impact at Harrington Infant School in Workington, Cumbria. Harrington Bear was bought for the bargain price of 1.49, but he's since become invaluable to the reception class children and the star of a series of books.

Level 3 Diploma wins UCAS points

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  • Friday, February 3, 2012
    • | Nursery World
CACHE has confirmed that the Level 3 Extended Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce has now been accredited with UCAS points. This means the two-year, full-time course is equivalent to three A levels and is a route to a university degree.

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