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A parent's guide to inspections

    News
  • Wednesday, August 15, 2001
    • | Nursery World
The way private day nurseries, playgroups, childminders, creches and out-of school clubs are regulated is changing from 3 September. The Early Years Directorate, run by the schools inspectorate, Ofsted, will enforce national standards. How is this different from before?

Bitter sweet

    News
  • Wednesday, May 22, 2002
    • | Nursery World
With levels of childhood obesity alarmingly high, the increased threat of diabetes needs to be taken seriously. Penny Vevers reports When doctors in the UKreported the first four cases of very overweight white British teenagers with Type 2 diabetes (also known as 'adult-onset'

Case study: Kerry-Lyn, aged 31/2

    News
  • Wednesday, May 22, 2002
    • | Nursery World
A year ago, Kerry-Lyn Bass, now three-and-a-half, went off her food and became very sleepy. Her mum, Jackie Jones, and her doctor thought she had a tummy bug. But by the next morning, Jackie couldn't wake her daughter and Kerry-Lyn was rushed to hospital. She was in a coma. She had Type 1 diabetes and spent a week and a half in Whipps Cross Hospital in Essex. Kerry-Lyn now has to have her blood sugar levels tested four times a day and an injection of insulin every morning. At first, it was difficult to regulate. 'In the beginning, I was absolutely petrified to let her out of my sight,' says Jackie. 'I stayed at the playgroup with her all morning. I didn't think it was fair for her to miss out on going because she loves it so much.'

Show pieces

    News
  • Wednesday, May 18, 2005
    • | Nursery World
Both new and established exhibitors displayed their play and learning resources at the popular Manchester exhibition. Dan Levy reports Thousands of early years practitioners descended on Manchester's G-Mex centre on 6 and 7 May for this year's Early Years and Primary Teaching Exhibition, sponsored by Nursery World and the TES.

Community family fun day

    Other
  • Thursday, August 22, 2013
    • | Nursery World
Woodside Nursery in Devon held a community family fun day to say thank you to locals who helped fund its garden developments.

Lifeguard action

    Other
  • Monday, August 24, 2015
    • | Nursery World
Green Hedges Children's Nursery & Pre-School in Scarborough invited lifeguards from the RNLI charity to the setting.

Race day

    Other
  • Monday, August 24, 2015
    • | Nursery World
Children from Snapdragons Nurseries raced their bikes to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust on behalf of one of their children who suffers from the condition.

The King's Fund

    News
  • Wednesday, March 30, 2005
    • | Nursery World
The King's Fund awards grants of up to 25,000 a year - available for up to three years, to statutory and voluntary health-focused organisations that make practical improvements to the health of Londoners through innovative community-based projects. Contact the King's Fund Grants Department on 020 7307 2495 or email funding@kingsfund.org.uk.

Reader offer

    News
  • Wednesday, November 29, 2006
    • | Nursery World
We have ten copies of Full, Full, Full of Love (Walker Books, 5.99) to give away to Nursery World readers. Send your name and address on the back of a postcard or envelope, marked 'Full of Love', to the address on page 3. Winners will be the first ten names drawn on 14 December.

Ask the expert

    News
  • Wednesday, May 18, 2005
    • | Nursery World
Your legal questions answered by Christine Betts, senior lawyer, schools and childcare team, Veale Wasbrough Lawyers Q A parent wants us to ban children who have not been immunised, arguing that babies (not yet fully immunised) are at risk. I am anxious that it impedes human rights, and operationally it could be quite difficult to prove what the parents have said.

Read nursery world news daily

    News
  • Wednesday, September 10, 2008
    • | Nursery World
You can now keep up with the latest early years and childcare news as it breaks, with daily updates on our website at: www.nurseryworld.co.uk.

More detailed register online

    News
  • Wednesday, September 10, 2008
    • | Nursery World
Ofsted is to publish both the Early Years Register and the Childcare Register on its website, along with providers' names, addresses and type of childcare offered, following a consultation with parents and providers.

100,000 turn out to play

    News
  • Wednesday, September 8, 2004
    • | Nursery World
(Photograph) - Children took over London's Trafalgar Square last month when it was turned into a giant playground to celebrate Playday (4 August), organised by the Children's Play Council and The Children's Society. Hundreds of special events were arranged across the UK for the country's biggest annual celebration of play involving 100,000 children. Photo Alex Macnaughton

Learning & Development: Creativity - At a stroke

    Features
  • Tuesday, September 30, 2008
    • | Nursery World
Creativity underpins all the learning at Kingsland Nursery School. Head teacher Nicola Mulliner explains why, in the first of an occasional series featuring Stoke-on-Trent's outstanding nursery schools.

Hop to it

    News
  • Wednesday, May 22, 2002
    • | Nursery World
You could leap into business with a franchise from KindaRoo. The company specialises in Fun Fitness sessions for children aged two to five in creative movement, drama, dance, music, sport and gym and multicultural activities. Anyone signing up for a franchise receives a three-day training course in starting and running their business, class equipment, literature and information for ten structured activity programmes, plus help with identifying local centres where the sessions could be held. KindaRoo manager Karen Thompson says it would especially suit nannies and mothers who love being with young children and want to work their own hours. For an explanation of the activities and the costs and earnings involved, contact KindaRoo on 01243 431 096.

Ciao, nanny!

    News
  • Wednesday, May 22, 2002
    • | Nursery World
If you'd like to nanny abroad, you probably couldn't do better than Italy for pleasant conditions, says Lindsey Blythe in the first of an occasional series on overseas work Are you fit, friendly and keen on eating pasta? Then consider a job nannying in Italy, where a long, hot summer is already underway.

New centre open for early years leaders

    News
  • Wednesday, May 11, 2005
    • | Nursery World
A new centre for higher-level early years training opened in the north-west this week with the aim of improving the sustainability of provision across the UK. Liverpool Hope University College opened the Centre for Early Years Management and Leadership with 50 students enrolled on early years management programmes, including a foundation degree in management childcare provision, developed with the Professional Association of Nursery Nurses, and a nursery management degree course.

Government sets target of reducing child obesity

    News
  • Tuesday, December 16, 2008
    • | Nursery World
Almost one in four children is overweight or obese by the time they start school, according to figures from the National Child Measurement Programme for the academic year 2007/2008.

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