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Seven-year-old Mark Godfrey from Bangor, Co Down, Northern Ireland

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  • Wednesday, November 21, 2001
    • | Nursery World
(Photograph) - Seven-year-old Mark Godfrey from Bangor, Co Down, Northern Ireland, received his British Red Cross 'Everyday Hero' Humanity Award from celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott at a ceremony in central London. Mark saved the life of his pregnant mother, Elizabeth, by contacting help after she slipped into a diabetic coma.

In brief...Pre-school and out-of-school

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  • Wednesday, November 21, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Pre-school and out-of-school services in Wales are to benefit from an extra 1.5m in Government funding. Welsh health and social services minister Jane Hutt revealed that 500,000 will go to playgroups and out-of-school clubs this year for the purchase of equipment. Of 1m earmarked for next year, half will go towards the childcare strategy and half will be added to the play grant element of the Children and Youth Partnership Fund to provide facilities for older children. Ms Hutt said, 'I know the crucial value to children of the high quality play experiences provided by playgroups. Benefits include development of social skills, communication and co-ordination.' The new funding means 3.5m is being spent on the Welsh childcare strategy this year, while 5.05m is earmarked for 2002-2003. A report from the National Childcare Strategy Task Force is due to be heard by the Welsh Assembly's health and social services committee this week.

'Challenge gender roles in the nursery'

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  • Wednesday, November 21, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Early years settings need to make greater efforts to challenge gender stereotyping so that children's choices of career are not limited when they grow up, a report from the Equal Opportunities Commission said last week. The report, The Development of Gender Roles in Young Children, urges parents, early years workers and policymakers to encourage more male involvement in childcare and to integrate gender issues into recruitment and training programmes for early years staff.

On call

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  • Wednesday, November 21, 2001
    • | Nursery World
If medical staff feel confident that their children are well looked after, this can only be good for us all, says NHS childcare co-ordinator Sara Mousley Monday

Live and learn

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  • Wednesday, November 21, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Crechendo Training has issued the dates for its next round of courses from December to March in central London that are appropriate for nannies and also for parents. These are First Aid for Babies and Children, Understanding Your Child's Behaviour, and Understanding Your Child's Development Milestones. An extended level 3 course, Advanced Practice with Working with Babies, starts 12 January. Ring Crechendo on 020 8772 8160. The Early Years National Training Organisation reminds us that nannies are eligible for grants worth 45 per cent of the cost of professional development training. Ring the EYNTOon 01727 738 300. Don't forget that mother-and-toddler groups and One O'Clock clubs also attract nannies in many neighbourhoods, and that hi-tech communication via e-mail and the internet are reviving the old art of penfriends!

Road safety aims for poor children

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  • Wednesday, November 21, 2001
    • | Nursery World
The importance of teaching road safety habits to pre-school children was stressed as the Scottish Executive launched an updated playgroup and nursery information pack for the Children's Traffic Club Scotland this week. Transport minister Sarah Boyack, speaking at Pollok Children's Centre in Glasgow, emphasised the Executive's policy of starting road safety at an early age. An accompanying advertising campaign aims to reach more families from disadvantaged areas. It will be situated at bus routes and supermarkets in areas where membership of the Children's Traffic Club Scotland is low, urging nurseries, parents and children to get involved.

In brief...Consultation has begun on

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  • Wednesday, November 21, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Consultation has begun on how to improve protection of children and young people as part of the Child Protection review set up earlier this year. The review aims to reduce the number of children abused and neglected in Scotland and to improve the services offered to affected children. Deputy education minister Nicol Stephen said, 'We must ensure that everyone - councils, health boards, voluntary agencies and the police - work better together locally to give the best services to our young people.'

Building trust

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  • Wednesday, November 21, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Discuss at the interview stage how you will spend the day with the children. Always let your employer know where you are going and what you are doing with the children.

In brief...

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  • Wednesday, November 21, 2001
    • | Nursery World
The proportion of the average UK household diet derived from fruit and vegetables has improved over the past 25 years and now approaches the amount suggested for a healthy, balanced diet, according to the National Food Survey 2000. The amount of fruit consumed over this period increased by more than a half. The most popular fruits and vegetables are bananas, citrus fruits such as satsumas and clementines, grapes, cauliflowers, broccoli, mushrooms, peppers and fresh corn-on-the-cob. The lowest levels of fruit consumption are in the north-east and north-west of England and in Scotland.

Council bids its way out of nursery hitch

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  • Wednesday, November 21, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Leicester County Council has applied to the Government for more money to cover the cost of funding free nursery places for all three-year-olds in the county. The council had used a 'postcode lottery' for allocating nursery places when it discovered a shortfall in funding for places for around 300 children. Angry parents were further enraged when a local councillor claimed last week that the data used by the council to calculate demand for places was years out of date.

Opposites

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  • Wednesday, November 21, 2001
    • | Nursery World
THIS WEEK... Project outline

Jack Frost

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  • Wednesday, November 21, 2001
    • | Nursery World
This idea can be used for a winter card or made bigger for a display. Resources

Our recommended choice

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  • Wednesday, November 21, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Some food for thought in your professional career CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING 2-5 YEARS: Georgia's story by Cath Arnold.

Pet prizes

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  • Wednesday, November 21, 2001
    • | Nursery World
On a Europe-wide horizon, the child you care for could be a contender in a drawing competition and be invited to travel to Strasbourg for the European Parliament's 'Pet Night' next year. The European Federation of Animal Health, which promotes pet ownership for happier living, launched the competition at its Pet Night ceremony last month. Children in the age categories of three to four years, five to six years, seven to eight years, and nine to ten years can send a drawing of their pet by 31 July 2001 to Pet Night, c/o FEDESA, Rue Defacqz 1, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium.

Children sold their own home-baking at the farmers' market in Forfar

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  • Wednesday, November 21, 2001
    • | Nursery World
(Photograph) - Children sold their own home-baking at the farmers' market in Forfar, Scotland, to raise funds for the BBC Children in Need appeal. The stall was run by the Stirrin' Stuff family cooking campaign, whose founder, Fiona Bird (left), said, 'It is all about stirrin' something up and talkin' about all sorts of stuff.' She can be contacted at fiona@cookingonline-scotland.com. Photo Paul Reid

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