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Tales of the unexpected

    News
  • Wednesday, October 31, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Real-life experiences, legends and fairytales make great sources for storytime, especially if told in your own words When choosing material for storytime, practitioners need to remember that stories do not always come in books. The funny little incident on the way to the nursery and the great legends passed down through word of mouth can all provide rich material.

Little Bear and the Long Road

    News
  • Wednesday, October 31, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Retold by Mary Medlicott with thanks to storyteller Kyoko Matsuoka, the Japanese storyteller who passed on the story. This is a story for the very youngest children, though older children may enjoy it, too. To tell it, you will need a little teddy bear - a finger-puppet teddy would be good as the story actions involves the bear 'travelling' from your shoulder to the tips of your fingers and back again.

So the story goes

    News
  • Wednesday, October 31, 2001
    • | Nursery World
An imaginative approach to planning, props and follow-up activities will add to children's enjoyment of storytime When planning how to carry out storytime sessions, early years practitioners need to consider the range of stories and themes that they can use, the variety of props that can enhance their storytelling and other ways in which storytime can be developed.

'Don't renege on early years'

    News
  • Wednesday, October 31, 2001
    • | Nursery World
The Government was given a stern warning not to backslide on its commitment to the early years during a lively House of Commons debate which reviewed many of the concerns explored in the education and skills select committee's recent report on the sector. Committee chairman Barry Sheerman MP opened the well-attended debate in Westminster Hall at the end of October by commenting that the 'word on the street' was that the Government was losing its interest in early years, having considered the job done and was moving on to post-11 education. He said there was a feeling that commitment to Sure Start, 'and to a great deal besides', had waned. The committee had been particularly concerned to hear about a slow-down in the roll-out of Sure Start, with the figures revealing a significant underspend.

Speak up

    News
  • Wednesday, October 31, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Children at Alan Pullinger Playgroup (pictured) are just some of those benefiting from Enfield local authority's storytelling project. The project was set up in response to the authority's baseline assessment scheme and feedback from early years practitioners, which showed a need to develop local children's speaking and listening skills.

Star Apple

    News
  • Wednesday, October 31, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Retold by Mary Medlicott with thanks to storyteller Sally Tonge, who passed on the story To tell this story, you need a green apple with a bit of stem, a knife and a board on which to cut the apple. You could keep your props under cover until the appropriate moment. Or intrigue the children by putting the apple on display. (Best keep the knife out of sight.) Once there was a girl who said, 'I'm bored.'

Pay us living wage

    News
  • Wednesday, October 31, 2001
    • | Nursery World
I wholeheartedly agree with the Daycare Trust report, Who will care? (News, 4 October). Childcare workers in day nurseries work the longest hours, for comparatively little pay. It is time we were all brought into line and paid a living wage, or there will be a staff crisis in the sector. Surely if the Government is so keen for the expansion of the early years sector and to give more parents access to childcare, ministers must realise that the sector needs a stronger infrastructure in the form of tax benefits, grants and/or direct support from the Government. After all, we are educating and moulding the most precious resource this country has - the next generation.

Teach racial tolerance early, says NCB

    News
  • Wednesday, October 31, 2001
    • | Nursery World
More information on pre-school children needs to be gathered to ensure the needs of all groups are met, including those from black and minority ethnic backgrounds, emphasises a new book from the National Children's Bureau (NCB). Understanding Difference: The meaning of ethnicity for young lives by Nicola Madge brings together available information on the lives of young people in Britain. Its evidence aims to provide a basis for deliberations on how society should promote multiculturalism and move forward. The book stresses the role of the early years in developing attitudes and skills that lay the foundation for children's well-being, behaviour and achievements. This means encouraging positive attitudes towards 'diversity, differences and cultures'.

Sitting Comfortably?

    News
  • Wednesday, October 31, 2001
    • | Nursery World
A well-organised storytime stimulates children's imagination, enhances their language and social skills - and is fun for the storyteller and those listening Storytime is potentially one of the most enriching experiences in every young child's life - educationally invaluable, socially enhancing and a great deal of fun. Modern educational theory recognises its value. Children who are fed a diet rich in stories develop better than children who don't. It's as simple as that.

TV and radio

    News
  • Wednesday, October 31, 2001
    • | Nursery World
2 November 'Curriculum development - ICT: Getting started in the primary school' (BBC 2, 3.30 to 4am)

In brief...Woodford Rascals Nursery

    News
  • Wednesday, October 31, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Woodford Rascals Nursery in Plympton, Plymouth, is holding a birthday bash for its fifth anniversary this month. Among its achievements the nursery - run by Woodford Schools Trust - will celebrate gaining Investors in People earlier this year, as well as making plans to extend the nursery. The quality assurance award was also recently presented to Westminster Children's Society, which runs nine community nurseries and two workplace nurseries in London.

A disgusting cut

    News
  • Wednesday, October 31, 2001
    • | Nursery World
I think Leicester City Council's decision to cut provision for three-year-olds from the start of next term is disgusting (News, 4 October). My daughter should have had funding in January, but now we have to wait.

Case study

    News
  • Wednesday, October 31, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Charlie, three-and-a-half years old, has been attending Cottingley Primary School nursery in Leeds for six months. When he first entered the nursery, he was very excited by the provision and eager to try everything. Staff were anxious not to dampen Charlie's motivation or to interrupt his enthusiastic investigations. But they recognised that he needed support in learning how to select and use equipment appropriately. They planned to spend one-to-one time with Charlie, in short but regular slots, showing him equipment and how to use the tools in different areas, and teaching him how to follow routines through a sequential approach. Charlie soon picked up on the basics and was increasingly able to work at activities independently. Having acquired these necessary skills, Charlie was able to develop his play further and to become a more effective learner in other areas of the curriculum. He has been keen to take on responsibilities in nursery as he has gained in confidence and become familiar with routines. He often asks if he can, for example, put the fruit in the fruit basket, or put away the bikes at tidying up time. Staff have encouraged Charlie by setting him simple tasks and praising him when these are achieved. Charlie's mother reports that he is ready to take responsibility for some aspects of his own personal hygiene at home, such as brushing his teeth and blowing his nose. She is adopting a step-by-step approach to putting on and fastening his own coat, which nursery staff are reinforcing in the setting. Charlie is encouraged to choose day clothes and pyjamas to wear at home and is starting to take on regular responsibilities, such as feeding the fish and the rabbit and sorting his toys into boxes after play. He is eager to help with the domestic chores and, with adult supervision, transfers clothes from the washing machine to the tumble dryer. Supported by the adults around him, Charlie is gaining in confidence and independence all the time.

Quote of the week

    News
  • Wednesday, October 31, 2001
    • | Nursery World
'Pushing children into reception classes before they are ready does them more damage than not giving them the education at all' Barry Sheerman, chairman of the education and skills select committee, during the House of Commons debate on early years

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