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  • Monday, March 23, 2015
    • | Nursery World
The pre-school children from Stepping Stones in Stockton have learned all about occupations.

England's Children's Commissioner Al Aynsley-Green

    News
  • Wednesday, February 28, 2007
    • | Nursery World
England's Children's Commissioner Al Aynsley-Green officially opened the 1m Willow Children's Centre in Wembley, London. A jazz band was on hand to play the centre's own theme song, while children did a performance of their own. As the flagship children's centre for the London Borough of Brent, the building is fitted with environmentally-friendly solar panels to provide its outside lighting, and has a high-dependency suite complete with sensory rooms which are designed for children with SEN. The Willow centre offers 100 childcare places.

Chinese New Year

    News
  • Wednesday, February 21, 2007
    • | Nursery World
(Photograph) - Chinese New Year was the theme for a drop-in event attended by three-year-old Ellis and others at Hindley Children's Centre in Wigan. Organised by the local Bookstart team, it included arts and crafts, Chinese food and visiting storytellers from the Chinese Arts Centre in Manchester.

Closing nurseries saves BBC 4m

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  • Wednesday, February 21, 2007
    • | Nursery World
The BBC is saving more than 4m by closing down its workplace nurseries and plans to spend the money on programming, Nursery World has learned. Trade unions BECTU and the National Union of Journalists have collected more than 1,200 signatures against the proposal for phased closures of seven subsidised nurseries announced by the BBClast year (News, 14 December 2006). The closures will begin in late 2007 and the last nursery will shut in 2010.

Twins: Two by two

    News
  • Wednesday, January 2, 2002
    • | Nursery World
You can respect twin children's characteristics while treating the two of them as unique individuals. Dr Penny Munn gives advice for sensitive double dealing

In brief...

    News
  • Wednesday, January 2, 2002
    • | Nursery World
A training programme for staff working with children to help them respond to suspected child sexual abuse has been introduced by the NSPCC. The charity's Educare programme, 'Creating a culture of safety', is a distance learning scheme aimed at people working in after-school clubs, leisure facilities or for any organisation providing activities for children or for adults who are accompanied by children. The programme confronts myths about adults who pose a threat to children, as well as covering recruitment practices and what to do when witnessing worrying behaviour. Contact the NSPCC on 020 7825 2775.

In brief...

    News
  • Wednesday, January 2, 2002
    • | Nursery World
The Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland has pledged that the country's Executive will protect children's rights, meet their needs and include their voices. Last month Mark Durkan met in Belfast with Olara Otunnu, the United Nations special representative for armed conflict and children, and told him the Province's proposed commissioner for children would be 'a visible sign of this commitment'. He said, 'This unique appointment will help us to meet our aim of putting Northern Ireland at the leading edge of best practice in children's issues.' He also said the Executive planned to bring forward a ten-year strategy for children and young people that would take account of the role played by parents and families.

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