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Awards 2012: Organisations - Nursery of the year

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Thursday, September 27, 2012

| Nursery World

Winner - The Cottage Kindergarten, Helensburgh, West Dunbartonshire.

Continuing Professional Development: PICL picks up steam

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Friday, August 17, 2012

| Nursery World

Karen Faux outlines the strengths of a parenting programme that is proving 'transformational'.

Positive Relationships: All in a day's work - saying goodbye

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Friday, July 20, 2012

| Nursery World

It's always poignant when saying goodbye to our older children, say Nicola Bushell and Hayley Cannell, joint managers of Oakey Dokey's Pre-School in Essex.

QuILT: Covering every aspect of quality

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Monday, July 9, 2012

| Nursery World

Judith Twani, independent early years consultant, trainer and early education improvement officer for Thurrock Council, explains how a modular quality assurance and improvement scheme is proving both versatile and enduring for a range of settings

Business development - new nursery caters just for babies and toddlers

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Friday, May 11, 2012

| Nursery World

Karen Faux finds out how a new nursery dedicated to the very young is part of a long-term business plan for The St Swithin, a three-strong group based in Aberdeen.

Business development: Winning the fight to stay open

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Monday, April 2, 2012

| Nursery World

Parents and a local community association got together and used their combined business acumen to rescue a council-run nursery that was threatened with closure, as Karen Faux reports.

Take twos...using home-to-nursery learning bags

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Friday, March 2, 2012

| Nursery World

In line with the Tickell review recommendations, provision for two-year-olds will need to place strong emphasis on involving parents in their children's development. James Hempsall outlines the practical steps one nursery is taking to achieve this.

Management round table: implementing a smoking ban

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

| Nursery World

Manager's dilemma:'I would very much like to ban smoking from my nursery but as quite a large percentage of our staff are smokers I am not sure where to start. I understand that it is legal to request that no-one smokes on the premises but I am worried about enforcing this, and the ill-will it might cause.'

Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce, part 12: Duty of care

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Monday, December 12, 2011

| Nursery World

This unit is all about balancing risk and opportunity in the interests of the child. Mary Evans unravels its complexities.

Finance - time to start thinking about your pension scheme for staff

Features

Monday, October 3, 2011

| Nursery World

A new duty on employers to provide staff pensions will have implications for the bottom line, as Mary Evans explains.

To the point : Supporting Families in the Foundation Years - A welcome document

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Monday, September 5, 2011

| Nursery World

By Naomi Eisenstadt, senior research fellow in families, early learning and literacy at the University of Oxford

Business Development: Giving parents the best of both worlds

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Monday, August 8, 2011

| Nursery World

Third Door provides a place for families to work, rest and play, with advantages for nursery children and staff, says Karen Faux.

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... Childminding

Features

Monday, August 8, 2011

| Nursery World

The recession has arrested the decline in childminder numbers as more families choose them over more expensive nurseries, but the support they receive has reduced, writes Mary Evans.

To the point: Plugged in, tuned out

Features

Monday, July 25, 2011

| Nursery World

'Please use your liberty to promote ours', wrote the Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi over a decade ago, urging people to take a stand against companies doing business with Burma's military dictatorship.

15 hours .. maximising flexibility in term time

Features

Monday, July 11, 2011

| Nursery World

A nursery class has boosted its dialogue with parents by thinking carefully about how it can use the free entitlement to meet the needs of individual children

Positive Relationships: All in a day's work - a pre-school reunion

Features

Monday, June 27, 2011

| Nursery World

A special Rainbow Party gives past parents and children the chance to remember their happy times at Oakey Dokeys Pre-school in Great Oakley, Essex, say joint managers Nicola Bushell and Hayley Cannell.

BIG ISSUE: Fathers

Features

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

| Nursery World

News, tips and guidance on working with fathers

15 hours... supporting families in rural areas

Features

Monday, June 13, 2011

| Nursery World

James Hempsall shows how delivering the 15 hours of free entitlement in rural areas is an important issue for providers, local authorities and their sufficiency duties.

Positive Relationships: Let's talk about ... Food

Features

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

| Nursery World

Are all the healthy eating efforts in your setting undone when the children go home? Annette Rawstrone speaks to nursery managers.

15 hours...fitting with family routines

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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

| Nursery World

The Early Years Foundation Stage identifies that when parents and practitioners work together it has positive impacts on children's development and learning.

Management Focus - A work-play space

Features

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| Nursery World

An innovative new setting is to offer parents a place to work and their children a place for care at the same time, says Karen Faux.

Positive relationships: All in a day's work

Features

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

| Nursery World

Fundraising isn't just about the money, say Nicola Bushell and Hayley Cannell, joint managers of Oakey Dokeys Pre-school in Great Oakley, Essex.

Management Focus - To the letter

Features

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

| Nursery World

A nursery chain has developed its own magazine alongside its new website, with engaging parents among its aims, says Karen Faux.

To the point - How flexible can we be?

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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

| Nursery World

The Daycare Trust report, 'Open All Hours? Flexible childcare in the 24/7 era', published last week (News, 24 March), found that parents struggle to find childcare at weekends, evenings and overnight.

Positive Relationships: Let's talk about ... Administering medicine

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

| Nursery World

What's the best policy, in what situation? Annette Rawstrone spoke to nursery managers and owners.

Search Results

Awards 2012: Organisations - Nursery of the year

Continuing Professional Development: PICL picks up steam

Positive Relationships: All in a day's work - saying goodbye

QuILT: Covering every aspect of quality

Business development - new nursery caters just for babies and toddlers

Business development: Winning the fight to stay open

Take twos...using home-to-nursery learning bags

Management round table: implementing a smoking ban

Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce, part 12: Duty of care

Finance - time to start thinking about your pension scheme for staff

To the point : Supporting Families in the Foundation Years - A welcome document

Business Development: Giving parents the best of both worlds

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... Childminding

To the point: Plugged in, tuned out

15 hours .. maximising flexibility in term time

Positive Relationships: All in a day's work - a pre-school reunion

BIG ISSUE: Fathers

15 hours... supporting families in rural areas

Positive Relationships: Let's talk about ... Food

15 hours...fitting with family routines

Management Focus - A work-play space

Positive relationships: All in a day's work

Management Focus - To the letter

To the point - How flexible can we be?

Positive Relationships: Let's talk about ... Administering medicine

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