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30 August 2001, Nursery World

With the summer holidays drawing to a close, many newly-qualified childcarers are about to take up their first jobs in a sector offering more opportunities than ever before (Special Report,...

Wales' smoke and smack ban

30 August 2001, Nursery World

Care standards in England which allow registered childminders to smack the children in their care and smoke in front of them were left further out in the cold, as the...

Nursery nurse Lorna Smith from the Busy Bees Nursery

30 August 2001, Nursery World

(Photograph) - Nursery nurse Lorna Smith from the Busy Bees Nursery at the David Lloyd Fitness Centre in Southampton and her charges, three-year-old Eden Sparks and 20-month-old Thomas Whitely, met...

Funds revitalise nursery schools

30 August 2001, Nursery World

State nursery schools, gradually dwindling in numbers, have been given a new lease of life by Government funds aimed at extending childcare and community services. Jean Ensing, president of Early...

In brief...My Dad, My Protector conference

30 August 2001, Nursery World

The role of fathers in preventing child abuse and neglect will be explored at a conference jointly sponsored by Fathers Direct and the NSPCC. It will consider how statutory and...

In brief...A petition seeking to protect the Foundation Stage

30 August 2001, Nursery World

A petition seeking to protect the Foundation Stage, with its clear emphasis on learning through play, from the more formal approach of the national literacy and numeracy strategies, has attracted...

Quote of the week

30 August 2001, Nursery World

'Under-fives are eager to try things out, which makes them exciting to work with. If you give them a piece of clay they don't start out with adult preconceptions of...

Nursery staff will juggle computers with martial arts

30 August 2001, Nursery World

An extensive two-week training period for staff at a new nursery has seen them learning yoga, tai chi and juggling, as well as discovering how to get the best use...

Term staff campaign grows

30 August 2001, Nursery World

More term-time school support workers are lobbying their employers for holiday pay, strengthened by the recent victory of their counterparts in Northern Ireland. Up to 100 term-time workers in Kirklees,...

Quentin Blake to co-curate exhibition

30 August 2001, Nursery World

(Photograph) - Children's book illustrator Quentin Blake is co-curator of an exhibition of contemporary children's artists opening at the Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green, London, on 10 September. The...