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Time for bed

30 September 2004, Nursery World

A good night's sleep makes a huge difference to a child's learning and well-being, but it can be difficult to achieve. Opal Dunn advises on sleep routines that start at...

Battery-reared children

30 September 2004, Nursery World

From the valedictory lecture by Tim Gill, outgoing director of the Children's Play Council The 'home habitat' of a typical eight-year-old, the area that a child can travel around on...

What scares men off

30 September 2004, Nursery World

My partner is head of a baby unit and I often hear about the paucity of male childcarers. I would like to thank Mr Partyka (Letters, 16 September), for addressing...

Long hours culture

30 September 2004, Nursery World

So Charles Clarke thinks a ten-hour day in school for some children is the right way forward. I disagree. At the end of a tiring day young children need to...

It starts with training

30 September 2004, Nursery World

I, too, was appalled by what I saw on 'Nurseries Undercover'. But I felt it was unfair that the establishment where no faults were found was not screened. This gave...

Community interests

30 September 2004, Nursery World

According to the Daycare Trust report Childcare in the Community: Community Nurseries in England (June 2000) there were 256 community nurseries in England and the majority of them were based...

Borrow and prosper

30 September 2004, Nursery World

Does it make good business sense to release the equity in your nursery property to finance refurbishment or even expansion? Philip Neville investigates Over the past couple of years the...

Pay survey 2004

30 September 2004, Nursery World

Salaries within the childcare sector have soared by up to a third in the past five years, reports Mary Evans in a major pay survey of Nursery World readers The...

Pros and cons of working in the childcare sector

30 September 2004, Nursery World

'Rubbish pay. Rubbish holidays. Very long hours and a lot of work to do for only £5.20 an hour.' Nursery nurse, private day nursery, earning £8,501-£10,500 a year

Qualifications

30 September 2004, Nursery World

Private nurseries are becoming the training ground for the public sector, according to NDNA chief executive Rosemary Murphy and her assertion is borne out by the survey. It shows that...