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East Prescot Road Nursery School

15 December 2005, Nursery World

(Photograph) - Children from East Prescot Road Nursery School in Liverpool have planted oak, birch and ash trees with the help of a group of visiting nursery school teachers from...

Media watch

15 December 2005, Nursery World

Nursery World became a media star last week, as the magazine celebrated its 80th birthday with a special edition looking back over eight decades of childcare development and advice. The...

Nursery seeks outdoor time

15 December 2005, Nursery World

A pre-school that was ordered to keep children indoors following complaints about excessive noise is waiting for the green light from council bosses to reinstate its outdoor play. Jigsaw Pre-school...

Councils learn of Sure Start allocations

15 December 2005, Nursery World

Sure Start budgets were revealed last week in the local authority children's services funding for 2006 to 2008. Sure Start local programme funding has been rolled into the General Sure...

Children need to learn only 100 words

15 December 2005, Nursery World

Children need to learn only 100 words before moving straight on to reading books, a new study claims. Researchers at Warwick University Institute of Education analysed more than 900,000 words...

Over half of nursery schools outstanding

15 December 2005, Nursery World

Over half of nursery schools inspected by Ofsted in 2004-05 were judged outstanding, in the latest figures revealing that 38 out of the 68 settings inspected (59 per cent) achieved...

Naomi Eisenstadt

15 December 2005, Nursery World

Naomi Eisenstadt has been appointed Chief Advisor on Children's Services. She will play a key part in the Every Child Matters programme on improving the quality of policy and practice....

Children are cycling less

15 December 2005, Nursery World

Children are cycling less because of fears over safety, claims a report by the National Children's Bureau. It says that the distances cycled by children under 16 have nearly halved...

'More action on poverty'

15 December 2005, Nursery World

Changes to the tax credit system outlined in Chancellor Gordon Brown's pre-budget report last week have been welcomed by the Child Poverty Action Group. Measures include a rise from £2,500...

Awards honour achievers of outcomes

15 December 2005, Nursery World

Representatives from the 'best of the best' Sure Start services gathered at Lancaster House in London on 6 December for the annual Sure Start Partners in Excellence awards. The 18...