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19 August 2004, Nursery World

If you were one of the nearly seven million people who watched the BBC1 documentary 'Nurseries Undercover' last week, you will no doubt be appalled at the bad practice revealed...

Film could prompt inspection changes

19 August 2004, Nursery World

One of the UK's largest nursery chains, Nord Anglia, said last week that it is reviewing its procedures after secret television footage filmed at one of its nurseries revealed severe...

Quote of the week

19 August 2004, Nursery World

'The danger comes if a childcare revolution starts to produce human storage units plagued by fast staff turnover, bad training and low pay. Gordon Brown, on the verge of announcing...

Three-to-seven curriculum piloted

19 August 2004, Nursery World

More than 40 schools and early years settings across Wales are due to start piloting the Foundation Phase for three- to seven-year-olds next month. The new framework, which takes a...

Nurseries Undercover

19 August 2004, Nursery World

The Public and Commercial Services union has called for a halt to planned cuts in Ofsted's funding and a 20 per cent reduction of staff, following the BBC documentary 'Nurseries...

Childhood Matters

19 August 2004, Nursery World

A new service to help corporate organisations and employers to keep up to date with childcare development opportunities is being launched by 4Children at its conference called 'Childhood Matters' on...

More lone mothers work on tax credits

19 August 2004, Nursery World

The number of employed lone mothers with children aged under three has soared since the introduction of the Working Families Tax Credit in May 2000, according to a report out...

Zoe Strachan gets to grips with a giant cabbage

19 August 2004, Nursery World

(Photograph) - Zoe Strachan gets to grips with a giant cabbage at the 44th annual Ayr Flower Show, Scotland's equivalent of the Chelsea Flower Show. Some children exhibited their own...

Nurseries want new advice on baby jabs

19 August 2004, Nursery World

The Scottish Independent Nurseries Association (SINA) has renewed its call for Government guidance for childcare workers on immunisations, following the Government's revelation that a new five-in-one vaccination for babies is...

Resource updated for work with family

19 August 2004, Nursery World

A popular support pack designed to help parents and carers become more involved in children's learning and development is to be re-issued in the autumn. The revised version of the...