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Jigsaw staff benefit from expansion plans

22 February 2001, Nursery World

* The Jigsaw Group has extended its employee share option plan to benefit 20 per cent of staff, in anticipation of flotation next year. Jigsaw, which operates 24 purpose-built units,...

Testing times for baseline assessment

22 February 2001, Nursery World

* A new baseline assessment scheme for use in primary schools in England will be developed and jointly pre-tested by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) and Birmingham Local...

Child abuse linked to animal cruelty

22 February 2001, Nursery World

Two national charities have joined forces to explore possible evidence that children who abuse animals may grow into adults who are violent or who become child abusers. Last week the...

Changes urged to soften financial impact of death

22 February 2001, Nursery World

A sudden drop in income following the death of a child often increases grieving parents' pain, a report has revealed. 'The Financial Implications for Parents of the Death of a...

The Cottage Private Day Nursery

22 February 2001, Nursery World

The Cottage Private Day Nursery in Derby recently played host to a delegation from the National Women's Federation of China. The 12 delegates were shown around the nursery, spent time...

Big deals

22 February 2001, Nursery World

The private nursery market could be the one to watch for today's investors. Alison Mercer sounds out the commercial buzz In the rapidly-changing world of nursery chains, there is a...

Chain gangs

22 February 2001, Nursery World

* July 1999 Asquith Court Schools buys Gatehouse group. * February 2000 Busy Bees secures £50m funding from Gresham Trust to establish up to 90 nurseries, targeting the health sector.

The low down

22 February 2001, Nursery World

In the hurly-burly of a busy nursery it can be difficult for staff to notice children's sadness. Child psychotherapists from the Anna Freud Centre explain how to spot the signs...

Case study: Sam

22 February 2001, Nursery World

Sam was 18 months old when he started in a toddler group with his mother, who had arrived from overseas several months previously with her husband and only child. Over...

Case study: Amy

22 February 2001, Nursery World

Amy, aged three years and nine months, had attended nursery for a full day for almost a year. Initially she was rather timid but settled well, becoming a mainly outgoing...