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Reception 'short on quality'

27 September 2001, Nursery World

Reception classes in England offer pre-school-age children a lower-quality environment than other types of provision such as nursery classes and nursery schools, an ongoing Government-funded research project has found. The...

Three-year-old Bella Shirsinger-Barton is sitting pretty

27 September 2001, Nursery World

(Photograph) - Three-year-old Bella Shirsinger-Barton is sitting pretty in the winner of the Show Product of the Year at the Baby and Child International Fair in London's Earls Court.The prize-winning...

Cash prizes for getting people to read together

27 September 2001, Nursery World

* A three-year, £1.2m nationwide award scheme is seeking to encourage families and communities throughout Britain to read together. The Reading Families Millennium Awards scheme is backed by the Campaign...

New training to protect babies

27 September 2001, Nursery World

Health professionals have welcomed an initiative by a leading children's charity to ensure their child protection training enables them to pick up early signs of difficulties in babies. The National...

In brief...Children's emotional intelligence

27 September 2001, Nursery World

Children's emotional intelligence is the focus of a booklet published by the Child Guidance Service of Knowsley Borough Council in Merseyside. Helping my child to develop emotional intelligence was written...

In brief...People are being urged to consider careers in childcare

27 September 2001, Nursery World

People are being urged to consider careers in childcare, playwork or early education by Suffolk Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership. The initiative is part of 'Do something you love...

In brief...All schools in Northern Ireland are to receive at least £150 this winter

27 September 2001, Nursery World

All schools in Northern Ireland are to receive at least £150 towards the cost of heating their premises this winter, education minister Martin McGuinness has announced. He said that an...

Uniform assessment for pupils in Scotland

27 September 2001, Nursery World

A more uniform system of assessing children's attainment in pre-school and from the age of five to 14 is being planned for Scotland. The move, announced last week by Scottish...

Children's radio to boost literacy

27 September 2001, Nursery World

A unique digital radio service for children to be launched early next year could help pre-school language and literacy development. Abracadabra will be the first all-day, every day radio service...

Scotland's first-ever Early Years and Primary Teaching Exhibition

27 September 2001, Nursery World

(Photograph) - There was plenty to catch the eye at Scotland's first-ever Early Years and Primary Teaching Exhibition, including these puppets. Sponsored by Nursery World and TES Primary, the event...