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The child protection system

3 July 2003, Nursery World

The child protection system would be stronger if social workers were relocated from town halls to multi-disciplinary teams based in schools, health centres and other community-based facilities, claims a report...

Nearly 350,000 people work in childcare

3 July 2003, Nursery World

Nearly 350,000 people work in childcare among the million-strong care workforce in Britain, according to a report by the Thomas Coram Research Unit. Mapping the Care Workforce: Supporting joined-up thinking...

Nursery fetes its own male hero

3 July 2003, Nursery World

Anorth London nursery championed the role of men in childcare by holding a tea party for children and parents to celebrate the work of its own male hero. A picture...

Gender shake-up in apprenticeships

3 July 2003, Nursery World

The childcare sector is among the targets of a campaign by the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) aimed at breaking the gender barrier which sees certain jobs dominated by either men...

Use your imagination

3 July 2003, Nursery World

Is children's creativity being given room to breathe? Simon Vevers investigates. 'Creativity isn't an add-on. It must form a vital and integral part of every child's experience of school. Research...

Time to explore

3 July 2003, Nursery World

Creativity will flourish best in the youngest children without a lot of adult planning and purpose-built resources, says Jennie Lindon Creative development for children is only partly about exploration with...

Resources and activities

3 July 2003, Nursery World

Print making * Make a paint and water mixture.

A pain in the neck

3 July 2003, Nursery World

One of the most common ailments among pre-school children, and its symptoms and treatment, are examined by doctors at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital What is tonsillitis?

Foreign exchange

3 July 2003, Nursery World

Why learning another language at an early age boosts children's first language learning as well as promoting cultural awareness Young children in Britain today are growing up to be Europeans,...

Un deux trois

3 July 2003, Nursery World

Any early years practitioner can try this approach to foreign language learning with the aid of rhymes, stories, games and puppet play. Children obviously have much to gain from learning...