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When Louise Young joined Gaywood First Steps nursery as manager early last year, she quickly spotted that children's school readiness needed to improve. "It was the lack of independence; simple things like being able to put their own coats and shoes on," she recalls.
The 86-child nursery serves a deprived area and a 2014 Ofsted inspection said it needed to strengthen home learning. Young knew stronger partnerships were needed with parents and schools and found an enthusiastic partner in the Action for Children-run Vancouver Children's Centre. Its family practitioner Nicky Crown views school transition as an "area of weakness" that she is well-placed to help with, being "in the middle" of nurseries and schools.
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