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Northamptonshire's safeguarding board chairman calls for social worker review; new benefit caps put in place; and a Birmingham nursery closes amid claims a toddler fell from a window, all in the news today.

Ask the Expert: Nursery home corners

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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

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Centre thrives on clarity of purpose

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Monday, April 29, 2013

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Newport Children's Centre, Waltham Forest, London; Children's centre inspection; March 2013

Behind the Inspection Rating: ‘Little Renoirs' get their needs met

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

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Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre | Nursery school inspection | January 2013

Ask the Expert: Bad staff attitudes

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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

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Ask the Expert: Appreciating animals

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

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Good Practice: How parent peer mentoring has helped to improve children's mental health in Southwark

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Friday, September 16, 2011

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The Empowering Parents, Empowering Communities scheme has led to a marked improvement in parenting and children's behaviour

Leadership: How all our children's centres survived the cuts in Hertfordshire

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Friday, May 13, 2011

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In February 2011, Hertfordshire County Council leader Robert Gordon announced that funding for the Hertfordshire children's centre programme will continue at the same level as in 2010/11, ensuring that no children's centres will be closed.

Good Practice: How a dissatisfied mum set up acclaimed nursery

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Friday, May 13, 2011

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A belief that she could could a better job than her local nursery led to Andrea Townsley establishing her own chain

Good Practice: Parenting in Staffordshire

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Monday, February 21, 2011

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Dads-to-be build up childcare confidence

Good Practice: Teaching speech and language skills in Stoke-on-Trent

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Monday, February 7, 2011

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Stoke scheme gives children a voice

In Practice: Case study - Practical rural childcare solutions

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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

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A key strand of extended schools is the provision of high-quality childcare, but this can be difficult in more sparsely populated areas. Jo Stephenson finds out how a cluster of schools in Norfolk has approached the problem head-on.

Fishing club helps to provide focus

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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

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A children's centre in Runcorn has had great success with its fishing club, setting up a committee to bring parents on board and providing older children with the chance to take part in a wide range of activities. Jo Stephenson reports.

In Practice: Case study - Help for parents to improve English

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Tuesday, September 1, 2009

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A children's centre in Cheltenham has started an informal group where parents with English as a second language can chat, improve their English and gain confidence in speaking. Jo Stephenson looks at how it is improving lives.

In Practice: Case study - Mums turn breastfeeding trainers

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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

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Mums can find it difficult to breastfeed and some give up after just a few weeks. Jo Stephenson examines how a programme in Trafford trains ordinary mums to support their peers who also want to successfully breastfeed.

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Ask the Expert: Nursery home corners

Centre thrives on clarity of purpose

Behind the Inspection Rating: ‘Little Renoirs' get their needs met

Ask the Expert: Bad staff attitudes

Ask the Expert: Appreciating animals

Good Practice: How parent peer mentoring has helped to improve children's mental health in Southwark

Leadership: How all our children's centres survived the cuts in Hertfordshire

Good Practice: How a dissatisfied mum set up acclaimed nursery

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In Practice: Case study - Practical rural childcare solutions

Fishing club helps to provide focus

In Practice: Case study - Help for parents to improve English

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