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Let Them Play

(0) Comments | Posted 20 May 2013 | (11:51)

With all the talk recently about structured play and teaching children manners, I thought it would be useful to discuss what some of this means in a nursery setting.

Working in early years means getting messy; being physical and, more importantly - rolling with the mood swings! Our job...

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A Toddler's Day at Nursery

(0) Comments | Posted 21 March 2013 | (10:35)

With lots of attention being cast on nursery staff at the moment - how many children they can look after, their pay, their role, qualifications and training (all part of the 'More Great Childcare' debate -


I thought it might be a good time to share...

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Liz Truss, You're So Wrong!

(9) Comments | Posted 29 January 2013 | (08:22)

Dear, oh dear, Elizabeth Truss - you really have got it very wrong when it comes to how to calculate staff/child ratios at nurseries.

You'd hope the under-secretary of state for early years would have more sense about whether nursery practitioners in England should be allowed to look after...

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Childcare Fees - A Nursery Owner's Perspective

(2) Comments | Posted 16 January 2013 | (23:00)

Childcare fees: a contentious issue (I know!), and one that, as a nursery owner, I hear a lot about. Parents are right to feel that childcare costs are a high outgoing each month. Indeed, the UK has the highest cost of childcare of any country, apart from Switzerland.

A...

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