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Archived nursery related articles in the media
'Too much, too young' for children.
Should we start formal schooling at a later age? Young children's behaviour in school is being adversely affected by too many tests and targets and a lack of creative play, say teachers
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Stepford Child.
Even though she's just 5 years old, Cindy Smart speaks five languages. She's a good reader. She can tell time and do simple math, including multiplication and division. She's not a prodigy. She's just good programming
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Learning the Montessori way.
Individual learning, with minimum input from teacher - how a Montessori school operates
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ed-u.com partners with Boots.
ed-u.com has partnered with Boots, one of the best known retail names in the UK, to bring our visitors discussions and scheduled chats about parenting, relationships, beauty, mens health, health, fitness & nutrition
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Cost of UK childcare soars.
Millions of children in England miss out on the benefits of a nursery education because of soaring fees, a charity claims
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Helping children learn to use the toilet.
Learning to use the toilet is a big step in children's development, yet it can be a frustrating stage for both parents and providers. Many parents look to child care providers for help and support in teaching their children to use the toilet. It is in the children's best interests to have parents and child care providers understand and use good toilet-training practices
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Nursery play areas inadequate - teachers.
Nursery school teachers believe outdoor play areas are not suitable for young children. The poll by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers shows 61% of foundation stage workers believe they were inadequate. Lottery cash worth about £200 million has been earmarked for outdoor play facilities around the UK in the 2002-3 financial year, said the Department for Education and Skills
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Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings.
Tony Fernandes, past manager of Netscape's User Experience Group, noticed that when he worked on the computer, his infant son, Sean, loved to come up and press on the keyboard. Interestingly, Sean would look up at the screen while he did it. "Lapware" was born, but not content with the one language, he decided that babies should learn eight of them
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UK nursery centres expanded.
Families with young children are promised an expansion in "high quality childcare", as the education secretary announces more "early excellence centres"
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Child car seats cause safety concerns.
A new report claims that most child safety seats fail to protect youngsters from potentially serious injuries. European smash tests on 25 seats found that all but two were unsatisfactory in protecting against head and neck injuries and only one of 17 models available in the UK was rated as "good."
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Madonna to send baby Rocco to British prep school.
The Queen of pop is going to visit Gloucestershire public school Cheltenham College during a break in her August tour schedule, reports The Times. But apparently the appointment was made by mistake, according to The Sun's Victor Chapple
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Child Aggressiveness Study Cites Day Care.
The more hours that toddlers spend in child care, the more likely they are to turn out aggressive, disobedient and defiant by the time they are in kindergarten, according to the largest and most authoritative study of child care and development ever conducted
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Call for 'sin bins' for three year olds.
Children as young as three should be moved out of school nursery classes because of their bad behaviour, UK teachers have said. According to members of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, behaviour among nursery school children is deteriorating and action is needed
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Too much school too soon spoils the child.
Children are being forced into formal education too soon, says a UK Commons Education Committee report...
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UK Minister warns of musical chairs danger.
A booklet launched by Margaret Hodge, the UK Education Minister, urges nursery teachers to ban the game because it encourages aggression. The claim was immediately likened to the attitudes of politically correct Labour councils who argued against competitive sports in the 1980s - The Times...
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Nursery school children 'more popular in later life'.
Children attending nursery schools are nearly five times more popular in later life than those cared for at home in the early years, a report has said. Researchers who studied children's friendships found that those who took part in systematic curricular activities and guided play at nursery schools and playgroups made significantly more friends than those cared for at home or in unstructured nursery groups...
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