‘If the nursery is going to let dd have such a big nap so late then they should babysit her so I can have a glass of wine in peace!’…’It pisses me off to have to pay someone to look after a sleeping child’…’My daughter is still going to bed later than normal and I don’t have a life.’ Read More
A French company has just dropped plans to fit children in several Paris nurseries with electronic tags, according to newspaper reports, following complaints from trade unions, councils and civil liberties groups who said it was an invasion of privacy. Read More
We all know how important it is to practice good hand hygiene and are constantly reminded that using soap and water is vital in the fight against germs.
But now I believe one company has taken it too far by creating a liquid hand wash for children that smells of chocolate orange.
Looking through nine decades of back-issues of Nursery World magazine in preparation for our 85th anniversary next month is a real eye-opener.
There’s tonnes of fun and quirky material that we’ll be sharing in a special birthday supplement (check it out on 2 December) but there’s also much frustration. Read More
Finding the story behind a load of numbers and statistics can be tricky, especially if you are one of the many who don’t feel they have a facility for figures. And you begin to realise that a mathematics degree could come in handy to interpret the latest Ofsted Registered Childcare Providers and Places figures for the quarter to 30 September 2010 (see our news story).
