Issue 06

Spring 2005

Pages	Details
Front cover
2: Contents	Welcome from Naomi Eisenstadt - contents
3-5: News	Ofsted inspections - faith in early learning - A rough guide to the Childcare Approval Scheme - "If you ask me..."
6-7: From 'drop-in' to 'stay-and-play'	Links with the community can be strengthened by well-run and supported parent and toddler groups. We look at how two Sure Start local programmes have used P&T groups to reach those who are less likely to access their services
8-9: It's like Sure Start only bigger	The new ten year strategy will bring wraparound childcare and tailored family services across boundaries to every part of the country. One of the leading forces behind the strategy, Linda Uren, explains how it builds on the ways of working that Sure Start has pioneered
10-11: Meet the lunch bunch	Early years and extended schools are finding imaginative and effective ways to encourage children to eat more healthily. We find out about a few of them
12-15: Every child matters... so parents matter too	Sure Start has broken new ground in the way it consults with parents. As well as representation through parent forums, their contributions and opinions are visibly valued
16-17: Walk, talk... feel	As soon as very young children begin to understand their own emotions, they become capable of appreciating the feelings of others. We talk to psychologist Claire Halsey about how supportive games and bonding techniques can calm potential conflicts
18-19: Secrets of Bookstart's treasure box	Last December, Chancellor Gordon Brown gave out the four-millionth Bookstart bag at a children's centre in London. It signals the start of a huge extension for the early years reading scheme
20-21: She's not mobile but she can play...	And the nursery children except that Fatouma takes part in their games and activities. We find out how inclusion can work in practice
22-23: Resources	Readers who work in early years group settings nominate their favourite CD-roms
24-25: Resources	What's on - what's out there - where to go - Reading room
26: A day in the life	Health visitor Charlie Rowe's busy day reflects the multitude of needs in his local community: Central Brent in north-west London. And it's community involvement that he says makes his job worthwhile
27: Letters	Motivation - museums - online midwives
Back cover	Online forums

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