Issue 07

Summer 2005

Pages	Details
Front cover
2: Contents	Welcome from Naomi Eisenstadt
3-5: News	Integrated centres from indpendent organisations - A rough guide to childminder inspections - "If you ask me..."
6-7: The grass is greener, the class is keener	After-school clubs may be one of the best places to motivate children to change their telly-watching habits. We find out how the right activities can get the ball rolling.
8-9: So much more than minding	Teen mums may be fed up of their negative image in the press but they won't find prejudice everywhere. We look at how a childminder's role can develop to encompass mentoring and family support.
10-11: Key workers hit the right notes	Early Support: Accessing services for children with complex needs can be made much easier for their parents. We find out how.
12-13: Perfect partners in community enterprise	Many Sure Start programmes or early years services work with parents, voluntary groups or private businesses to benefit local communities. We find the secrets of their success.
14-15: National Sure Start Month planner	A pull-out day-by-day diary to plan National Sure Start Month 2005.
16-17: Counting on you	Are numbers abstract or real? The best early years approach is to show number concepts are natural by weaving them into a young child's routine at every opportunity.
18-19: On the milk round	Peer support can make all the difference in areas where breastfeeding has a low take-up. We found out how Sure Start Knowle West got more women to latch on.
20-21: Travelling light	Traveller and Gypsy children are now being offered more opportunities to take up early years education - and they're finding nurseries better prepared to include them.
22-23: Healthy eating resources	How can different resources be used to help children develop healthy eating habits? Here are six inspired ideas to help get the message across. Plus Webwatch on literacy websites.
24-25: Resources	What's on - What's out there - Where to go - Professional development - Reading room
26: A day in the life	Bilingual family support worker Ranu Islam enjoys helping Bnagladeshi families in Portsmouth and ensures colleagues are fully aware of cultural issues within the community.
27: Letters	The lunch bunch - A bright start - Over-extended day
Back cover	Circus day subscription prize draw

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