Home Archived Letters: Nursery initiatives overlooked Back Letters: Nursery initiatives overlooked 14th August 2009, 1:00am Mari Booker Share Letters: Nursery initiatives overlooked https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/letters-nursery-initiatives-overlooked Copy Link Original paper headline: Bad aftertasteI was disappointed to see a photograph of a sad-looking child with a dummy in their mouth (”Nursery jobs under threat as schools remain oblivious to funding switch”, July 24). There are so many initiatives attempting to improve young children’s communication skills. Showing a young child with a dummy in their mouth will not help improve the situation.Mari Booker, Early years advisory teacher, Brighton. Want to keep reading for free? Register with Tes and you can read two free articles every month plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters. Register Log in Keep reading for just £1 per month You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Subscribe for £1 per month for three months and get: Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters Subscribe now Read more Space and surroundings do matter Mari Booker • 12th April 2013 Space and surroundings do matter Mari Booker • 12th April 2013 Oh baby, that’s a bad photo Mari Booker • 1st March 2013 Mind your language Mari Booker • 28th September 2012 Recent Most read Most shared Phillipson defends panel chosen for curriculum review News 23 September 2024 Call for Swinney to intervene over council education cuts News 23 September 2024 We need more teachers with SEND, says schools minister News 23 September 2024 Teacher pay scales 2024-25: what will your salary look like? Analysis 29 July 2024 DfE urged to review curriculum panel over Oak links News 18 September 2024 Schools must not use Ofsted logos for this year’s judgements News 17 September 2024 Don’t fixate on Gen Z, look after millennial mother-teachers Analysis 19 September 2024 Why we’re launching a dedicated maths review Analysis 20 September 2024 Labour’s education policy: what schools can expect News 20 September 2024