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Check out www.ProCEEdc.com to see where we are coming from.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://proceedc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/32396484/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://proceedc.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Early Years and Childcare Consultant</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11383206393077923447</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8aLTYuG8E-I/TB8xKE_S33I/AAAAAAAAAB8/GhIapUKLv-s/S220/Dr+Margaret+Simms.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>16</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32396484.post-9222873239322729762</id><published>2010-06-21T11:06:00.005+01:00</published><updated>2010-06-21T11:14:30.485+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dr Margaret Simms'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Nottingham Trent University'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Google'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='blynyddoedd cynnar ymgynghorydd'/><title type='text'>Blynyddoedd cynnar ymgynghorydd</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;color:#3333ff;"&gt;Darparwyr gwasanaethau ar gyfer plant ifanc a theuluoedd a Dr Margaret Simms @ symud ymlaen &lt;a href="http://www.proceedc.com/"&gt;Ymgynghorydd Blynyddoedd Cynnar &lt;/a&gt;yn y Swydd Nottingham ar gyfer ymchwil, gwerthuso, hyfforddi a chynllunio digwyddiad.&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;color:#3333ff;"&gt;Os gwelwch yn dda maddau Google cyfieithu.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32396484-9222873239322729762?l=proceedc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.proceedc.com' title='Blynyddoedd cynnar ymgynghorydd'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://proceedc.blogspot.com/feeds/9222873239322729762/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=32396484&amp;postID=9222873239322729762&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/32396484/posts/default/9222873239322729762'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/32396484/posts/default/9222873239322729762'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://proceedc.blogspot.com/2010/06/darparwyr-gwasanaethau-ar-gyfer-plant.html' title='Blynyddoedd cynnar ymgynghorydd'/><author><name>Early Years and Childcare Consultant</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11383206393077923447</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8aLTYuG8E-I/TB8xKE_S33I/AAAAAAAAAB8/GhIapUKLv-s/S220/Dr+Margaret+Simms.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32396484.post-2157447201503641593</id><published>2010-06-21T10:59:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2010-06-21T11:06:40.076+01:00</updated><title type='text'>ProCEEd</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.proceedc.com/main/page_services_consultant_services.html"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Providers of services for young children and families contact Dr. Margaret Simms @ ProCEEd the Early Years Consultant in Nottinghamshire for research, evaluation, training and event planning.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32396484-2157447201503641593?l=proceedc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.proceedc.com' title='ProCEEd'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://proceedc.blogspot.com/feeds/2157447201503641593/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=32396484&amp;postID=2157447201503641593&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/32396484/posts/default/2157447201503641593'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/32396484/posts/default/2157447201503641593'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://proceedc.blogspot.com/2010/06/proceed.html' title='ProCEEd'/><author><name>Early Years and Childcare Consultant</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11383206393077923447</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8aLTYuG8E-I/TB8xKE_S33I/AAAAAAAAAB8/GhIapUKLv-s/S220/Dr+Margaret+Simms.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32396484.post-3364367260568427742</id><published>2010-06-21T10:34:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2010-06-21T10:45:08.037+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='latest research'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='NTU'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Retention of Early Years Practitioners in Day Nurseries'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Nottingham Trent University'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='thesis'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Margaret Simms'/><title type='text'>Ph.D. Retention of Early Years Practitioners in Day Nurseries: Visit the author's website</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#3366ff;"&gt;What induces early years and childcare practitioners to remain in Day nurseries? See the latest research &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3366ff;"&gt;in my thesis: Retention of Early Years Practitioners in Day Nurseries' by Margaret Christine Simms. Available on loan from Nottingham Trent University (NTU) shortly.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32396484-3364367260568427742?l=proceedc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.proceed.com' title='Ph.D. Retention of Early Years Practitioners in Day Nurseries: Visit the author&apos;s website'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://proceedc.blogspot.com/feeds/3364367260568427742/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=32396484&amp;postID=3364367260568427742&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/32396484/posts/default/3364367260568427742'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' 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VOCE'/><author><name>Early Years and Childcare Consultant</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11383206393077923447</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8aLTYuG8E-I/TB8xKE_S33I/AAAAAAAAAB8/GhIapUKLv-s/S220/Dr+Margaret+Simms.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32396484.post-743895277516075810</id><published>2009-10-15T14:27:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2009-10-15T14:41:34.981+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='VIVA LA VIVA'/><title type='text'>VIVA VOCE</title><content type='html'>Good News Folks!

Friday 9&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt; October 2009 saw the successful completion of my PhD VIVA &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;VOCE&lt;/span&gt;.
Many, many and more thanks to Professor Janet &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;Moyles&lt;/span&gt;, Dr. Rob &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;Dransfield&lt;/span&gt; and Professor Patrick Williams, Professor &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;Morwenna&lt;/span&gt; Griffiths, Dr. Sue Wallace and Dr. Gill Richards.

Thank you Flossie, Kate, Min and Pam for pulling towards the finishing line.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32396484-743895277516075810?l=proceedc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.proceedc.com' title='VIVA VOCE'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://proceedc.blogspot.com/feeds/743895277516075810/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=32396484&amp;postID=743895277516075810&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/32396484/posts/default/743895277516075810'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/32396484/posts/default/743895277516075810'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://proceedc.blogspot.com/2009/10/viva-voce.html' title='VIVA VOCE'/><author><name>Early Years and Childcare Consultant</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11383206393077923447</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8aLTYuG8E-I/TB8xKE_S33I/AAAAAAAAAB8/GhIapUKLv-s/S220/Dr+Margaret+Simms.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32396484.post-7300802178391910926</id><published>2008-08-14T17:50:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2008-08-14T17:53:33.103+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Early Years and Childcare Event planning</title><content type='html'>You can get help with planning your early years and childcare event from ProCEEd - the early years and childcare consultancy based in Nottinghamshire. Visit &lt;a href="http://www.proceedc.com/"&gt;www.proceedc.com&lt;/a&gt; for more information today.

Need some research doing? 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&lt;div&gt;I remember well the feelings of guilt and despair at being too ill to drag myself from the sofa to play with my toddlers, too dozy to respond to their laughter, too nauseous to want to cook lunch. But somehow we all managed to survive.

Often we think we are doing a rotten job of caring for our children then suddenly we look again and they are strong healthy adults. We didn't go too far wrong then. My admiration goes out to parents of young children today, the job does not get any easier and I see in you a strong features of professionalism. Take a look at this article by a young mum in America who got sick ...

&lt;a href="http://www.proceedc.com/main/page_publish_with_us_parents.html"&gt;http://www.proceedc.com/main/page_publish_with_us_parents.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32396484-719147409447577173?l=proceedc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.proceedc.com' title='Parents are professionals'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://proceedc.blogspot.com/feeds/719147409447577173/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=32396484&amp;postID=719147409447577173&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/32396484/posts/default/719147409447577173'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/32396484/posts/default/719147409447577173'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://proceedc.blogspot.com/2008/01/parents-are-professionals.html' title='Parents are professionals'/><author><name>Early Years and Childcare Consultant</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11383206393077923447</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8aLTYuG8E-I/TB8xKE_S33I/AAAAAAAAAB8/GhIapUKLv-s/S220/Dr+Margaret+Simms.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp2.blogger.com/_8aLTYuG8E-I/R7IB96iHnnI/AAAAAAAAAAc/Gu-JZ3rTAA0/s72-c/5+little+ducks+by+Margaret+Simms+ProCEEd+Early+Years+Consultant.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32396484.post-3482845088170927281</id><published>2008-01-07T17:34:00.001Z</published><updated>2008-02-12T20:32:45.835Z</updated><title type='text'>Get published!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_8aLTYuG8E-I/R7ICXqiHnoI/AAAAAAAAAAk/qWlMYrcMExU/s1600-h/Communicate+by+Margaret+Simms+ProCEEd+Early+Years+Consultant.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166194328125021826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_8aLTYuG8E-I/R7ICXqiHnoI/AAAAAAAAAAk/qWlMYrcMExU/s320/Communicate+by+Margaret+Simms+ProCEEd+Early+Years+Consultant.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;div&gt;If you like writing, and you know about the world of Early Years and Childcare, you can write an article and submit it for publication on &lt;a href="http://www.proceedc.com/"&gt;http://www.proceedc.com/&lt;/a&gt;. Sounds like a good idea to me.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32396484-3482845088170927281?l=proceedc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://proceedc.blogspot.com/feeds/3482845088170927281/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=32396484&amp;postID=3482845088170927281&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/32396484/posts/default/3482845088170927281'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/32396484/posts/default/3482845088170927281'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://proceedc.blogspot.com/2008/01/get-published.html' title='Get published!'/><author><name>Early Years and Childcare Consultant</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11383206393077923447</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8aLTYuG8E-I/TB8xKE_S33I/AAAAAAAAAB8/GhIapUKLv-s/S220/Dr+Margaret+Simms.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp1.blogger.com/_8aLTYuG8E-I/R7ICXqiHnoI/AAAAAAAAAAk/qWlMYrcMExU/s72-c/Communicate+by+Margaret+Simms+ProCEEd+Early+Years+Consultant.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32396484.post-4201093543940342681</id><published>2008-01-07T17:32:00.000Z</published><updated>2008-02-12T20:34:05.006Z</updated><title type='text'>Blow Your Own Trumpet</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_8aLTYuG8E-I/R7ICtKiHnpI/AAAAAAAAAAs/PiNoF8xUUaE/s1600-h/blue++sq.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166194697492209298" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_8aLTYuG8E-I/R7ICtKiHnpI/AAAAAAAAAAs/PiNoF8xUUaE/s320/blue++sq.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Have you seen the Blow Your Own Trumpet Campain on &lt;a href="http://www.proceedc.com/"&gt;http://www.proceedc.com/&lt;/a&gt;? It's a brilliant way of letting head hunters know how good you are at your job!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32396484-4201093543940342681?l=proceedc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://proceedc.blogspot.com/feeds/4201093543940342681/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=32396484&amp;postID=4201093543940342681&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/32396484/posts/default/4201093543940342681'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/32396484/posts/default/4201093543940342681'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://proceedc.blogspot.com/2008/01/blow-your-own-trumpet.html' title='Blow Your Own Trumpet'/><author><name>Early Years and Childcare Consultant</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11383206393077923447</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8aLTYuG8E-I/TB8xKE_S33I/AAAAAAAAAB8/GhIapUKLv-s/S220/Dr+Margaret+Simms.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp3.blogger.com/_8aLTYuG8E-I/R7ICtKiHnpI/AAAAAAAAAAs/PiNoF8xUUaE/s72-c/blue++sq.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32396484.post-3722789764597720088</id><published>2008-01-07T17:30:00.001Z</published><updated>2008-02-12T20:36:49.857Z</updated><title type='text'>Best Early Years moments of 2007</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_8aLTYuG8E-I/R7IDEqiHnqI/AAAAAAAAAA0/yFKzAdD0bxg/s1600-h/ProCEEd+Visioning+Service+Margaret+Simms+Early+Years+Consultant.png"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166195101219135138" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_8aLTYuG8E-I/R7IDEqiHnqI/AAAAAAAAAA0/yFKzAdD0bxg/s320/ProCEEd+Visioning+Service+Margaret+Simms+Early+Years+Consultant.png" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Does any one have any best Early Years moment to share? Did you get an assignment distinction you weren't expecting? Or a promotion?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32396484-3722789764597720088?l=proceedc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://proceedc.blogspot.com/feeds/3722789764597720088/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=32396484&amp;postID=3722789764597720088&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/32396484/posts/default/3722789764597720088'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/32396484/posts/default/3722789764597720088'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://proceedc.blogspot.com/2008/01/best-early-years-moments-of-2007.html' title='Best Early Years moments of 2007'/><author><name>Early Years and Childcare Consultant</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11383206393077923447</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8aLTYuG8E-I/TB8xKE_S33I/AAAAAAAAAB8/GhIapUKLv-s/S220/Dr+Margaret+Simms.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp1.blogger.com/_8aLTYuG8E-I/R7IDEqiHnqI/AAAAAAAAAA0/yFKzAdD0bxg/s72-c/ProCEEd+Visioning+Service+Margaret+Simms+Early+Years+Consultant.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32396484.post-8634856698322811579</id><published>2008-01-07T17:24:00.000Z</published><updated>2008-01-07T17:29:55.814Z</updated><title type='text'>Plans for 2008</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;"&gt;This is the final year of my PhD.  Thank you to all you Early Years and Childcare practitioners who have helped with my research on 'What induces Early Years and Childcare practitoners to remain in Private Day Nurseries.  I'll have it all written up by the end of the year! &lt;/span&gt;

What are your plans for 2008?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32396484-8634856698322811579?l=proceedc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://proceedc.blogspot.com/feeds/8634856698322811579/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=32396484&amp;postID=8634856698322811579&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/32396484/posts/default/8634856698322811579'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/32396484/posts/default/8634856698322811579'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://proceedc.blogspot.com/2008/01/plans-for-2008.html' title='Plans for 2008'/><author><name>Early Years and Childcare Consultant</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11383206393077923447</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8aLTYuG8E-I/TB8xKE_S33I/AAAAAAAAAB8/GhIapUKLv-s/S220/Dr+Margaret+Simms.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32396484.post-4511546533403276935</id><published>2008-01-02T23:08:00.000Z</published><updated>2008-01-02T15:08:25.668Z</updated><title type='text'>Testing</title><content type='html'>Blogtest&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32396484-4511546533403276935?l=proceedc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/32396484/posts/default/4511546533403276935'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/32396484/posts/default/4511546533403276935'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://proceedc.blogspot.com/2008/01/testing_02.html' title='Testing'/><author><name>Early Years and Childcare Consultant</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11383206393077923447</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8aLTYuG8E-I/TB8xKE_S33I/AAAAAAAAAB8/GhIapUKLv-s/S220/Dr+Margaret+Simms.JPG'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32396484.post-1244750639018951763</id><published>2008-01-02T15:10:00.000Z</published><updated>2008-01-02T15:12:50.319Z</updated><title type='text'>Make it happen in 2008</title><content type='html'>Raising the status of the Early Years profession is a bit like being environmentally friendly -
we make a difference when each one of us takes responsibility for our patch.
Together we can make 2008 a good year for the Early Years Workforce. Make it happen!
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