Latest Jobs
- Nursery Manager - Billingshurst, West Sussex
- £26 - £30 K, South East England
- Nursery Manager - West London
- Up to £32,000, West London
- Nursery Manager - Reading
- 29,000-32,000 + Bonuses, South East England
- Nursery Nurse - London
- Up to £16,000, Central London
- Nursery Manager - Esher
- £28000-£35000, South East England
Positive relationships: Attachment, part 1 - Safe and sound
Nursery World,
10 October 2007
While attachment in theory remains controversial, practitioners need to understand it in order to deliver the EYFS, explains early years consultant Anne O'Connor.
Q: Why do early years practitioners need to understand the importance of attachment when delivering the EYFS? Under the new framework, 'each child must be assigned a key person' (Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage, p37) and 'Positive Relationships' is one of the framework's four themes. Central to delivering on this statutory requirement and the commitments within this part of the EYFS is an understanding of 'attachment'. Attachment covers: - how children relate to their...
Registered user content only - want to read on?
New users register here free for full access
Sign up free to Nursery World now.