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Positive relationships: An expert's view
By Jennie Lindon, psychologist and early years consultant,
Nursery World,
28 February 2008
Not every early years setting reaches the same decisions about risk. There is scope for professional judgement that recognises children's need to learn as well as to be safe enough. Leaders in every setting should encourage a genuine discussion about risk so that everyone understands how the team has reached its practice guidelines.
All team members then need to be consistent about issues and observing the guidelines, such as, 'On trips to the park, we do not let the children run further than ... because ...', or, 'The children learn a great deal from cooking and we ensure that the...
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