In promoting PSED, Norland Nursery chose to focus on the elements in isolation as well as how they weave together. Clare Crowther explains.

As part of our preparations for implementing the revised Early Years Foundation Stage, our team at Norland Nursery has been reflecting on how to support and facilitate the Personal, Social and Emotional Development of babies and children under three.

Under the revised framework, the goals for PSED cover three aspects:

The new educational programme states that PSED 'involves helping children to develop a positive sense of themselves, and others; to form positive relationships and develop respect for others; to develop social skills and learn how to manage their feelings; to understand appropriate behaviour in groups; and to have confidence in their own abilities' (statutory framework, para 1.6).

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