For many people the principles of the key person approach make good sound sense, but establishing and maintaining the approach presents such a daunting challenge that they are reluctant to implement it fully, falling back on a half-way house of named 'key workers' filling out records and meeting with parents. And in a way, they are right - this isn't an approach that should be entered into without a great deal of reflection, forward planning and problem-solving.
It's certainly not something that settings can implement overnight by changing timetables and rotas or job descriptions. Without the opportunity to reflect on the approach, to consider all the challenges and embrace all the principles, it will still be nothing more than a system that ticks a few requirements but doesn't bring profound benefits to children, their families or the practitioners who work with them.
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