If any one area of the curriculum could be called the foundation of early years care and development, it would surely be PSED. Creating bonds, managing emotions, building self-worth and creating friendships all begin here. And, just like us, in our own homes and places of work, a child's physical environments influence their emotions and how they feel on a day-to-day basis.
The physical space, and number of children cared for, are big influences in the set-up of a practitioner's working environment. Can smaller spaces such as home-based settings prove limiting – or an advantage?
Kerri Fitzgibbon is a childminder working from a home setting – Poppyfields in Colchester, Essex. Kerri won the Nursery World Individual Childminder of the Year 2024 Award and was praised in her recent Outstanding Ofsted report for encouraging her ‘extremely independent’ children to have a go and achieve for themselves.
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