Key evidence

Wednesday, May 9, 2001

I was pleased that my 'In my view' column (5 April) about the value of keyworking was published but I was disappointed that there was not enough room for one of my points. I quoted research in the United States which shows that the best way to enable young children to develop is for them to have the same key person or co-person until they are three years old. Children who have had this experience are ahead of their peers by the time they are seven. They are not held back by frequent changes of key people with whom they have to bond before they can continue to develop.