Attachment

EYFS Best Practice: Working with babies part 1 – on the go!

Practice | Birth to Threes | Attachment | Positive Relationships

In the first of this four part series Meredith Jones Russell explores the challenges and rewards of working in the baby room and discovers it is a very special place

Best Practice: Supporting Bereaved Children - Making sense of loss

Practice | Child Development | Wellbeing | Attachment

How can early years staff support bereaved children and help them understand their grief and emotions? By Nicole Weinstein

Key Person Approach - A different key

Practice | Key Person | Attachment | Child Development

A fast drop-off at the nursery gates has become one of the ways practice has had to adapt to the pandemic, with some practitioners reporting more independent children as a result. Is it time to rethink the key person approach, asks Caroline...

Revised EYFS - In focus… Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Practice | Early Years Curriculum | Personal, Social and Emotional Development | Attachment | Child Development | The Adult Role | The Revised EYFS: Areas of Learning

How can we ensure that children’s Personal, Social and Emotional Development needs are being met, asks Anne O’Connor

EYFS Best Practice - All about… bereaved children

Practice | Child Development | Attachment | Wellbeing

Talking about death with young children is necessary when there has been a bereavement. Anne O’Connor explains the best ways to tackle this difficult subject

Key Person Approach – At heart

Practice | The Adult Role | Key Person | Attachment

One setting’s focus on the importance of the key person became even more valuable during lockdown, report Wendy Baker and Sally Cave

Employer Zone

Can we double the number of men in childcare?

Work for an expanding award-winning nursery group

How Fennies supported their staff wellbeing throughout a pandemic

Coronavirus Pandemic - Missing you

Practice | Attachment | Key Person | Working With Parents

What are settings doing to reassure children and families and keep in touch with them? Annette...

Health & Nutrition - Hold tight?

Practice | Health | Child Development | Attachment | Wellbeing

With babywearing increasing in popularity, Meredith Jones Russell looks at best practice to ensure...

Working with Parents - Circle of love

Families | Positive Relationships | Child Development | Behaviour | Working With Parents | Practice | Attachment

A video-based early intervention programme called Circle of Security Parenting is boosting...

Behaviour: Distress - Comfort zone

Behaviour | A Unique Child | Child Development | Practice | Wellbeing | Attachment

Understanding and responding to young children’s distress is vital to their future mental health,...

EYFS training: Part 2 - The key person role

Management | Careers & Training | EYFS Training 2019 | Practice | Attachment

Because the key person is linked to attachment, it is a vital role for practitioners to understand...

Baby Rooms - Up close

Birth to Threes | Positive Relationships | Child Development | Practice | Enabling Environments | Attachment

A Baby Room Project in East Sussex is improving interactions with children under 18 months, report...

Guides & Resources

Positive Relationships: Working with Parents - A good start

Positive Relationships | Practice | Working With Parents | Families | More on Working With Parents | Attachment

How Midlothian Sure Start is helping new fathers who require extra support. By Annette Rawstrone

EYFS Best Practice in Schools: Foundation Stage Units - All in one

Management | Learning & Development | Early Years Curriculum | Enabling Environments | Provision | Practice | EYFS Best Practice in Schools | Attachment

Foundation Stage Units are in the spotlight amid Government plans to greater align EYFS and Key Stage 1 goals. Anne O’Connor outlines how they work and examines their benefits and challenges

Learning & Development: Music: Part 3 - In the mood

Early Years Curriculum | Learning & Development | Practice | Personal, Social and Emotional Development | Expressive Arts and Design | Music in the Early Years | Attachment

How experimenting with music aids children’s personal, social and emotional development and promotes self-regulation. Linda Pound explains, and offers practical advice for practitioners

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... Supporting vulnerable families

Practice | Positive Relationships | Working With Parents | A Unique Child | Working with Parents | Attachment

The numbers of settings working with vulnerable twos is on the rise, but what are the challenges faced by these children and their families, and what approaches should the early years sector employ to meet their needs? Anne O'Connor looks...