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...
One benefit of coronavirus is that mixed-age groups have become a practical reality in some settings. By Annette Rawstrone
One setting’s focus on the importance of the key person became even more valuable during lockdown, report Wendy Baker and Sally Cave
What are settings doing to reassure children and families and keep in touch with them? Annette Rawstrone finds out
Anne-Marie Tassoni and Penny Tassoni explain what can be done to help children with English as an additional language
Practitioners must understand how two-year-olds communicate through behaviour, and the important part played by adult role-modelling, explains Charlotte Goddard
How one nursery in the West Midlands helped a Punjabi-speaking girl become a confident talker in...
Becoming an older sibling can be difficult for children to deal with. Rachel Howe explores how...
Baby room practitioners need to tune in to those in their care by understanding the babies’...
With the drop in adult to child ratios from pre-school to Reception flagged as an issue, Katy Morton...
Feeding, dressing and nappy changing support learning and development, explains Penny Tassoni
All children need love, but a key person's part in providing it should be considered with care.
A guide to the concept and practice of the now mandatory key person in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
An understanding of attachment is central to delivering the Positive relationships strand of the Early Years Foundation Stage. A five-part series by early years consultant Anne O'Connor.
A three-part series by Marion Dowling explains why PSED is the top priority for supporting children to grow and learn.
A four-part series in which Marion Dowling explores aspects of children's personal development.
Nurseries have different systems and policies on changing babies' nappies - why? Annette Rawstrone spoke to nursery practitioners.
Some nurseries are letting the children choose who they want to be their main carer, which can help to ensure they are matched according to their needs, finds Annette Rawstrone.
Some difficulties in implementing the key person approach are pinpointed by Julian Grenier as he listens to nursery staff.
The principles and the practicalities of operating a key person system in the nursery, as defined by the late Elinor Goldschmied, are explained by her colleague Sonia Jackson.
In the first of our new National Strategies features on the EYFS, Ann Langston, Jonathan Doherty and Teresa Todd take a look at attachment and the role of the key person in a child's development.
Adopting a key person approach requires careful preparation and organisation by the staff team in any setting, as well as reviewing practice once they have started using it, writes Anne O'Connor.
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