Every child is assigned a key person even before their first day in nursery. That person is always a qualified member of staff and will get to know the child and their family in order to offer support and guidance which is personal to each and every child. The key person is calm, warm and responsive and responds sensitively to each child’s needs, feelings, ideas and behaviour.
Why the Key Person Approach is important to every child:
Why families think a Key Person Approach is important:
“Leaving my child for the first time, I was comforted by the fact that I knew he had made a bond with you and having that one key person was vital for him to settle at the start of each day.”
“I spoke about you so much before he started that he knew that you were his ‘go to’ person and he struck a bond with you right away.”
“I felt that you knew how to move him past being upset in the mornings quickly and he knew that if he had any problem that he could tell you.”
“It kind of felt like at nursery, you were taking the place of me at home and I know he really valued that.”
“The best part about having a key person is that someone knows your own child and if you have any concerns or want to know how their day was we can go straight to them.”
“As a parent it’s important to know our child is valued and taken care of as we would do so at home. For some parents this is the first time they are away from their child and communication is key. For the child to have a safe place and someone they can approach for any reason.”
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