Key Persons in the Early Years: Building relationships for quality provision in early years settings and primary schools

by Elfer; Peter

• ISBN13: 9781843120797
• ISBN10: 1843120798
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-06-29
• Publisher: David Fulton Pu

Summary

The Key Persons approach is a corner stone of good practice in the nursery. This book gets to grips with what it is, the theory behind it and the practicalities of implementation. The authors guide the reader through: making the Key Persons approach work in nurseries using the book's realistic strategies; tackling problems and building on strengths using the book's review criteria; and lightening the study load by using the book's clear explanation of policy and debate.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	v
Introduction	vi
Parenting and working, children and nursery	1	(17)
Public policy and private choices	1	(2)
What counts in quality?	3	(2)
Nursery: a home from home?	5	(2)
Nursery: not a substitute home but a place to be different	7	(2)
Relationship is key: the theory	9	(5)
Relationship is key: a child's perspective	14	(4)
What is the key person approach?	18	(11)
The benefits of a key person approach	18	(1)
Why `key person' and not `key worker'?	19	(1)
The key person approach for babies and young children	19	(4)
The key person approach for parents, particularly mothers	23	(3)
The key person approach for the key person	26	(1)
The key person approach for the nursery	27	(2)
A strategy for implementation	29	(31)
Values, principles, research evidence and . . . time!	30	(1)
Building an approach, rather than a system	31	(3)
Practical realities	34	(26)
Home visits and establishing a partnership	34	(1)
Building a key group	35	(11)
Aiding professional growth	46	(1)
The key person approach: essential elements of the role	47	(2)
Employers supporting the key person approach	49	(1)
Observing, noticing and not noticing	50	(1)
Sharing and not sharing information	51	(2)
Physical contact and closeness, abuse and boundaries	53	(2)
Mentoring and supervision	55	(5)
The key person approach: what would you look for?	60	(16)
Thinking about the details of the key person approach	60	(16)
References and further reading	76	(5)
Index	81