by VeronicaRead (Author)
Developing Attachment in Early Years Settings is a guide for practitioners to help them prepare for the care of individual babies and children in their settings. This highly practical book offers the reader advice on implementing attachment principles in line with the Practice Guidance of the Early Years Foundation Stage and the Early Years National Strategy - Social and Emotional Aspects of Development (SEAD) 2008. Explaining the importance of emotional `holding' and the nurturing of individual relationships within group childcare, this book will help readers develop an understanding of how to:
Each chapter includes a personal reflection exercise and a positive contribution to good practice section. With its accessible approach, this book is essential reading for both practitioners and students looking for guidance on how to nurture secondary attachment relationships in group care settings.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 144
Edition: 1
Publisher: David Fulton Publishers
Published: 01 Oct 2009
ISBN 10: 0415491649
ISBN 13: 9780415491648
'This fascinating and timely book gives a wonderful insight into the complex and often confusing world of building relationships - with children, with parents and with colleagues...Developing Attachment in Early Years Settings is a timely reminder about what is really important in the care and education of young children and should be essential reading for anyone puzzling over how to make Key Person working effective.' - Early Years Update