- Knows their own name, their preferences and interests and is becoming aware of their unique abilities
- Is developing an understanding of and interest in differences of gender, ethnicity and ability
- Shows a sense of autonomy through asserting their ideas and preferences and making choices and decisions
- Experiments with their own and other people’s views of who they are through their play, through trying out different behaviours, and the way they talk about themselves
- Is gradually learning that actions have consequences but not always the consequences the child hopes for
