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PSED MR EE R5 R6

Provide stability in staffing, key person relationships and in grouping of the children. Plan opportunities for children to spend time with their key person, individually and in small groups. Create opportunities for children to get to know everyone in the group. Plan the environment to create spaces for children to play alone, alongside or withContinue reading “PSED MR EE R5 R6”

Posted byRosalind Orchard24 March 2021Posted inUncategorised

PSED MR UC R6

Represents and recreates what they have learnt about social interactions from their relationships with close adults, in their play and relationships with others. Develops particular friendships with other children, which help them to understand different points of view and to challenge their own and others’ thinking.  Is increasingly flexible and cooperative as they are moreContinue reading “PSED MR UC R6”

Posted byRosalind Orchard24 March 2021Posted inUncategorised

PSED MR PR R5 R6

Continue to provide children with a secure base for them to return to and to explore from by being available if needed. Offer a warm and consistent presence, spending time playing and being with children in 1:1 and small groups as well as in the whole group. Show that you keep children “in mind” byContinue reading “PSED MR PR R5 R6”

Posted byRosalind Orchard24 March 2021Posted inUncategorised

PSED MR UC R5

Seeks out companionship with adults and other children, sharing experiences and play ideas Uses their experiences of adult behaviours to guide their social relationships and interactions Shows increasing consideration of other people’s needs and gradually more impulse control in favourable conditions, e.g. giving up a toy to another who wants it Practises skills of assertion,Continue reading “PSED MR UC R5”

Posted byRosalind Orchard24 March 2021Posted inUncategorised

PSED MR UC R4

Builds relationships with special people but may show anxiety in the presence of strangers Is becoming more able to separate from their close carers and explore new situations with support and encouragement from another familiar adult Shows some understanding that other people have perspectives, ideas and needs that are different to theirs, e.g. may turnContinue reading “PSED MR UC R4”

Posted byRosalind Orchard24 March 2021Posted inUncategorised

PSED MR EE R3 R4

Display photographs of practitioners, so that when children arrive, their parents can show them who will be there to take care of them. Support children who are new to a group by gradually settling them in over time so they can get to know the people, the environment and the routines. Plan times for childrenContinue reading “PSED MR EE R3 R4”

Posted byRosalind Orchard24 March 2021Posted inUncategorised

PSED MR PR R3 R4

Enable children to explore by being a secure base for them; sitting close by and at their level to show that you are physically and emotionally available. Support a toddler’s explorations by drawing their attention to interesting things and smiling and nodding as they explore Support children who are new to a group by workingContinue reading “PSED MR PR R3 R4”

Posted byRosalind Orchard24 March 202124 March 2021Posted inUncategorised

PSED MR UC R3

Explores the environment, interacts with others and plays confidently while their parent/carer or key person is close by; using them as a secure base to return to for reassurance if anxious or in unfamiliar situations Shows empathy by offering comfort that they themselves would find soothing, e.g. their dummy Enjoys playing alone and alongside othersContinue reading “PSED MR UC R3”

Posted byRosalind Orchard24 March 2021Posted inUncategorised

PSED MR UC R2

Draws others into social interaction through calling, crying and babbling, smiling, laughing and moving their bodies and limbs Shares interest and attention by looking to where the adult is looking, pointing and using their gaze to direct the adult’s attention to something Engages another person to help achieve a goal, e.g. to get an objectContinue reading “PSED MR UC R2”

Posted byRosalind Orchard24 March 202124 March 2021Posted inUncategorised

PSED MR EE R1R2

The setting offers a welcoming, calm, caring environment that is inviting and will make babies feel they want to come and play.   Implement a Key Person Approach, so that each child and their family have a special person to relate to and rely on. Continuing professional development and supervision to support attachment relationships between keyContinue reading “PSED MR EE R1R2”

Posted byRosalind Orchard24 March 2021Posted inUncategorised

PSED MR PR R1R2

Offer warm, loving and consistent care in your interactions with babies and young children, making good eye contact and handling children gently and respectfully. Respond sensitively and quickly to babies and young children’s needs, holding and comforting each child as they need Learn from parents regarding caring practices at home so you can establish predictableContinue reading “PSED MR PR R1R2”

Posted byRosalind Orchard24 March 202124 March 2021Posted inUncategorised

PSED MR UC R1

Enjoys the company of others and seeks contact with others from birth Shows their readiness to be social through using their sensory abilities; following movement and gazing at faces intently Moves body, arms and legs and changes facial expression in response to others, e.g. sticking out tongue, opening mouth and widening eyes Responds to whatContinue reading “PSED MR UC R1”

Posted byBeatrice Merrick23 March 2021Posted inUncategorised

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