Our Key Person system gives each member of staff particular responsibility for a small number of children. This ensures that each child has one special adult to relate to, which can make settling into the group very much easier. In addition, the Key Person is in a position to tailor the Pre-School’s curriculum to the unique needs of each individual child. The Key Person maintains links with the child’s home setting, working with parents through shared record-keeping and good communication to ensure that all children are supported in reaching their full potential.
The Key Person assesses how young children are learning and developing by observing them frequently. We use information that we gain from observations, as well as from photographs of the children, to document their progress and where this may be leading them. We believe that parents know their children best and we ask them to contribute to assessment by sharing information about what their children like to do at home and how they as parents are supporting development.