Hello everyone ,

As mentioned in previous posts , earlier this year we  were invited to participate in an initiative by the Aberdeen Early Years Collaborative in piloting improvements in setting using Attachment led practice, in collaboration with Dr. Suzanne Zeedyk  . We are part of a small group involved in this , but it has already been keenly followed by other authorities and the organisers hope that this will bring improvements  across the country . Suzanne, Charlotte , Natalie , Alison and myself have attended intensive learning sessions oh this , and have been sharing our experience with others involved . It has been difficult for us to find an improvement in this area , as much of our practice with 0-3's is attachment  led . We have been discussing this  for some time , but have now agreed on an area we'd like to work on......and this is getting the parents into the rooms along with the children at drop off and pickup times .  This will help to support the children in separating from parents/carers- and we hope will encourage you to be even more interested in what goes on at nursery :-)
From next week , all rooms in the schoolhouse will have photo boards both outside and in the rooms . We would like you all to please look for your child's picture with them on arrival , bring it into the room and place it on the board in the room . And at pick up time to reverse the process . We think this is something that you and the children will enjoy doing , and we hope it will encourage further interaction between staff and parents. We will be monitoring the process and will be sharing the results with the other settings over the coming months .

If you'd like more information about this , please visit Dr. Zeedyk's website      http://suzannezeedyk.com/


Happy Weekend!