for the vulnerable children in its care. Katy Morton explains.
Stramongate Nursery, winner of this year's Nursery World award for Inclusive Practice, has improved the outcomes of emotionally vulnerable children and their peers by adapting its practice to focus on children's well-being.
With 20 per cent of the children arriving at the nursery in summer 2012 with additional emotional needs, the nursery in Kendal, Cumbria, based in the grounds of a primary school, decided a more reflective and holistic approach was needed to support the children's specific needs.
The nursery's joint manager Kath Finn says that most of the children who arrive at the setting will use force, such as hitting and snatching, as a means to communicate, while one child used to throw chairs.
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