Nursery World - Nursery Equipment: Editor's view (3)

Personal, social and emotional development (PSED) has always been at the heart of the early years curriculum, and its importance has once again been made clear in the review of the EYFS by Dame Clare Tickell. She is recommending that PSED, along with communication and physical development, becomes a 'prime' area of learning in the revised curriculum.

Knowing how to create 'enabling environments' that meet children's personal, social and emotional needs can be a bit of a challenge. Often it is easier for practitioners to think about PSED in terms of specific resources, activities or times of the day - such as circle time. So, in this issue of Nursery Equipment, we look at the various strands of this area of learning and show how they can be woven into the fabric of early years provision.

Early years consultant Penny Tassoni starts with a round-up of the strands and pointers for best practice - ideas that are picked up in later articles and answer such questions as: why are private spaces so important for young children? What resources really engage children's curiosity? How do you offer challenge to young children?

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