I was glad to read Peter Elfer's feature about the key person approach (Nursery World, 29 March) because it promotes some of the reasons for staff developing a special relationship with a few children.
It is frequently stated that if children have a key worker, they can't relate to anyone else and this causes problems when that person is away.
Of course, a child's key worker can't be there all the time. Many children are in nurseries for longer than one person's working day. That is why key workers do not operate alone, but with a co-worker who works opposite shifts, and takes leave at different times.
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