Relationships and Learning: Caring for children from birth to three draws on a study carried out by the NCB's Early Childhood Unit in which children in 15 nurseries were closely observed throughout their nursery day. Author Anna Gillespie Edwards, director of PEEP, stresses the importance of one-to-one relationships between practitioners and children, such as the key worker approach, to foster children's well-being and self-esteem and encourage their ability to learn.
Ms Gillespie said, 'Experience of supporting parents and carers of children from birth to five in groups in the community, at home and in playgroups and nursery has shown me that, when adults become more aware of the value of their everyday interaction with children, there is enormous potential to support children's learning and, most important of all, their desire to learn.'
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