I quoted research in the United States which shows that the best way to enable young children to develop is for them to have the same key person or co-person until they are three years old. Children who have had this experience are ahead of their peers by the time they are seven. They are not held back by frequent changes of key people with whom they have to bond before they can continue to develop.
The staff, too, are more involved and attuned towards their key children, showing greater commitment when they stay with them for this longer period.
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