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Megan and William's story

How twins were happily settled in is described by Sue Ellis in our series about the Celebrating Young Children project When our crew arrived at Lemon Tree Nursery School, a private day nursery near Taunton, Somerset, in November 2004 to film twins Megan and William, the children had only been in the setting for just over a month.

When our crew arrived at Lemon Tree Nursery School, a private day nursery near Taunton, Somerset, in November 2004 to film twins Megan and William, the children had only been in the setting for just over a month.

They had already made themselves at home and were enjoying all the activities on offer. The pictures we saw of them in the 'Celebrating Young Children' material - collecting apples, making sandwiches and playing outdoors - all conjured up two very happy and independent children.

On the film their mother, Victoria, talked about Megan's and William's very different characters. So, how did the nursery manage to help these two very different children adapt so quickly to the new environment?

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