Nursery World - Put it in writing

Early years settings need to follow a behaviour policy -for the staff as well as for parents and children. Jennie Lindon explains how to set out a working document that gives positive pointers to everyone A well drafted and clear behaviour policy is a public statement about your team's commitment to support children's learning in terms of their behaviour. The content of the policy should answer these three important questions:

A well drafted and clear behaviour policy is a public statement about your team's commitment to support children's learning in terms of their behaviour. The content of the policy should answer these three important questions:

* What are the key values that inform your team's overall approach to children's behaviour?

* What are your expectations for everyone's behaviour in the setting? A constructive policy is as much about the behaviour of adults as the children.

* What are the strategies you will use to guide children's behaviour? How will you help children to behave within the boundaries that are set?

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