Nursery World - Running late

A parent's problems with time management can have far-reaching consequences for their young child, say members of the Camden Early Years Intervention Team One of the problems our team has encountered when working with individual children in a nursery setting is in supporting those whose families who have a persistent difficulty with attendance and punctuality. We also know that some families find it hard to attend clinic appointments, or our review meetings.

One of the problems our team has encountered when working with individual children in a nursery setting is in supporting those whose families who have a persistent difficulty with attendance and punctuality. We also know that some families find it hard to attend clinic appointments, or our review meetings.

Children with a poor record of attendance or punctuality in the early years may be at risk of continuing this pattern throughout their education.

Poor attendance and punctuality can sometimes be associated with a child's social and educational underachievement. We know that young children benefit from having a structure or routine in their day. It helps them to feel secure, because they can predict what is going to happen.

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