Before 'parents pop out of the room' they must tell their child they are leaving, not just hope the child won't notice. Otherwise, the child will feel they can't trust the parents not to leave them. Finally, the key worker's colleagues will have to share some of the jobs that cannot be done while she is settling in the child.
On a different note, may I say I was astonished by the number of readers who have asked me for back issues of Nursery World following the publication of my letter (7 March). I had 16 requests from all over England and Scotland.
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