Success with the onerous but important task of record-keeping comes down to staff motivation and the right content, says June O'Sullivan
Ask nursery nurses the most unpopular part of their job and more often than not they say it is completing the child development records. Ask a nursery manager the same question and they are likely to say it is motivating staff to keep child development records up to date.
Keeping records is a complex task, as it requires staff to:
It is not surprising, therefore, that staff baulk at the task and often leave it to the last minute.
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