Nursery World - What do you know? (3)

Test your knowledge of child development, the value of play in the early years and the role of observing and assessing young children, by answering true or false. By early years authors Jackie Harding and Liz Meldon-Smith 1 A baby nine months old can sit securely.

1 A baby nine months old can sit securely.

2 A baby nine months old is unable to focus on objects on the other side of the room.

3 John Bowlby, researching in the 1950s to 1970s, believed that a baby's early attachment to a main carer was very important. He found children in hospital separated from their main carer displayed signs of loss and grief.

4 The professional nanny always intuitively knows the needs of babies and children in her care. Observing the children in a more formal way is unnecessary.

5 A four-year-old has a vocabulary of about 60 words and may link two or more words together.

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