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Nappy changing is helped by routine, familiarity and a soothing environment. Nicole Weinstein offers some advice and resources

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Nappy changing is an intimate task that requires a consistent, caring and unhurried approach. Wherever possible, the child’s keyperson should perform the task or, in their absence, a ‘buddy’. Providing the right environment, with age-appropriate changing tables and organised storage, is also key.

In settings with an effective keyperson system, a keyperson will change a nappy in the context of a relationship with the child. They will know, for example, how the child likes to be told that a nappy change is needed and any special routines.

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Sheringham Nursery School

Julian Grenier, head teacher of Sheringham Nursery School and Children’s Centre in London, says, ‘Intimate care can be stressful. Just ask anyone who has recently been in hospital.

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