Nursery World - EYFS training: Part 8 – PSED

The mental health and emotional well-being of our youngest children has never been so high on the agenda. Charlotte Goddard asks what this means for training

NHS figures show one in 18 pre-school children has been identified with a mental disorder. Research on adverse childhood experiences is also feeding into current thinking about children’s personal, social and emotional development (PSED). According to the new Early years inspection handbook, nurseries will be judged on how they help children to ‘manage their own feelings and behaviour, and how to relate to others’.

PSED is one of the three prime areas of the EYFS. Helping children to form positive relationships, develop social skills, learn how to manage their feelings and have confidence in their own abilities, PSED forms the foundation for all other areas of the EYFS, says Fiona Bland, early years adviser at the National Day Nurseries Association.

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