It has always been important to highlight confidentiality for early years practice and to understand the nature of partnership between practitioners and parents. A new version of these existing aspects to good practice has arisen because technology has broadened communication.
E-mail has been joined by online networks, some of which are set up for professional communication between people in a similar line of work. The social networking sites are designed for communication within personal life.
Some early years practitioners have learned to communicate through such sites with existing friends and acquaintances, as well as making new contacts. Other members of the workforce use e-mail and search the internet, yet are unfamiliar with online social networking (see box).
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