Nursery World - Early days (2)

In our regular series on the Foundation Stage curriculum, Helen Moylett shows how to help children settle in so that they can approach the early learning goals with confidence The Foundation Stage begins when children reach the age of three, but their early experience of childcare provision can be very different. Some may be joining an early years setting for the first time; others may be moving from another early years provider, while others may be continuing in the same setting. So how do practitioners help children and their families 'settle in' to the Foundation Stage?

The Foundation Stage begins when children reach the age of three, but their early experience of childcare provision can be very different. Some may be joining an early years setting for the first time; others may be moving from another early years provider, while others may be continuing in the same setting. So how do practitioners help children and their families 'settle in' to the Foundation Stage?

There are two main strands to this process: settling in to the setting, and settling in to the Foundation Stage curriculum. Continuity is the key to both and the 'Principles for early years education' (Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage, p11) should inform both.

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