EYFS: A Unique Child: 1.3 Keeping Safe

Add to My Folder

By Jane Cole – is a recently retired Foundation Stage regional advisor and is currently an early childhood consultant

This month we look at Commitment 1.3 Keeping Safe. The focus is for practitioners to ensure that young children are not only kept safe, but learn to manage risk to keep themselves safe

Safe as houses

As adults, our childhood memories can deceive us. Some of us may remember the past as all sunshine and running around outside – but for others there may be events that still cause us pain as we think about them.