Question
Q – “I’m a newly qualified level 3 who has just started working in a nursery. Could anyone give me some tips as to effectively building up a bond with key children, as I’m due to take over 4 from a departing member of staff.”
Answers
A – “Talk to the current key worker about their personalities, what they like doing etc and spend as much time with them as possible so they can get to know you, also introduce yourself to their parents 🙂 I was in a similar situation when I started working at my nursery”
A – “Maybe a circle time activity asking them to bring something from home like a favourite teddy or photograph of their family and you could do the same?”
A – “Talk to parents/carers to build up a partnership, talk to to their current keyworker about their abilities and also spend time getting to know children individually.”
A – “If you work in key groups it’s a great way to bond with them e.g going off doing quiet circle time/ activities and all the above.”
A – “get to know them and vice versa, read previous obs and ask other staff too! Everyone has a different opinion so it’s nice to hear them!”
A – “FoR those children who don’t communicate straight away and are unsure of you. I always tell them about myself first and my children this brakes the ice and then gains their interest and then they give you some information about them. Relationships take time so be relaxed don’t stress! You have had some super advice on here so far!!!”
A – “Get down to their level littleones respond a lot better if your at their level and try to be the first person they see as they arrive I go into the cloakroom as soon as I see one of my key children arriving it has made him feel more at ease with me”
A – “Spend time with them see their likes and dislikes…. If they are old enough ask them questions about what they do and don’t likd”
A – “Talk to key person, and parents. Read about child’s routine, on all about me forms”
A – “Play with them, talk to them, read with them and find out their likes and dislikes”
A – “Spend lots of time with them”
Heya.
I recently started (four weeks ago) working with little ones at a nursery. I’m still having a bit of trouble with one particular little one. Today I accidentally scared her because I really don’t want to force her to like me. I’m a shy but sociable woman. I much prefer to get her to interact with the other children and me as much as I can do so. Best wishes as well. The nursery is near my place of residence. Tonight I received a concerning email. I fear I’m being misunderstood. I read the email. I am not happy.
Any tips wanted on how to maintain a safe working relationship as much as possible. I see the benefits of not forcing myself literally onto her. I still do want her to interact with me. But not at the risky expense of losing out on much more appropriate friendships with her fellow nursery mates in question here. Advice needed pronto. This is my first time ever working at a nursery.
That is clearly not what I’m supposed to do and I never was. Far from it in fact. The nursery is quite small. There aren’t that many children. I don’t mind working there but forcing them to like me isn’t appropriate either. I prefer to stay in the background out of consideration for their own learning opportunities with each other. I will only intervene if I have to since I don’t want to ruin their learning opportunities at all. There aren’t a lot of nursery staff too.
Thank you so much.