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Promoting emotional wellbeing in early years settings

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Read this example Mental health and wellbeing policy from Shapes Day Nursery. Is there anything in this policy that you feel could be added to your own setting’s policy?

https://www.shapesnursery.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/84.-Mental-Health-and-Wellbeing-Policy-1-1.pdf

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Find and read your setting’s wellbeing policy
‘Attachment: Supporting Young Children’s Emotional Wellbeing’ from the Teaching Expertise website
‘Happy children — taking care of young people's wellbeing’ from the Early Years Alliance
‘Early Years toolkit - Promoting wellbeing’ from Oxfordshire County Council
‘Observing and evaluating children’s well-being’ by FSF Rebecca and Jane Evans on the Foundation Stage Forum.
‘What is the Leuven scale and how to use it’ on the Learning Journals website
‘Working with families facing challenges’ from the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families.
‘Early years staff wellbeing: a resource for managers and teams’ from the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families.
‘Continuing professional development’ from NCFE
‘Promoting children and young people’s emotional health and wellbeing’ by Public Health England and the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition

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