Throughout my career as a social worker, my interest in the welfare of young children has been focused on some of the most vulnerable in society – those on the edge of or in care, or those adopted.
With two adoptedchildren of my own – now adults – and now a grandfather of two, I have a personal interest in early development. Nurseries offer hugely powerful opportunities in opening the child’s world. At the same time, there are children whose early life experiences have deprived them of many opportunities. Uncertainty over who mummy and daddy are, or who they are to be (where adoption and foster carers are involved), makes children feel anxious, underconfident and less able to adapt to new experiences. Their world is one of threat and risk.
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