Speaking at the 5th Baby Room conference today in London, What about the Children (WATCh) will argue that moving children to a new room each time they reach a developmental milestone or birthday may be appropriate for the over-threes, but can prove traumatic for a younger child.
The charity will also say that a change of room also means a change of a child’s key person and the loss of this close relationship, which can be very distressing. For this reason, WATCh want children under the age of three to have the same main carer at nursery, as they do at home.
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