Welcome to the Editor
Over the next three issues of Montessori International we will be focusing on three prime areas of the revised Early Years Foundation Stage, namely: personal, social and emotional development; physical development; and communication and language. For this issue, which looks at the first area, we are exploring 'meaningful relationships'. The core of this exploration are three articles by Antonella Cirillo, Elspeth Denchfield and Jeremy Clark that discuss meaningful relationships - respectively - in theory, practically in the nursery and practically in the home. These key articles are supplemented by Sally Goddard Blythe's piece on the debate about stress levels of children in child care,and of course - having already touched on relationships at home in Jeremy Clarke's article - it is also worth mentioning in this context Kristin Hulass Sunde's interview of Kathi Hughes, the author of the Charity's forthcoming book on parenting, available in March.
In addition to regular sections such as 'Research Watch' and reviews we have a lot of news this time round, including school news, a preview of the 2012 MSA National Conference, and a short article and pictures from last December's very successful MCI Graduation Ceremony and MEAB Awards. So, welcome to this issue - I hope you find it both enjoyable and enlightening.
My final word though must be a big thank you to Barbara Isaacs for stalwart editorial assistance and guidance along the Montessori path.
Best wishes,
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