Unit 2: The Importance of Attachment and Supporting Children through Transitions and Significant Life Events for Early Years Practitioners

1. Understand the significance of attachment and the key person’s role in early development

• 1.1 Describe different types of attachment
• 1.2 Explain the significance of attachment for early development
• 1.3 Explain the key person’s role in early attachment and development

2. Understand how transitions and other significant events impact babies and young children

• 2.1 Identify common transitions and other significant life events that most babies and young children experience
• 2.2 Identify transitions and other significant life events that only some babies and young children experience
• 2.3 Explain how transitions and other significant events impact babies and young children’s wellbeing, learning and development

3. Be able to support babies and young children through a range of transitions and other significant events

• 3.1 Identify strategies to prepare babies and young children for transitions and significant events
• 3.2 Explain strategies to support babies, children and their key people through a range of transitions and significant events
• 3.3 Explain, with examples, how own behaviour can impact and influence babies and young children
• 3.4 Use strategies to support babies, children and their key people through a range of transitions and significant events