A Process-Oriented Monitoring System for the Early Years Nurturing Every Child Through Wellbeing and Involvement

Preface

1.       The framework

2.       Wellbeing

3.       Involvement

4.       From screening to interventions: Miss Julia’s story

5.       How to carry out a group screening: [form 1]

6.       Focus on the general approach: [form 2]

7.       Focus on individual children: Opening a file and follow up [form 3 and 8]

8.       Individual observations: Wellbeing in relations [form 4]

9.       Individual observations: Involvement in activities [form 5]

10.   Individual observations: Developmental domains [form 6]

11.   Compiling the child’s profile: [form 7]

12.   Involving parents

13.   Collection of forms: [forms 1-8]

Biography

Ferre Laevers (Em. Prof. Dr.) is Director of the Centre for Experiential Education at the University of Leuven (Belgium) and co-founder of the European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA). Most of his work is dedicated to the development and dissemination of an approach in which taking the perspective of the child is the key to create powerful learning environments – from early years up to higher education.

Julia Moons is an experienced preschool teacher and was involved in the development of an early years practice that supports the wellbeing and involvement of children. As a member of the Leuven team she made a major contribution to the dissemination of the experiential approach, both in Flanders and internationally.

Bart Declercq is a senior researcher and pedagogue who has been affiliated with CEGO, University of Leuven (Belgium), since 2002. He conducts research, training and development in the field of early childhood, both in Belgium and abroad.

"We all share the goal of creating a more powerful learning environment, and this book provides the essential tools to achieve it. POMS is an indispensable resource for early years practitioners because we are all committed to ensuring the best possible outcomes for the children in our care. It's a must-have for your professional library." - Sarah Watkins, Lecturer, Author and Early Years Specialist

"This updated version of the wellbeing and involvement tool is so useful. We know that supporting children’s wellbeing needs to underpin all our work, but sometimes it can be hard to measure and work out what is going on and how we can support the child. I have been eagerly waiting for this updated tool and will be using it throughout my work; it is such a valuable resource." - Sonia Mainstone-Cotton, Nurture Consultant and Author

"The POMS helps us to focus in on each child, gives us clear guidance about what to look for in our observations as well as practical advice about how to carry out these observations. Each section includes helpful case studies which bring the levels of wellbeing and involvement to life. The 10 action points are unpicked in more detail to help the reader move from merely observing children to sustainable changes in practice. The developmental domains fit comfortably with the EYFS and encourage us to think about each child developmentally as well as individual starting points. If you want to dive in to the Leuven Scales more deeply, I highly recommend this book to you." - Tamsin Grimmer, Early Years Consultant and Author