Sometimes nursery can be overwhelming and overstimulating so we have introduced our calming corner where children are being taught to go and take some time out and gather their thoughts and emotions.
This is being implemented with staff support, and then eventually the children will have the skills and confidence to take themselves there when they need to regulate.
As some of our children can’t express their emotions through words, we use the colour monster story to support this, as well as using physical resources where they can show us how they feel. Staff have been wearing the zones of regulation faces on their lanyards for some time now and this has proved a positive resource for children to communicate their feelings.