Key Person & Child Centred Practice Toolkit

A practical 45 page Key Person & Child Centred Practice Toolkit for Early Years settings.

Designed for nursery practitioners, key persons, room leaders and managers who want practical, thoughtful tools to support strong relationships with children and families without creating unnecessary paperwork.

The toolkit includes editable templates and reflection tools covering:

• Key person allocation and caseloads
• Family introductions
• All About Me profiles
• Comfort and care information
• Settling relationships
• Daily routines
• Child voice
• Children’s interests
• Home language and culture
• Weekly key person reflection
• Significant moments
• Responsive planning
• Emotional security
• Family conversations
• Communication with other settings
• Coordination with specialist support
• Key person absence cover
• Familiar adult planning
• Room transitions
• Changes of key person
• Supervision and reflective practice
• Key person workload reviews
• Team consistency
• Quality review tools
• Three fictional worked examples

The EYFS requires each child to have a key person who helps ensure that their care is tailored to meet their individual needs, supports parents and helps children become familiar with the setting.

The EYFS does not prescribe a particular key person form, weekly record or paperwork system. These templates are therefore intended as optional practical tools to support professional practice, reflection and consistency.

FILES INCLUDED:

• 45 page print ready PDF
• Fully editable Microsoft Word version

Suitable for nurseries, preschools and Early Years group settings.

This resource is intended as practical support and does not replace the EYFS statutory framework, safeguarding procedures, local authority guidance or professional judgement.

Current version: October 2026.