ABSTRACT
The way that caregivers and parents talk, behave and feel about each other is inevitably influenced by the reason why the child is receiving day care away from home, and the function of the centre. But whatever the setting, nursery managers and workers have to make a conscious effort to build a bridge between the centre and each child’s home and family over which information can flow freely both ways, and people, too, can cross from one side to the other, so that there is as much consistency and continuity as possible for the child.
