Question and Answer: Transition from Infant Community to Primary

In this particular “Question and Answer” Judi Orion, Denver, AMI director of training at the Assistants to Infancy level, deals with some of the main aspects to be taken into account when considering moving a child from an Infant Community to a Primary class.

Ms Orion focuses on how best we can prepare teachers and parents to anticipate this move from Nido to Primary and be open to this transition when the child is ready, not when the administration or teachers are ready. She outlines which signs should be looked out for and discusses extensively how the transition needs to be flexible to meet the needs of each individual child and describes the basic differences between the two environments that should be borne in mind.