A project encouraging the use of loose parts in children’s play has led to practitioners at Townhouse Private Day Nursery in Stoke-on-Trent changing the way they resource the nursery and interact with the children.
Practitioner Laura Coleman read about loose parts and was so inspired by the infinite play opportunities gained from providing children with a range of open-ended objects and materials that she encouraged manager Alison Fisher to undertake training with her.
They cascaded their knowledge to the rest of the team and set a challenge to:
‘The response from the staff team was incredible,’ says Ms Fisher. ‘We delivered team training through video clips of children engaging with loose parts and interactive tasks, including challenging staff to create something in five minutes to demonstrate how open-ended the resources are.’
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