Brrrrm brrrrm!’ Harley sits in a car and demonstrates a high level of fascination as he presses the horn, feels the fabric on the seats, pulls the seat belt, turns the ignition key and pokes at the buttons on the dashboard. Previously he has demonstrated his interest in vehicles by making them out of wooden pallets, crates and chairs, but now he is playing in a real one at South Acton Nursery School and Children’s Centre in west London.
‘We always plan to the children’s interests and noted that vehicles and transport often feature highly in this,’ says head of centre Bev Kellett. ‘We were looking for purposeful ways to use part of our large outdoor area and thought it would be great if we could provide a real car in a garage setting. It turns out to be one of the best things we’ve done because of the first-hand experiences that it has given children and the endless ways that the car is used.’
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