Nursery World - Museums

Jo Graham explains how eight museums in the Tees Valley worked with local settings to find out what EYFS cultural learning experiences might look like

The visits were a resounding success

Early years settings are not alone in considering how to build young children’s cultural capital in the light of the new Ofsted framework. Our partnership of eight museums in the North East of England have also been asking: what kinds of visit can provide effective cultural learning experiences for EYFS groups?

We previously adapted our Key Stage 1 workshops for Foundation Stage children, but a rise in visitor numbers from Reception and nurseries prompted us to develop an EYFS visit from scratch as part of our Making a Mark project.

Each museum teamed up with a school or setting to explore ideas, and we had additional input from Redcar and Cleveland’s advisory teacher, who co-ordinates an EYFS network. To inform our planning, we focused on the Characteristics of Effective Learning (CoEL).

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