Nursery World - Nursery Equipment: Enabling environments

As with the other age groups, the developmental needs and interests of the child provided the starting points for planning the room for two-year-olds.

Here, the Warwickshire team was keen to draw particular attention to the rapid development and emotional needs of the two-year-old in a bid to dispel images of 'terrible twos' and replace them with notions of 'terrific twos'. A poem was displayed to convey their message (see below). When planning spaces for this age group, the team advises to bear in mind:

LEARNING SPACES

The team created spaces that together promoted learning in all six areas of learning and included:

1. a cosy corner

2. heuristic play

3. a sensory table, and

4. small-world play.

For more information about enabling environments, visit www.eyfs.warwickshire.gateway.talmos.net/pages/ viewpage.asp?uniqid=12200

Prepared with the help of team manager Joanne Vallis and early years advisory worker Carole Ealing, Warwickshire Early Years Advisory Team

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