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Creating smaller, cosier, enclosed spaces within the large nursery setting has been a deliberate approach for staff after they identified that some children were becoming over-stimulated throughout the day in larger spaces.
They observed that the constant processing of information and navigating social interactions within a large group, sometimes for long hours, often left children emotionally drained and overwhelmed. Discussions with parents, carers and an occupational therapist led them to identify that children needed spaces to self-regulate as well as take control of their play. They decided on creating ‘spaces within spaces’.
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