Setting up play in a childcare and Education Setting

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Setting up play in a childcare and Education
Setting

• Some examples

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Setting up play in a childcare and Education
Setting

• Think about how children move from one are to
  another. Try to avoid huge spaces which encourage
  children to run around inside the nursery unless
  it is a room which has been designated for this
  purpose.
• Remember to have quiet areas and noisy areas but
  not next to each other.

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Setting up play in a childcare and Education
Setting

• Consider the space you have available and ways in
  which you can maximise space
• Consider effective ways of cordoning off areas so
  that you create specific areas for different type
  of play.

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Setting up play in a childcare and Education
Setting

• Often sand pits are underused by the children
  because they havent been changed or because
  there is the same equipment there for weeks on
  end.
• Consider changing the sand to garden compost for
  a few days- this might generate a different type
  of interest for children.

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Setting up play in a childcare and Education
Setting

• Remember planning and preparation should be done
  with all workers and should follow the childs
  interests and needs
• Think of possible ways of forward planning are
  there recurring events e.g. Diwali, Christmas
  which you have resources for.

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Setting up play in a childcare and Education
Setting

• Think of ways of accessing resources local
  community libraries including toy libraries, the
  museum service, and local businesses?
• Ensure all equipment and resources are stored
  accessibly, well labelled, replenished, and
  repaired. This is the role of all workers.

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Setting up play in a childcare and Education
Setting

• Try to involve parents and children as much as
  possible in accessing resources.
• Involve the community in maintaining them
• Think of equipment sharing by buddying with
  other local groups its an effective way of
  saving some money.