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01-07-2019 12:58 AM |
What does a positive enabling environment mean - book link
Enabling Environments is a 2015 book published by Practical Preschool that throws light on the features of a setting that make for a positive surrounding for the children, parents and staff.
From page 2
An enabling environment in the Early Years is a physical indoor and outdoor environment which provides:
- Space
- High quality resources
- Displays
- Accessibility
- Stability
The environment plays a key role in supporting and developing a child's learning and development.
An enabling environment will:
- Provide a child with stimulation and challenge
- Pick up on a child's interestd and enable them to explore and experiemnt
- Be flexible to allow for quiet, reflective and focused learning, maybe in a comfortable book corner, as well as more boisterious and physical play.
- Support children's learning across all (seven EYFS 2017) areas of learning allowing them to practise their skills and develop new ones.
- Help children learn about rules and how to communicate with others.
- Encourage children's creativity and imagination and permit them to take risks and make mistakes.
- Promote equality and support children to develop a greater understanding of other's needs, cultures, religions and backgrounds.
- Provide safety and emotional support.
- Encourage independence and help children develop a positivie attitude towards learning
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