What resources to choose when creating your childcare environment
If you are looking to redesign or adapt your nursery environment think about how each aspect will contribute to a child’s learning and development, think about children’s, cognitive emotional, physical needs and their visual and auditory needs.
Community Playthings are one of the best educational leading suppliers. Their resources and furniture are top quality and are given a ten year warranty. Community Playthings have some outstanding pieces of furniture that will create an engaging and inspiring childcare environment.
The interchanging furniture allows you to add other sections to an existing piece of furniture whether this is a side panel or a low unit; this is great for transforming an area of your setting. The children will love playing in these areas away from the distraction of others.
As children love creating and playing in hideaways the Wren is great for allowing children to snuggle into an area whilst still being visual to others. The Wren can either stand alone or be connect to roomscapes panels using the connectors. It also allows you to drape material over the roof creating a more cosy space for children to share a book or have a chat with their friends. Don’t forget to use your imagination and add other material such as camouflage netting or sparkly materials depending on the children’s interests.
Free furniture room layout from Community Playthings
If you are struggling to design your childcare environment then why not contact Community Playthings who will be more than happy to provide you with a free furniture layout and itemized quote. This design is a great visual document, as it helps you visualise the areas of your continuous provision.
The top quality resources and furniture from Community playthings with transform any room, the opened ended structures can be used for different purposes for example you can use the versatile play corner as a shop one day and a puppet theatre the next. Having versatile equipment is ideal for early years as children’s interests are for every changing and these pieces of furniture can be used in different ways.
The natural coloured materials create a calm and relaxed environment; they can be enhanced by adding colourful drapes and rugs. When looking at your childcare environment does it do a purpose, are children accessing all areas or does one look less inviting. Evaluate your observations and tailor your environment to suit the children’s interests and needs, Consider whether the height of the areas are right eg will an adult fit in the den, is there enough tactile resources such as cushions, rugs to sit on.
As we all know children have great imagination, however it is practitioners job to provide them with an environment that is engaging and stimulating, this will enable children to feel safe and secure.