Art books and easels nsw ectpp documentation

HE20510 Bachelor of Early Childhood

Topic: Indoor environments

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Thoughtful arrangement of the indoor and outdoor environment will support your goals with young

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	atmosphere. Keeping children and staff relaxed
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The environment


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The environment

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The environment

Decisions about how the early childhood environment is arranged will depend on the philosophy and goals of the centre.
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11	Early childhood environment
11	Access Early Years Learning Framework


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The environment


children.		https://www.communityplaythings.com/resources/articl es/2019/high-quality-early-learning-environments
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• Aesthetics - is the area beautiful and inviting?

• Functionality – is there enough room for
children to create without hindrance

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The environment - creative

Materials need to be open ended, good quality, encourage children to express their ideas and feelings and help them to gain skills in the art process.

Material may include, sketch pads, drawing
materials, watercolour paints, art books and easels.

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	autonomy and self help skills e.g., open
	shelves, open storage boxes, variety of
	materials to choose from and

	Furniture that is easily accessible e.g.,
•	low tables, raised garden beds that are

	are accessible all encourage children to


	appropriate support sense of
achievement.		Davidson, L. (2022)
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Inclusion means that all children are treated as valued members of a service and participate fully in the life of that setting.

Inclusion requires
Access for children e.g., ramps, lifts, wide aisles
Resources that provide children with stimulation and a sense of achievement Special resources to meet the particular needs of the child e.g., simple tools such as self opening scissors,
Visual aids, sensory resources to meet the particular learning styles of the child Programs that may be adapted to involve engagement from all children e.g., many services incorporate sign language in their programmes and this enhances the learning of all participants not just that of children with hearing loss.


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arrangement of the early childhood
environment

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	comparison to their surroundings, and time seems
	to pass more slowly for them. When children are in a




	the play and thus the potential for learning.
	Altering space to make children feel large in relation

to their environment may enable children to enter complex play more quickly and to continue complex play for longer periods of time.

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