Laser Lessons - Lesson

Understand the characteristics of an enabling play environment

Carry out an internet search, using Google, and find 3 useful websites of your own that provide useful information about how and why childcare practitioners should create stimulating environments for children.

Table of Contents

Tutorial Video
Tutorial Video
Reading Materials

Laser Learning reading text: 'An enabling play environment'
‘Creating indoor environments for young children’ webpage on the Community Playthings website
‘My space: Creating enabling environments for young children’ by SureStart
‘Learning outdoors in the early years’ webpage on the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment website
‘Practice guide: Outdoor provision and play’ webpage on the Nursery World website

Presentation

Click on the icon to the left to launch this lesson's presentation on the 'Characteristics of an enabling indoor environment'.
Click on the icon to the left to launch this lesson's presentation on the 'Characteristics of an enabling outdoor environment'.

Good Practice Example
Good Practice Example
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning

Look at this online presentation from the Freeplay Network, which gives examples of great outdoor play areas as well as their underlying design principles. The examples show how design of the outdoor area can help to support children’s physical play and exercise.
This article from the Forest Schools Association is called ‘What is a forest school?’ read the article and watch the video.
This article on the Cache Alumni website is called ‘Creating enabling environments for children in the early years’.
Carry out an internet search, using Google, and find 3 useful websites of your own that provide useful information about how and why childcare practitioners should create stimulating environments for children.

Extended Learning
Think And Challenge
Think And Challenge