Early Years - Encouraging Learning Through Creative Play

In Early Years, we're always looking for new ways to enhance our outdoor areas and encourage children to develop through creative play. We've recently added some natural wood structures in Reception and Nursery areas designed to fire the imagination. After hearing tales of Saint George and the Dragon today, we were delighted to see that children dressed up and took part in role play activities incorporating the new 'buildings': brave knights and beautiful princesses defended their castles and rescued each other from scary monsters. These structures have made a big difference to creative play in Early Years and the children seem to love them.