An enabling learning environment

Explore the areas of learning that should be found in an enabling early years environment. Consider how these areas promote learning and development, and the role of the practitioner. Learn how to create a ‘room to learn’ using a planned approach and how to adapt your plans and extend learning, according to individual needs and wishes.

This course is appropriate for childcare practitioners working in a range of settings.

Learning outcomes

• You will learn that in a richly resourced environment, children will learn naturally from all that is around them
• You will learn the importance of providing children with opportunities to learn independently and interact with their peers with minimal adult intervention
• You will learn to consider the possibilities for creating a flow between the indoor and outdoor areas of the setting so that children can move freely between them