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Nursery World, 5 July 2007

Children have a lot to offer in ideas for the design of the settings where they spend their time, says Alison Clark.

The past decade has seen a rapid increase in new early years provision, including Sure Start facilities and children's centres. This expansion has included new building projects as well as changes to existing buildings. This period of growth has been paralleled by increasing interest in listening to young children's views. The Childcare Act 2006 is the latest legislation to emphasise taking into account children's perspectives. But can this include young children's experiences of the physical environment of their...

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