Enabling environments: Water Area - Splash out

Nursery World, 2 April 2008

Make the most of water play by offering the best experiences and stocking the essential resources, as suggested by Jane Drake

Young children are attracted to water play both at home and in nursery. They love to wash up in the sink, watch and feel the flow of water from a tap, splash in puddles, paddle in the sea and play in the water at bath time. This area of provision in the nursery, when well resourced, will offer exciting opportunities for exploratory investigations and a lot of fun experiences. It can also be a fertile context for imaginative play...

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