
I have always said that the most important ‘resource’ in any early years setting is you, the practitioner. A skilled, loving, playful and knowledgeable professional will create relationships and learning opportunities with whatever happens to be to hand, even a simple open space. The children at the hands and heart of that person will thrive.
Additional resources certainly help, though, and we must think carefully about what those resources are. That is especially important when we think about technology resources in relation to costs, sustainability, benefits and safety.
Before we spend any money, we need to ask ourselves, ‘What does this resource add to our provision?’
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