Continuous provision' is a term introduced only relatively recently, to describe the core of everyday resources that should always be available to children in early years settings. As an approach it is hardly new - in the past, we have used a variety of terms, such as 'resource-based play environment' and 'workshop approach', to describe the good practice of having a constant, ready supply of essential equipment and materials on offer from which children can make choices and direct their own play.
Terms such as 'free-flow', 'child-initiated' and 'enhancements' are also often used when practitioners talk about the environment and the way the day is organised - but not always with the same understanding or interpretation. It is easy to start using the jargon before we've understood the principle behind it.
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