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Enabling Environments - Museums: Object Lessons

Museums today are shedding their old 'look-don't-touch' image and welcoming young children and their carers, says Rachael Woodhead.

In the past decade the museum sector has undergone a radical rethink of its approach to early years provision. Many museums are now adapting their facilities and spaces to provide for young children's needs, adapting exhibition layout and content and developing tailored activities and resources for young children that deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage in an exciting and creative way. As a result, young children and their families are an ever-increasing museum audience. Last year at the Museum of London we had 8,000 under-fives accessing our sessions and events, with more enjoying the galleries on separate visits with their families.

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