As a nursery with a high percentage of level 3 and higher qualified staff, and one that provides staff with regular training, we wanted to make the most of the Transformation Fund.
Following a detailed proposal and discussion with Calderdale's Family Services team, we agreed to send two members of staff on an exchange to Play English, a bilingual day nursery and school in northern Italy. We felt that an international exchange would provide a unique opportunity to observe different practitioners and learn about work in different countries.
Play English draws extensively on the High Scope and Reggio Emilia philosophies. We were keen to look at their use of an art specialist, or 'atelierista', someone who works with children both in the classroom and in the art studio or 'atelier' to develop and extend children's creativity as a language or expression.
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