Supporting creativity
Practitioners are supporting creative development when they:
* notice that children are taking an interest in something in their world
* plan to extend this interest through discussion with the children and provision of materials and tools
* allow children sufficient time to work
* value the process and the child's immersion in the experience
* do not focus excessively on the end product.
Case study
Bernadette Duffy provides a recent example from Thomas Coram Early Childhood Centre.
Danielle, a member of staff, noticed that some of the children were interested in the movement of the trees in the wind. Then they started to show an interest in the wind chimes hanging up in the baby area. They wanted to make some of their own.
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