Planning is about practitioners giving informed thought to what the children in their setting are going to do or will be encouraged to do. The key word here is 'informed' - practitioners need to use their knowledge of the children and the children's learning needs to inform their planning.
At a basic level, practitioners providing certain resources because they feel sure that children will enjoy and learn through them is 'planning'.
Conversely, detailed lists of topics running 12 months into the future and charts stating what will happen, week in week out, have little to do with planning for learning in the early years.
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