Early Years Foundation Stage- Supporting Children’s Creative Development

Creativity emerges as babies and young children respond to a variety of different experiences, exploring their own ideas, thoughts and feelings. Children express and communicate these ideas in different ways, including through movement, art, music, dance and imaginative play. This course will identify effective practice in supporting creative development in children, focussing on the underpinning knowledge required to implement the learning and development requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage document. Emphasis will be placed on the potential for creativity in both the indoor and outdoor environment. This will include looking at how children learn and develop, the role of the adult and links to the other five areas of learning and development

Delegates will need to bring their Early Years Foundation Stage pack with them

This course will:-

Consider the importance of valuing children’s own ways of representing their ideas.

Examine the role of adult led activities

Consider the key role of working with parents, carers and other professionals

Consider the opportunities available for children to develop creative and critical thinking

Explore the role of the adult in nurturing children’s creativity, critical thinking and imagination through interaction and sustained shared thinking

Consider the role of the adult in providing enabling contexts in which creativity can flourish

Offer ideas and suggestions for supporting children’s creative and imaginative development and representations within continuous provision indoors and out. This will include stories, role play/imaginative play and exploring media and materials

Give delegates the opportunity to develop their confidence in singing and dancing with music