In the revised Early Years Foundation Stage, the area of learning that connects to the child's growing creativity and expression is now called Expressive Arts and Design - rather than Creative Development. This change presents a great opportunity for practitioners to reflect on the place of creativity within early learning, what they are doing to support it and how these experiences can be improved and linked to children's thinking and learning across the EYFS.
Children's creative development hasn't always been given the attention it deserves in some settings, and there are signs that it is slipping further in practitioners' list of priorities.
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