The outdoor area should be alive with the sound of music, but this is often an activity that is overlooked in nurseries. Many practitioners opt for a regular session with a professional, rather than weave instrument playing, singing and dancing throughout the setting, inside and out.
'Music is an activity that people are self-conscious about,' says Linda Keats, graduate training adviser for Early Years Professional Status, Early Years and Childcare, Essex. 'If practitioners do not have a background in music, they often feel wary, which is a shame because children do not necessarily want Mozart, but to see and hear you being a part of their activity.
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