The London borough of Wandsworth planned its week's activities around a theme of listening to children. There were events for providers on consulting children, and parents participated in listening to children workshops.
The borough's childcare information service manager Mary Atkins said, 'We identified two childcare settings in the area and encouraged them to be creative around the listening theme. A theatre group and a storyteller visited the settings.' The Taplins Day Nurseries, based at Southampton University Hospitals, involved parents and staff throughout the hospital in celebrations. Childcare facilities manager Liz Allen said, 'We invited all the heads of departments to look around the nurseries so they can give feedback and promote the service to staff.
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