Save the Children and the Children's Society sought the views of 32 children aged two to five from nurseries in the London boroughs of Brent and Haringey to raise the Greater London Assembly's awareness of the need to take children's views into account. The charities took the children on a 'sensory walk' during which they were encouraged to talk about what they saw, smelled, touched, tasted and heard as they walked along.
The children's observations have been published this week in a report, London on Your Door-step. The charities hope it will show the Assembly and local authorities that young children's observations can provide useful information for policymakers.
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