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To encourage children's learning in science we must first clarify the areas in which it occurs, the skills needed to make it happen and the attitudes that will stimulate it From babyhood, children show curiosity in the world around them. They begin to make sense of their world through exploration and, in a meaningful way, by touching everything they see and putting things in their mouths. The sense of wonder and the enthusiasm for discovery that we see in such young children is the basis for and the force behind their future learning, none more so than in children's scientific development in the early years.

From babyhood, children show curiosity in the world around them. They begin to make sense of their world through exploration and, in a meaningful way, by touching everything they see and putting things in their mouths. The sense of wonder and the enthusiasm for discovery that we see in such young children is the basis for and the force behind their future learning, none more so than in children's scientific development in the early years.

As early years practitioners, we all know the pleasure of sharing in children's excitement as they become engrossed in investigations and their delight at their own discoveries. We aim to inspire in children a continued thirst for knowledge, give them a confident approach to learning and equip them with the skills and tools to pursue interests. It is through early exploration and investigation that children develop scientific understanding, and the more they are encouraged and enabled to find out for themselves, the deeper their learning will be.

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