2 .Do children have opportunities to experience other people's creations, or to work with artists and other talented adults?
3 .Are children given stretches of uninterrupted time to explore and express their ideas?
4 .Are children's expressions valued when they are displayed - in the form they made it, and not altered to fit an adult's idea? As Professor Tina Bruce once said, how would Van Gogh have felt if his famous painting of a chair had been cut up to form part of a collage about Goldilocks and the Three Bears?
5 .Are children with special educational needs included in creative experiences? For example, visually impaired children can explore sculptures and models with their hands.
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