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A topic on growth provides rich opportunities for role-play, both inside and out Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage (page 11) identifies 'Principles for Early Years Education' which are central to good and effective practice in early years settings. These principles 'require practitioners to organise the learning environment to provide experiences that build on what children already know and to involve themselves in children's learning. This is demonstrated when practitioners:

Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage (page 11) identifies 'Principles for Early Years Education' which are central to good and effective practice in early years settings. These principles 'require practitioners to organise the learning environment to provide experiences that build on what children already know and to involve themselves in children's learning. This is demonstrated when practitioners:

* enable children to become involved by planning experiences which are mostly based on real-life situations

* allow time for sustained concentration

* understand that every aspect of learning for young children - personal, social, emotional, physical and intellectual - is interrelated and interdependent and reflect this in their planning' (page 15).

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