Nursery World - Scotland provides good care model (1)

Early years good practice in Scotland should be followed by the rest of Britain, according to a leading early years expert. Professor Tina Bruce, visiting professor at the University of North London, praised the early years curriculum in Scotland for its focus on learning through play and its recognition of the importance of child observation.

Professor Tina Bruce, visiting professor at the University of North London, praised the early years curriculum in Scotland for its focus on learning through play and its recognition of the importance of child observation.

Professor Bruce has recently completed working with a group of 14 nursery schools, nursery classes, children's centres, the Family Centre and Books for Babies in Edinburgh. She said, 'Scotland has taken a very sensible approach in the way it has kept faith with time-honoured good practice, at the same time as having introduced cutting-edge good practice.

'Three-and four-year-olds are in the nursery together and tend to move up to primary school when they are five. Younger children can watch the older ones doing more complex activities and so children are able to learn from each other while they play.

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