A parent's guide to creative development

Wednesday, August 14, 2002

You may well be used to collecting your child from nursery or school and being passed a sticky and drippy work of art, but are you aware of the hidden skills that your child has gained? The Foundation Stage curriculum, which most children in England are following until they finish the reception year, has a section just about creative development. It is seen as an essential part of a child's experience in their early years education, for many reasons. First, it helps children to express themselves in a variety of ways, for example through paint, music and dough modelling. It also allows children to grow in confidence as they set their own challenges and learn how to do things for themselves.