an environment which:
• gives a balance of being in and out of doors so that children are confident in different environments
• encourages children’s own sense of self by using their names, both oral and written, and those of friends and family frequently
• organises resources which enable children to make choices, and share in others choices and provides resources which are clearly labelled and where children know to find and replace them
• has comfortable places to relax, be quiet and be with friends; has plenty for the young child to talk about, imagining and creating, reasoning and testing out, sharing and negotiating, talking about the past, present and the future
• reflects the world of print, literacy and numeracy and the increasing use of technologies to support learning
• gives time to persevere with inquiry learning and time to start a project and continue it over several days
adults who:
• help children make sensible choices about their learning by involving them in making decisions about what could be provided and evaluating their own experiences
• understand children will start at different points and encourage them to try activities at the appropriate level
• make time to talk and listen to what a young child is saying and try to build on their meaning and reply in a way that children will understand; but also models new language and descriptions
• help children express ideas by singing, making music and role playing; encourage children to try out new things, using children’s interest as a starting point
LPSG is overseen by Early Years Scotland and follows the National Practice Guidance on Early Learning and Childcare (Building the Ambition) and strives to provide:
experiences which:
• are new and stimulate enthusiasm, new learning and curiosity, balanced with more familiar experiences, which can be revisited and tested out in different ways
• develop a sense of risk
• encourage the young child to talk with each other and adults, and the growing awareness of the part each plays in a conversation
• help the young child remember how they have used materials and solved problems in the past and how they can relate this learning to the task in hand
• allow children to determine what they want to learn, form their own plans and gives ownership in discussion with an adult when they want to stop
• give children a sense of wonder and stimulate questioning and ability to reason and test conclusions
• allow children to play outside, get fresh air and physical exercise
About LPSG
The Shanarri Wheel of Wellbeing and the My World Triangle are used at every stage to think about the whole world of the child. They support our use of the National Guidance Practice.