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Embracing creativity in the early years
UK initiatives such as Sure Start, Creative Partnerships and Find Your Talent, demonstrate how successive governments and policy makers across the UK political parties have recognised the importance of creativity in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) (Tims, 2010). Early Years policy in England places an obligation on Early Childhood Practitioners (ECPs) to reflect on, and incorporate opportunities for creative expression and the development of creative thinking skills, within their planning. This positions ECPs as experts in creative pedagogy when working with children in the birth to five age-range. This chapter analyses data from a small-scale discussion group to explore how the ECP participants made sense of creativity and their own developing skills as creative pedagogues. Key themes from the data analysis are presented as a provocation for settings and ECPs to consider how their practice might support the development of creativity in young children, particularly considering their own positioning and identity.
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Taylor & FrancisPublisher URL
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148.0Book title
Solvason, C. and Webb, R. eds., (2022). Exploring and Celebrating the Early Childhood Practitioner: An Interrogation of Pedagogy, Professionalism and PracticePlace of publication
LondonISBN
9781003206262Department affiliated with
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C Solvason, R WebbLegacy Posted Date
2022-12-07First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2022-12-07Usage metrics
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