It is no surprise that children have gravitated to nurseries’ home corners since the pandemic began. After all, they have spent the majority of the past year living in their kitchen or lounge, watching family members go about their daily business: working on their laptops, making cups of tea, preparing food, feeding hungry babies, loading the washing machine… the list goes on.
Children who have been unsettled by the pandemic have found particular comfort in this familiar area of the nursery, where they have been able to imitate the roles of their parents and carers through the domestic role-play activities on offer.
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