Giving young children the chance to explore their local environment is central to early years education, and each year we spend a week focusing on our town, Easingwold, and learning more about it. I think it's a great topic because so often children whizz around the town in cars and don't always appreciate what is around them.
We began the project by taking our 20 three-and four-year-olds to visit the local market place. They had a great time taking a closer look at some of the shops and businesses. In the past, we have visited the baker's, the newsagent's, the garden centre, the vet's and the Post Office.
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