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Help children to feel at home by planning long-term resources, medium-term activities and spontaneous play, says Jane Drake Long-term planning

Long-term planning

A home corner is part of the permanent provision in many settings. It needs careful planning to ensure that children are offered the best possible learning opportunities there.

Accessing the basic equipment in the home corner on a daily basis, children can revisit experiences, develop ideas and consolidate learning over a period of time.

Possible learning experiences

A home environment is, of course, familiar to all children, but there will be considerable diversity in their home lives. This should be reflected in the provision and activities on offer.

Children should be able to explore learning across all six areas of the curriculum in the home corner. However, the area will probably be particularly strong for developing goals in personal, social and emotional development, language and imaginative play.

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