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Furniture
Childcare spaces express pedagogical and educational
choices that are made and renewed. They communicate
meanings, suggest behaviours, transmit messages to
children, parents and all those who care about what
happens in them and what they offer.
The distribution of space and its arrangement allow us to
understand if care is being taken each day in welcoming
children and parents into a place designed for them, that
is warm, friendly, aesthetically beautiful and harmonious.
They tell us of the importance given to individual play,
early exchanges and evolving interactions in small groups.
They tell us whether the children feel protected and, while
respecting their individual development, whether they feel
confident in exploration.
They tell us whether value is given to experiences of
care, intimacy and warmth, whether children have the
freedom to express various and progressive skills and the
strengthening of their autonomy, whether fundamental
learning is assured. They tell us of the importance given
to promoting play in all its forms, with the availability of
materials and opportunities for exploration, discovery,
research, expression and problem solving.
Montessori Environments for 0-3 years
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