The Curiosity Approach
You may have noticed some exciting changes happening in the play spaces at our Family Hubs across the city. We are thrilled to share more details about these updates and explain the inspiration behind them. Why have we changed the play spaces? Several of our staff members recently attended Curiosity Approach training, which inspired us to rethink and redesign our play spaces. This new approach encourages a fresh way of thinking about play, focusing on creating spaces that spark children's curiosity and natural desire to explore. They visited nurseries and schools in Sheffield to see how they had changed their rooms. They had a trip to Leeds to visit Sunny Bank Mill and Sheffield Scrap Dragon Cic store; here they reuse scrap and waste materials from businesses by making it into affordable items for art, crafts and other projects. The training highlighted that children need…