Nurturing Creativity

Young children have great capacity for creativity that thrives when it is nurtured. Early childhood teachers have the opportunity to inspire children’s innovative thinking and doing by: Including creative opportunities across all domains of learning; Designing a beautiful space that encourages children’s experimentation and play; Extending children’s learning and challenging their thinking; Documenting children’s thought processes and displaying their work Involving families and the community in children’s creative endeavors; Reflecting on your beliefs and practices about creativity and nurturing your own creativity; Learn how to support children as they problem-solve, explore and share new ideas, and collaborate with others, and watch their confidence and capableness grow.