Inspiring the artists in Early Years settings

Pedagogy

believes that:-

• Every young child has the potential for great creative and artistic expression
• Inspiring professional artists should play an integral part in the creative and artistic lives of both children and the adults who care for them
• Adults working with very young children have the important responsibility of nurturing creativity and artistic expression
• Both children and adults are engaged in ongoing creative and artistic learning journeys, which need thoughtful and creative interventions and professional development
• Every early years setting should be a creative and inspiring environment for young children to ’play’ in

Experience

’s team of professional artists have extensive experience working in a variety of pre-school and early years settings including parent and toddler groups, play groups, day nurseries, pre-school groups and foundation stage classes. As both artists and arts educators, they have initiated, co-ordinated, delivered and evaluated a range of exciting artistic interventions from one-off workshops, extended units of work, family learning projects, and action research projects to on-going curriculum support and training.

What's on offer

• One - off workshops (in music, dance, drama and visual art)
• Collaborative arts workshops
• A series of workshops
• Family workshops
• Special projects
• Staff training

Please contact us for current rates.

Mini Creators Menu

’s ‘Mini Creators Menu’ is designed to meet the needs and issues of individual schools with bespoke packages and themes, which can be negotiated e.g. using the arts as a transitional tool to support the ‘starting school’ process, developing language skills through creative, artistic play etc.

Learn more with our 'Mini Creators Menu' information sheet (PDF, 200KB)

Previous Creative Arts Interventions

has worked in partnership with organisations and funding bodies to create a number of innovative and creative early years arts opportunities:

• SWA and Cornwall’s Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership ‘Evaluating The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ 1999
• Pre–School Early Learning Alliance ‘Magical Moments Project’ 1999 – 2000
• Sure Start, Lescudjack ‘A Child’s Eye View’ 2000-2003
• Sure Start, Trevu ‘We All Join In’ 2001-2003
• Cornwall Youth Music Action Zone1 ‘Magical Music and Movement’ 2001-2002
• Cornwall Youth Music Action Zone (CYMAZ) 2 Pre-School Arts Training Programme and Family Learning Project ‘Jump Right In’ 2003 – 2005
• Youth Music, West Cornwall Sure Starts and Creative Partnerships ‘Soundabout’ programme 2005 – 2007
• Esmee Fairbairn and Cornwall Family Services ‘Arts Train’ Training Programme for early years practitioners 2007 – 2009
• Arts Council England ‘Artstart’ South West Regional Forum for early years arts development 2007 - 2009
• CYMAZ ‘Shake Rattle and Roll’ rolling programme of projects across Cornwall 2007 – 2010
• Cornwall Council’s Children, Schools and Families and 'the big little picture adventure'- a strategic countywide programme of artistic interventions and development 2010 - 2012
• Awards for All, Once Upon A Time developed story-making skills with very young children and their families on the Lizard Peninsula 2010-2011
• Youth Music, The Big Little Sound provided playful musical interventions for very young children and professional development for early years practitioners in Bodmin, Falmouth and Torpoint 2011-2013
• Arts Council England, Once Upon A Time, an EYFS research and development performance project 2013-2015
• Awards for All, A Time to Share, a multi-cultural programme for very young children and families with the Oasis Childcare Centre near Penzance 2014-2015
• Youth Music, Big Sing Little Sing programme which developed a creative and playful approach to singing for very young children and their families 2017-2019
• Arts Council England, Wenna’s Wonderful World, a countywide programme of interactive sensory performance workshops for very young children and families 2018-2021
• Paul Hamlyn Foundation, the Minack Theatre and the Southerly Point Co-Operative Multi Academy Trust, Child’s Eye View Project with 10 EYFS teachers 2019-2021