How can I improve the environment to support the emergent curriculum?
How can I improve the environment to support the emergent curriculum?

Summary/Abstract: This Action Research (AR) project aims to answer the question “How can I improve the environmentto support the emergent curriculum within the toddler room?” It utilises Kemmis and Mac-Taggart’s Action Research Spiral. The researcher, two team members and 24 children aged 18–30months participated. The research took place in the researcher’s place of work: a non-profit communitychildcare setting. Data was gathered over two cycles of Action Research through observationsof the children within the setting, field notes and focus group meetings throughout the project overa six-month period. The project demonstrated the power of the environment to support children’slearning and development and to enable them to be the instigators of their own learning. It highlightedthe key role of the educator in providing this environment, ensuring it is inclusive and accessibleto all children and in engaging in continuous reflective practice as a team with the aim to improveand make meaningful changes. Partnership with parents in creating an environment that supports thediversity of our classrooms also arose as an important finding.

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