Well resourced and accessible areas – This enables children to express their interests and to have a voice through choice.Celebrate all religions/cultures – This shows children that they are valued and that they can express their thoughts/feelings about who they are and what they believe in.Including children’s interests on planning – Having a box for children’s interests or observations on planning shows you are taking into account the child’s voice.You might like to add a section on the bottom of observation sheets for ‘the child’s voice’ Observations – These underpin all aspects of early years practice, however they also give children a voice by practitioners tuning into each individuals likes, dislikes and stages of development.This is a great way of giving children a voice, even if they don’t have the language to support their own voice Widget Symbols/ Picture Cards – These can be used as choice cards at the beginning of the session to show what activities they would like or for various times of the day such as choosing a song they would like to sing.Could you incorporate any of these into your early years setting to show you value each individual and their voice? There are many ways practitioners can give children a voice a few of these are stated below. In order for them to play and explore, actively learn and critically think the need to feel confident in their environment and have the knowledge that their voice and way of explorations will be noted. Feeling valued plays a large role in how a child learns. By giving children a voice through choice, opinion, feelings and emotions children can develop and learn that they are important and valued. Giving children a voice promotes self esteem and self worth. Allowing children to have a voice is stated as basic rights by United Nations and it highlights the importance of giving children a voice.
Not only does it support best practice and show you are promoting the EYFS outcomes, meeting the every child matters outcomes but also shows you are meeting children’s rights.
Giving children a choice is so important in the early years and this is reflected through the EYFS documents.
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