Through careful planning, organising of space and timetabling you can make the most of your indoor space to ensure that children have regular opportunities to be physically active.
- Have different environments for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers, i.e. baby rooms to have plenty of stimuli, different lighting, comfortable mats to lie on, space for babies to move around, soft cushions to lie on or crawl over.
- Create space in toddler/pre-school rooms by moving tables or encourage activities where children can play under tables by making dens.
- Encourage free flow between indoor and outdoors areas by setting up activities that link the two.
- Indoor activities could include playing with small equipment, moving to music, action rhymes or rolling around/ soft play.