Inspirations for the research 1 - beginnings

This small-scale research study was inspired by Kay Fisher, Director and Editor of Essential Childminder who is studying for her MA at Anglia Ruskin University. She told us about her experiences replacing conventional toys with reclaimed resources from a local scrap-store.

Kay's ideas started us thinking about attitudes to resources. Are there many reclaimed and recycled resources in contemporary early years settings and classrooms? Do teachers and other early childhood educators reuse and recycle materials? Where reclaimed resources are used is this merely to save money or for other reasons? How do children respond to and use such materials?  With all these questions - and more - our project was born!