This course teaches the importance of having an effective indoor learning environment for babies and pre-schoolers. You will learn how to design and create different indoor environments that meet the Early Years Learning Goals for England and Wales. You will learn what constitutes an effective learning environment, the Early Years Framework, the Early Years Learning Goals, characteristics of effective learning, theories used in the early years setting, the seven areas of learning, the Assessment Profile, Development Matters of Children, guidance and ideas for designing different learning environments in your nursery and preschool, and what you (the practitioner) can do to help children and make learning fun and enjoyable. The course is laid out in such a way that all content can be adapted to suit cultural and religious requirements in any country and in this way, a broad and balanced curriculum is presented to the child.