Communication Friendly Spaces refers to spaces within the learning environment that promote communication skills. It challenges the traditional set up of physical and emotional environments of early years settings and encourages practitioners to review its impact on speaking and listening skills.

Communication Friendly Spaces encourages practitioners to reflect on spaces from a child's perspective: how it feels, sounds and looks like. Light, noise, colour and use of space all effect the behaviours and interactions of children. A crowded space with overly stimulating displays and cluttered choice of resources not only impact on a child's concentration but discourage children from feeling relaxed and secure, preventing conversations from taking place. 

Communication Friendly Spaces is a trademark of Elizabeth Jarman Ltd.

Relaxation and Sensory Area
Benjamin Adlard Community School, Gainsborough