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For many children, going to nursery school is a key part of their day. It could therefore be assumed that children attending nursery tend to have similar routines to one another, whereas actually if encouragement is given to explore elements of their lives they will find many differences between their lives and daily routines and those of their peers.

As part of its outcomes, the specific area of learning called ‘Understanding the world’ expects children to understand people and their communities...