7.2.1
FOCUS GROUP ACTIVITIES – POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION
Focus Group 1 Summary
Number of Participants:
15
Gender: Male 7
Female 7
Ethnicity: White 7
Black 5
Asian
Other
Rather Not Say
Disability:
Special Needs: 1
Age range: 2 - 4+ years
Mixed Heritage 1
Area looked at: Recycling Veolia Visit
Methods Used: Veolia Visit involving outside agencies, photographs and
observations
Summary of Findings
The children learnt from the group activity the importance of recycling and how easily
this can be achieved through doorstep collections and recycling points.
Results Activities made the children and parents’ more aware of recycling.
How is the information being taken forward? / Action Plan
The results show parents are bringing more materials into the centre for
recycling/junk modelling.
The setting is also looking into ways it can recycle more e.g. bottle bank.
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Focus Group 2 Summary
Number of Participants: 17
Gender: Male 10
Female 7
Ethnicity: White 17 Black
Asian
Other
Rather Not Say
Disability:
Special Needs:
Age range: 2 - 4+ years
Mixed Heritage
Area looked at: Recycling and the environment
Methods Used: Veolia Visit: - involving outside agencies, group activities,
photographs and observations.
Summary of Findings
The children learnt from the group activity the different variety of bins there are, what
they are for, how it is important to recycle old things and how they can be made into
new products.
Results The children had a basic understanding of recycling but were not quite sure
of what each bin was for. After the session the children had a better understanding.
Also, the children learnt how by recycling things you can make new things.
How is the information being taken forward? / Action Plan
Include this into discussion time and involve children in planning introducing a
“Thought Tree”.
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Focus Group 3 Summary
Number of Participants: 29
Gender: Male 16
Female 13
Ethnicity: White 28 Black
Asian
Other
Rather Not Say
Disability:
Special Needs: 2
Age range: 2 - 4+ years
Mixed Heritage 1
Area looked at: Recycling Veolia Visit
Methods Used: Veolia Visit group activity involving outside agencies,
photographs and observations
Summary of Findings
“While carrying out the ECM questionnaire we found the children had some
knowledge of rubbish going in the bin, but by carrying out the group activity the
children learnt the importance of recycling especially around reusing materials e.g.
junk modelling” (Quote from staff).
Results Activities made the children more aware of what rubbish went in each bin
and lorry.
How is the information being taken forward? / Action Plan
Raise children’s awareness by using existing facilities available to the setting such as
a composting bin a parent gave them, by recycling food waste at snack and lunch
time. Encourage children and parents’ to bringing in more junk modelling materials
into the centre to recycle.
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