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Thank you for all the replies, they're certainly helpful. Hopefully I'll manage to get things looking as the should for Reception for September.

Hello, I'm looking for some advice so how Reception practitioners are being asked to set up their learning environments for September. We have been informed by management that our children need to be forward facing, matching the guidance for the rest of the school. Has anyone got any evidence from guidance that it is okay for me to ensure our environments are set up as 'normal'? So with groups of tables with resources available, for child-initiated learning. Obviously the careful selecting of resources, as we are doing so now for cleaning will continue. I'm struggling to even work out how we will operate if having to all be forward facing, considering the stage of the children's development! It would be great just to get some idea on other Reception settings plans. Thank you.