Inspiring ideas, training and resources for early learning.
Our end of year Christmas play ideas are a wonderful opportunity to provide more sensory play experiences and also create new memories related to our different senses!I truly believe sensory play it is one of the best forms of play that educators and parents can offer young children. I also believe being exposed to messy and/or sensory play is a…
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I love receiving presents made by children, there is just something unique and special when you sit back and think about the time and thought that has gone into the project isn’t there? When you work in early childhood it can unfortunately turn into a stressful minefield though as you must navigate through the judgement from others about whether the presents…
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Looking for a little inspiration to make your own DIY toys for babies and toddlers? If you have been thinking you need some more early learning resources or toys or perhaps just had some younger children come into care recently, but just don’t have the budget for expensive new educational materials, why not try getting creative with natural and recyclable materials,…
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Documenting and incorporating the children’s voices for baby and toddler groups into early childhood programs and environments when they are not yet speaking can be a challenge for early childhood educators but we just need to approach this type of reflection and documentation a little differently! In Part 3 of this blog series – Planning & Play for Babies & Toddlers…
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Setting up easy activities for toddlers to encourage and extend playful learning doesn’t need to be time intensive or require expensive toys and other materials. Toddlers have shorter attention spans but they still love to investigate, explore and challenge their emerging skills so the trick is to keep their activities and invitations simple, quick to setup and easy to repeat as…
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Recording observations for baby and toddler groups can be a challenge for early childhood educators but it just takes a little thinking outside the box! You need to give yourself permission as an educator to work differently, use an alternate planning system,document then reflect and communicate in a way that perhaps you haven’t used before when working previously with older children…
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