Inspiring ideas, training and resources for early learning.
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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Inviting living things into garden and play areas provides playful opportunities for children to become active learners as they investigate and see firsthand, lifecycles and the food cycle in action while also learning to respect and care for the environment around them! Living critters likes bees, insects, worms, lizards, birds and more are an important part of the outdoor learning space…
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Want to listen instead of reading? Press play below and I’ll talk you through it!To plan effectively for the 0-2 Years age group 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…
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