In the baby room, discovery is happening all the time—often in ways that go unnoticed unless we tune in closely. Babies are natural scientists, constantly observing, experimenting, and making sense of the world through their senses and actions. As baby room educators, shifting our mindset to see through their eyes opens up a new wayContinue reading “Supporting discovery play in the baby room”
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Forest School for Babies
In this blogpost, I’ll talk about why you might want to consider bringing Forest School into your baby room practice. We’ll explore what Forest School is and what it means to adapt it for babies. I’ll offer a set of principles that can help you to develop Forest School practice in your particular baby room,Continue reading “Forest School for Babies”
Baby-led planning: What is it and how do you do it?
In this blogpost, I’m going to share the principles of baby-led planning: As I talk it through, I’ll prompt you to go through a process relating to the babies in your baby room so that you can do some baby-led planning while you’re reading. What is baby-led planning? Baby-led planning is the process of respondingContinue reading “Baby-led planning: What is it and how do you do it?”