Supporting babies and toddlers
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Contents

  • Introduction
  • Moving around the course
  • Week 1: The incredible years
  • Introduction
  • 1 What babies can do
    • 1.1 Reflexes
    • 1.2 Senses
      • 1.2.1 Proprioception
      • 1.2.2 Vestibular
  • 2 Listening to babies’ voices
  • Summary of Week 1
  • Week 2: Building the brain
  • Introduction
  • 1 How babies learn
    • 1.1 Piaget
    • 1.2 Vygotsky
  • 2 The brain–body connection
    • 2.1 Supporting children to get moving
    • 2.2 Physical development
  • 3 Risk and challenge
  • Summary of Week 2
  • Week 3: Playing
  • Introduction
  • 1 Learning to play: schema
  • 2 The importance of floor play
  • 3 Treasure Baskets
  • 4 Loose parts
  • Summary of Week 3
  • Week 4: Making connections
  • Introduction
  • 1 Why relationships matter: attachment
  • 2 A sense of self
  • 3 Self-regulation
  • 4 Identity and belonging
  • Summary of Week 4
  • Week 5: Building relationships
  • Introduction
  • 1 Building positive relationships
  • 2 Children’s relationships
  • 3 Families and friends
  • 4 Key person
  • Summary of Week 5
  • Week 6: Putting it into practice
  • Introduction
  • 1 Observing, planning and recording
    • 1.1 Types of observation and recording
      • Narrative
      • Sampling
      • Checklist
      • Tracking
      • Observation descriptions
    • 1.2 Using and sharing observations and records
  • 2 Reflective practice
    • 2.1 What is reflective practice?
  • Summary of Week 6
  • Further resources
  • Course summary
  • References
  • Acknowledgements

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