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Harvey. Well, Harvey is 7 and 1/2 months now. And he started coming when he was six months. So he’s only been coming a couple of months since January. He’s very happy. He’s very busy and he likes to be crawling around and have lots of people around him. So being here is lovely because he has lots of friends and the staff are lovely with him as well.
So they give me a little write up at the end of each day. And he spends a lot of time watching other children. And I’ve noticed that when we’re out and about, he does like other children. And being an only child at home, in effect, that’s the benefit of being here really is. It’s nice.
SPEAKER 1
Would you like to come and play with the trains, too, Harvey? Would you move to that side, sweetheart? Are you after Millie’s feet?
MILLIE
Oh.
SPEAKER 1
Oh. What’s he doing, Millie?
MILLIE
Ah.
SPEAKER 1
Do you not want him to do that? Good girl. Harvey, would you like some trains? I don’t think Millie wants you to pull her feet. Here you go, sweetheart. You want the train track, do you?
MILLIE
Ah.
SPEAKER 1
Oh, it’s OK. We’ll fix it, shall we? There you go.
MILLIE
Oh.
SPEAKER 1
What’s the matter?
BECKY
Lizzie is-- she’s always been very cheeky, very active from a young age. Big smiler. Lizzie’s now just gone one. She’s just about learning to walk. Very active at home. Good eater. Was beginning to say lots of words. Her one big, big passion is our dog. We’ve got a black Labrador, which is her best friend.
Well, play is very important and it’s something that bridges here. The staff have always stressed to us in how they learn through play. And certainly, as a mom of two, when you’ve got two of them trying to play together, it’s important that they can share toys and also a huge advantage to learning.
Lizzie has always enjoyed looking at books with her older sister Maisie. And certainly, they interact together. Maisie explains the books to her and Lizzie’s really started to study the pages. And it’s that understanding she’s beginning to understand certain animals. Lizzie and her sister spent a long time looking at animal books. Maisie explains to her what a cow is. And she’s beginning to point out and she’s beginning to do the sounds also.
The few books that she’s really got into recently are the musical books. But yeah, having an older sister, we do story time every night, which she’s part of. So we do story time together. So I guess it’s developed from that really.
(SINGING) --point to the window and point to the door
When we used to go to baby groups, she always enjoyed singing songs, interacting, doing the actions. And it’s something I’ve certainly picked up on from talking to staff is that sometimes, the one thing she really enjoys. But it’s also having the different toys to what we’ve got at home.
So she enjoys the interaction with other children. Again, because we’re in a rural community. A lot of the children here, she knows outside of Bridges. Also from different baby groups and also their friends.
SPEAKER 2
--like that in the basket behind me. Did I go through it or is it stuck already? Yes? You are in [INAUDIBLE] kids. Is there a tee in the ball pit, too?
SPEAKER 3
No.
SPEAKER 2
No? And he’s getting out, is he?
SPEAKER 4
Are you OK? Would you like some help?
SPEAKER 2
Oh, hello.
SPEAKER 4
Can you manage?
SPEAKER 2
Oh, good boy.