Week 6: Putting it into practice

Introduction

In 2009 Dr Kathy Goouch and Professor Sacha Powell from Canterbury Christ Church University recognised there was a lack of information and research that related to what happens in baby rooms. They started a study called ‘The Baby Room Project’ which highlighted the important work that was being done and recognised the need for practitioners working in those rooms to have professional development opportunities that enabled them to support the holistic development of the babies in their care. As a result of the project, a lot more focus has been put on how to observe what is happening in the baby room and how to record these observations to use as a basis for planning.

By the end of this week, you will be able to:

• recognise a range of observation techniques
• understand the role of observation and recording in supporting learning
• understand what reflective practice is.