Nurturing care for babies
ToT Spotz - 0 to 12 months
Babies are born ready to learn.
We know that learning starts before a child is born so by the time they come childcare, their learning processes are already underway.
We also know that babies and young children learn best when they have warm, engaging and responsive relationships with carers so our job is to make sure that we create stimulating and engaging environments to keep babies learning so they can develop key milestone stages of early growth.
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Emotions
Through gentle and nurturing care, we create bonds with babies and foster healthy emotional development so they can explore and express their emotions.
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Motor Skills
Motor skills are movement skills. Through gentle care and play, we help babies develop fine and gross motor skills.
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Cognitive
Cognitive development refers to thinking skills. Through talk, reading and singing, babies develop the ability to think, remember, imagine, gather and organise information.
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Communication
Through play we narrate, talk, listen, respond, share and express actions and emotions to foster the development of communication skills.
Imagination
We play with simple objects, look at pictures and photos, we read, sing, explore the outdoors to ignite the imagination.
Safe, nurturing settings that prioritise care, comfort and harmony.
Encouragement of early motor skills through gross motor play in safe environments that promote movement, strength, and coordination. Methods include regular tummy time, encouraging reaching/grasping for toys, and minimizing time in restrictive equipment whilst providing opportunities for crawling, cruising, and walking.
A focus on physical development with opportunities for sensory play such as water, sand, and textured objects.
Development of fine motor skills by using toys of different textures, encouraging grabbing, shaking, and manipulating objects to develop hand-eye coordination.
