Delegates will have opportunities to consider effective strategies that support the child as a competent learner; how the content of learning should meet the child's individual learning and developmental needs; and the provision of high-quality environments and the role of the practitioner. - London. Cost: from £141.Visit www.early-education.org.uk or call 020 7539 5400.
22 May: Exploring appropriate outdoor provision for babies, toddlers and two-year-olds
This course aims to deepen practitioners' understanding of effective outdoor provision by focusing on the specific interests and developmental needs of babies, toddlers and two-year-olds as they move through stages of development from birth to three. Links will be made in particular to the theme and commitments of enabling environments within the Early Years Foundation Stage. - London. Cost £130 plus VAT, including lunch. Call Community Insight on 01793 512612 or e-mail info@communityinsight.co.uk.
10 June: It's not just baby talk - building early language and literacy
This course will look at how speech and language is learned, the role of the adult's relationship in language learning, and practical ways to support language learning. It also considers ways to help babies and toddlers who are learning another home language alongside English. - London. Cost: £120 including lunch. Call 020 7612 6589 or e-mail cpd@ioe.ac.uk.
13 June: Creating an appropriate environment for toddlers
This course will consider the nature and needs of toddlers, schematic play and predictable interests of toddlers, what the Birth to Three Matters framework tells us about toddlers, what an appropriate environment for toddlers should look like, heuristic play with objects, and how to plan effectively for toddlers. - London. Cost: £120 including lunch. Call 020 7612 6589 or e-mail cpd@ioe.ac.uk.