Respectful Care for 0-3 Year Olds – A Reflection on the Pikler Principles in Practice

Lakehouse Nursery and Preschool 49 Beach Road West, Portishead, United Kingdom

Stronger Practice Hub Event

Lakehouse Nursery is nestled at the corner of the Lakegrounds in Portishead. Situated in an old Victorian house and benefitting from beautiful surroundings, we provide outstanding care and education for children aged 3 months to 5 years old. A few years ago, our team attended training on the Pikler Approach. We were bowled over by the level of respect and autonomy this afforded our youngest children and have implemented the Pikler principles ever since.

Free

Talking with Babies

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

This session will explore how we can talk with babies to help them become confident communicators and develop respectful relationships that enable babies to make genuine choices. We will consider how mindful care routines might support communication and language, the power of non-verbal communication and learning the ‘conversational dance’.

Free

Getting it Right for Babies

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

These sessions will explore getting it right for babies. They will support practitioners in looking at your provision through the eyes of the baby. We will consider how we value babies' voices and reflect upon attachment and brain development. We will spend time focusing on what respectful routines are and what these might look and feel like in your setting.

Free

Inspiring Provision for Babies (Bath)

The Power of Play Nursery 105 Midford Road, Bath, United Kingdom

Stronger Practice Hub Event

This session will explore inspiring provision for babies in settings, the influence of your visions and values on provision for babies and what real noticing looks like as a leader of a baby room. We will consider what builds to inspiring planning for babies’ learning, including reflections on schemas, getting outside the setting and exploring babies' communities. This session is for leaders of settings with babies, leaders of baby rooms or aspiring baby room leaders.

Free

Musical Creativity in the Baby Room With Dr Mona Sakr

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

In this online workshop, we’ll focus on practical ways to bring more musical creativity into the baby room daily. Mona will offer starting points for bringing more musical creativity into the baby room. Then, there will be the chance to work together to develop practical ideas and tips that you can take back to your place of work to make a difference immediately. We know that musical creativity is something that binds babies, children and adults together – it’s part of what makes us who we are. So, finding ways to be more musically creative with babies is part of developing a happier and healthier baby room.

Free

Tuning in to Babies

Stronger Practice Hub Event

This session will explore the role of the key person in tuning in to babies and reflecting upon babies' rights, and listening to their voice, both verbal and nonverbal. It builds upon previous sessions "Getting it Right with Babies" and "Talking with Babies".

Free

Humour Development From Birth to 3 Years With Dr Elena Hoicka

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

In this session Dr Elena Hoicka will discuss research-based evidence about how to share humour with children from infancy through 3 years. She will discuss when infants first understand and produce humour and go through 21 types of humour that children appreciate in the first four years. She will also discuss how you can share humour with children and understand when they joke with you. Finally, she will discuss research about early humour's potential benefits.

Free

Creativity in Early Years Practice with Millie Colwey

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

We all know that creativity is important. But how do you define it? And WHY does it matter? This session will help you gain confidence in articulating these questions and provide practical support with curriculum, planning, and assessment through creativity and the arts.

Free

Inspiring Provision for Babies

St. Pauls Nursery School and Children’s Centre Little Bishop Street, Bristol, United Kingdom

Stronger Practice Hub Event

This session will explore inspiring provision for babies in settings, the influence of your visions and values on provision for babies and what real noticing looks like as a leader of a baby room. We will consider what builds to inspiring planning for babies’ learning, including reflections on schemas, getting outside the setting and exploring babies’ communities. This session is for leaders of settings with babies, leaders of baby rooms or aspiring baby room leaders.

Free

Talking with Babies

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

This session will explore how we can talk with babies to help them become confident communicators and develop respectful relationships that enable babies to make genuine choices. We will consider how mindful care routines might support communication and language, the power of non-verbal communication and learning the ‘conversational dance’.

Free

Getting it Right for Babies

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

These sessions will explore getting it right for babies and support practitioners in looking at their provision through the eyes of babies. This is a bundle of two sessions on Thursday 13th February and Thursday 6th March 2025, 6:00pm - 8:00pm.

Free

Birth – 3s Regional Reflection

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

This networking session is for educators who have attended any of the Birth - 3s regional events with the Stronger Practice Hub. This is a great opportunity to learn from each other across a huge variety of continual professional development (CPD) and settings in our region.

Free

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Parking
St. Pauls Children’s Centre: There is no on-site parking but parking is available on the road for £1 an hour for a maximum of 3 hours, or in Cabot Circus which is 5-minute walk from the St. Pauls Children’s Centre.

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