Young children are curious and interested in the boundaries and details of their world. One of the ten principles in the Birth to Three Matters pack is especially meaningful when you consider how to enable and encourage young children to explore their environment - both indoor and out. It is: 'Learning is a shared process and children learn most effectively when, with the support of a knowledgeable and trusted adult, they are actively involved and interested.'
For babies, everything is new and they use all their senses to take in what is happening. Within the early months of their lives, they begin to sort the familiar from the unfamiliar in terms of people and regular events of daily life.
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