Many early years practitioners struggle with planning for under-threes, often finding themselves becoming bogged down with scheduling one-off activities that relate to a particular Aspect or Component of the Birth to Three Matters framework. Yet the starting points for planning for this age range should be the practitioner's relationship with the child and an understanding of holistic learning.
To plan effectively for the under-threes, practitioners need to:
* view children as powerful, competent learners (see box)
* use their knowledge of children as active learners to inform their planning
* form close, deep relationships with their key children, for only by truly knowing a child, observing them closely and respecting them as an individual will practitioners be able to plan rich, meaningful experiences for very young children
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