Paper is a resource that can be used in many exciting ways with babies and toddlers to stimulate their learning and promote their physical skills.
Be guided by the Birth to Three Matters framework when planning the aspects of development that you intend to encourage.
'A healthy child' is a happy child who has the confidence both to choose what to do and engage in challenging physical exercise.
'A competent child' learns from experiences by investigating the nature of the materials in the environment.
Both these aspects of development need to be supported actively by adult carers who think imaginatively and have the ability to perceive the world from a young child's point of view.
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