Equipment was available to assist the children in their exploration. The older ones (under supervision) used blunt knives to cut the apples and discussed the shapes they made while the babies bit the apples.
Ms Oliver explains, 'This is a very simple experiment. The Marazon approach is that you let children develop at their own level and pace. So we were not saying, "You've got to cut your apples this way. You've got to cut out this shape." The staff were talking with them about the apples, discussing what they were like - the colours, shape, texture.'
Two team members observed a child each: one a baby and the other a three-year-old. The assessment data is interpreted, filed and used for future planning.
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