We know that many practitioners struggle to find really inspiringresources for the birth-to-three age group. There's too much that relieson plastic or gimmickry, or that is covered in numbers and letters in aspurious attempt to be 'educational'.
Treasure baskets, however, are a fantastic way of engaging babies withan array of natural and age-appropriate materials. In this week's Triedand Tested (pages 14-16), nurseries, children's centres and childmindershave explored a range of commercially available treasure baskets withtheir youngest children and give their verdicts.
Some of the products fit treasure basket originator Elinor Goldschmied'sprescription and others have adapted the original concept, but allproved to be very valuable resources for the settings who tried themout.
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