This book explores creative development in babies and shows how practitioners can support even the youngest child’s natural curiosity and help them to develop their ideas, thoughts and feelings. It provides engaging, cost-effective and achievable activity ideas to support the developing creative mind, covering the outdoors; communication and language; and personal, social, emotional and physical development.
Including discussion boxes, case studies and reflective points in every chapter, Day offers guidance and insight into key topics and well-known theories, including
- how and why to facilitate creativity,
- adult-baby relationships and attachment,
- the environment and resources that enable creativity and
- outdoor exploration and play.
Discover Creativity with Babies is a wonderful guide for early years practitioners looking to support and cultivate the curious and creative side to every child, however they may choose to express it.
Part One
Chapter One What Is Creativity?
Chapter Two Facilitating Creativity and Why It Matters
Chapter Three Pioneering Influences
Chapter Four Adult and Baby Relationships
Chapter Five Developing a Creative Baby Room Environment
Chapter Six Resourcing for a Creative Baby Room
Chapter Seven Exploring Outdoors
Part Two
Chapter Eight Let the Babies Play: Invitations
Chapter Nine Discover Personal, Social and Emotional
Chapter Ten Discover Communication and Language
Chapter Eleven Discover Physical
Chapter Twelve Discover Outdoors
Biography
Louise Day is Manager of Wally’s Day Nursery, UK.
