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Recently added clips A mix of clips from a setting in Dubai with an inspiring environment and a look at aspects of Montessori and Steiner approaches

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Three on a bike

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Barbara Isaacs – need for parents to understand play

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Stones and shells

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Ichen’s stone ball

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Group singing own songs

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COEL – Creating and thinking critically A collection of clips looking at children developing the skills to think flexibly

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Jamie plays with objects

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Yasmine grouping toys

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Rose hammers

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Mystery of the broken headstone

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Playing with bricks

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COEL - Active learning Active learning is about the motivation behind children’s learning and how to keep going when the going gets tough

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I want to climb a tree

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Rose hammers

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The three bears

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The wheel barrow

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COEL - Playing & exploring Play enables a can do attitude where children are willing to have a go and are continual explorers

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Baby plays with basket of objects

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Yasmine explores slopes and edges

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I want to climb a tree

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Rosa and the magnifying glass

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The three bears

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Steiner Kindergarten Approach Steiner is currently celebrating 100 years in education. Find out more about this approach

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Steiner approach to play

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Steiner approach – environment and materials

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Making bread

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Building a dragon’s cave

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Emile builds a den

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Cassie Holland's favourites Nursery manager, Cassie, has chosen her favourite clips from the library

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How does experience shape the brain?

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The treasure map

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Sam does woodwork

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Chatting at meal time

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What shall we do with the cauldron?

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Personal, Social and Emotional development The key to children’s learning rests on their well-being and their social understandings.

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Understanding attachment – What is attachment?

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Understanding attachment – Emotional regulation

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Personal, social & emotional development

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Could baby ride with Alice?

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Seth and Davide blocks and technology

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Early Brain Development Following baby Orson and his family we take an in depth look at how the babies brain develops during the first year

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The wonder year – introduction

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How does experience shape the brain?

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Care routines

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Communicating, smiling, babbling & copying

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Strength, co-ordination, space and movement

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Life at Two Meet Ava, a typical two year old, see all of her highs and lows as she deals with the emotional aspects of change involved in being two

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Life at Two – Introducing Ava and her family

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Life at two – Developing independence at home

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Life at Two – Ava starts nursery

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Life at two – Ava’s first full day at nursery

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Life at two – Learning & exploring with mum

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Pretend Play Find out more about the most fascinating of all of the play forms

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Alison Gopnik – Why is pretend play so important?

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Angus feeds dolly

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Orson puts fireman to bed

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Joanne’s tea party

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Heidi goes shopping

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