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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

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?

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

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

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

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