Welcome to our Working with Babies page.
With the introduction of 9month+ Government funding we have updated and created new resources which you can use to support your working with the youngest children.
These information sheets are available for practitioners working with babies and two-year-olds, and to share with parents. They are intended to prompt conversations with families and, when working with them, to support the key areas of development that are so important at this stage of a child’s development.
Sheet 1: Communication-sounds, music and songs
Sheet 2: Sensory play
Sheet 3: Playing together
Sheet 4: Stories, props and language development
Sheet 5: Being active and physical experiences
Baby Room Environments
Our ‘Ready for Babies’ resources can be used by settings who are considering offering places to under twos or settings that already offer this provision and want to reflect on practice or have staff new to working with babies.
Ready for Babies – provision prompt sheet
Ready for Babies – Look Book
Explore our video Look Book of Baby Provision, full of photographs shared by Suffolk settings who care for under twos. Press the pause button at any time to spend more time on a page. Below the video is a PDF version.
Baby Room Look Book – PDF version
Below are documents to help you reflect on practice and create stimulating and purposeful environments for your under twos