Description
This training is an accredited Level 3 Diploma which upon completion enables you to practice as a Developmental Play Practitioner for babies aged 0-1 years and their parents. This training encompasses Carly’s years of experience working as a Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist with babies. It covers everything you need to know to support a baby’s physical, sensory, cognitive, emotional and social development through simple, but powerful play, and in providing these play spaces, empowering parents to take more play home with them.
- Learn the depths of play for the first 1001 days and beyond and the power of creating loving playful interaction through co-regulation and co- occupation. Understanding Developmental Play its benefits for babies aged 0-1 and your role as an Infant Developmental Play Practitioner in creating playful spaces that support the vital nature of play and playful interaction for a baby’s brain.
- Discover the importance of nurturing young nervous systems when engaging in infant play honouring sensory states and developing sensory systems, whilst providing sensory appropriate play for infants. Understand and apply knowledge of sensory and motor developmental skills in infants and the significance of Mini Milestones and Positions for Play amongst Stages of Play, Schematic Play and the EYFS for 0–1 year-olds.
- Become competent in practising a variety of Paediatric Occupational Therapist Approved Developmental Play activities for infants ages 0-1 years. Master how to structure and set up groups, 1- 1s and/or therapy sessions to deliver developmentally appropriate sensory play for infants age 0-1 and their parents/caregivers.Including infants with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
- Learn, understand and apply the key components for holding space and facilitating successful inclusive play spaces for parents and babies, including health & safety and social justice. Discover marketing techniques to successfully attract parents and infants to your services.