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    Spotlight on Babies - Quality Interactions, Serve and return (EY653)

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    Course overview

    Eligibility: This course is open to early years educators, including childminders, who work with children aged 0-2 years old.

    This short webinar explores the importance of quality interactions and serve-and-return communication in supporting babies’ learning, development, and emotional wellbeing. Rooted in responsive caregiving and attachment-informed practice, the session considers how everyday interactions help shape babies’ brain development, communication skills, relationships, and sense of security.

    Participants are encouraged to reflect on the role of sensitive, attuned interactions in helping babies feel seen, heard, valued, and understood. The webinar explores how practitioners can recognise and respond to babies’ cues, interests, expressions, sounds, and movements through warm, responsive back-and-forth interactions that build connection and support development over time.

    With no expectation to interact, the session offers a relaxed and reflective space to listen and explore ideas individually or as part of a team. Through practical examples, reflective prompts, and links to everyday baby room practice, practitioners are supported to consider how meaningful interactions can be embedded throughout routines, play, care moments, and daily experiences.

    Whether you are new to these ideas or looking to deepen existing practice, this webinar offers accessible professional development that supports stronger relationships and more responsive care for babies.

     

    Learning outcomes

    As a result of this course you will:

    • Develop an understanding of serve-and-return interactions and their importance in babies’ learning and development. 

    • Explore how resopnsive, attuned interactions support babies' attachment, emotional wellbeing and sense of security
    • Reflect on how everyday routines and care moments create opportunities for meaningful communication and connection
    • Consider how practitioners can recogonise and respond sensitively to babies' cues, interests and attempts to communicate
    • Identify practical ways to strengthen quality interactionswith everyday baby room practice and provision.

     

    Charges

    There is a charge of £0.00 per delegate for this course. 

    Please ensure that you book onto the course date to complete your booking.  If you can no longer attend please cancel your place giving at least 7 days notice.

     Please refer to our terms and conditions for more information.

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