Being with Babies

Foreward Introduction Part 1: The Awe and Wonder of Babies and Quality Care 1. Ethics of education and care: supporting baby's learning and development 2. Beyond milestones: thinking, learning and laughing with babies and infants 3. Patterns of communication in infancy- bringing the voice of babies to life in early childhood settings 4. Creating attachments and attunement through symbolic gesturing Part 2: The Community of Relationships 5. Relationships, resilience and recovery: trauma informed practice 6. Professional loving relationships with babies 7. Flourishing Relationships and Agency of Voice (Power) 8. Being with Babies: Connecting with parents and Families through a person-centered approach 9. Being with Babies: A social work perspective Part 3: Pedagogical Environmental Spaces: The sues and practices of pedagogical environmental spaces in formal day care 10. Exploring the Montessori Nido Environment: Fostering Optimal Early Childhood Development 11. Freedom to play, freedom to move, freedom to be me: The Pikler approach to autonomous play 12. Being with babies in a Froebelian way 13. Mana Whenua Belonging: Enacting a bicultural curriculum with babies and their families 14. Creating pedagogical spaces for professional reflection Part 4: Routines and Rituals: The issues and practices of routines and rituals in formal day care 15. Effective Settling Systems for babies 16. Creating pedagogical spaces for sensory and sustainable play 17. Rest and Sleep: The value of therapeutic play and transitional objects in supporting rest and sleep 18. "We're moving out!": Using action research to navigate the transition to outdoor early years provision for babies and toddlers during Covid-19 and beyond 19. Babies, Voice and Pedagogy in Home Based Childcare Conclusion