Birth to Three Matters

What is it? Well its primarily aimed at practioners and provides information on child development, effective practice, examples f play activities to promote play and learning, guidance on panning and resourcing and meeting diverse needs.

The Learning Tree Day Nursery recognises that children are already competent learners from the moment they are born with experiences which we can further build upon.

Their experiences in the earliest years of their lives are of the most important and are critical to their subsequent development.

'Birth to Three Matters' framework is essential to the nursery's planning process when the staff are organising the curriculum and all activities for the children under 3years who are in our care.

The framework takes the child as its focus and from this identifies four aspects of development:

A strong child	Me Myself and I Realisation of own individuality Being Acknowledged and Affirmed - Experiencing and seeking closeness Developing Self-assurance - Becoming able to trust and rely own abilities A Sense of Belonging - Acquiring social confidence and competence
A skilful communicator	Being Together - Being sociable and effective communicator Finding a Voice - Being a confidant and competent language user Listening and Responding - Listening and responding appropriately to the language of others Making Meaning - Understanding and being understood
A competent learner	Making Connections - Connecting ideas and understanding the world Being Imaginative - Responding to the world imaginatively Being Creative - Responding to the world creatively Representing - Responding to the world with marks and symbols
A healthy child	Emotional Well-being - Emotional stability and resilience Growing and Developing - Physical well-being Keeping Safe - Being safe and protected Healthy Choices - Being able to make choices