Extended learning for toddlers

• Suitable for all early years practitioners.

Toddlers learn best through exploration, repetition and responsive relationships. Every interaction, routine and play experience presents an opportunity to extend children's thinking and development. This course helps practitioners recognise these "teachable moments" and use simple, practical strategies to deepen learning without interrupting children's natural curiosity.

• Understand how toddlers and preschoolers learn through play, interaction and repetition
• Recognise learning opportunities and "teachable moments" during everyday routines and activities
• Use simple, practical strategies to extend children's thinking, language and learning
• Create environments and experiences that naturally encourage curiosity, exploration and independence
• Reflect on your own practice and make meaningful improvements to support children's learning

1. 1How Toddlers and Preschoolers Learn
2. 2Recognising Learning in Everyday Moments
3. 3What Does "Extending Learning" Really Mean?
4. 4Practical Strategies to Extend Learning
5. 5Extending Learning Through the Environment