We couldn’t be prouder of these families today for their confidence up in the woods with their children ♥️🌳 They embraced the great outdoors and followed their children’s interests while exploring! The campfire was a highlight for the children today 🔥 #ChildLed #NurturingNature
June 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
We couldn’t be prouder of these families today for their confidence up in the woods with their children ♥️🌳 They embraced the great outdoors and followed their children’s interests while exploring! The campfire was a highlight for the children today 🔥 #ChildLed #NurturingNature
*NURSERY* Our wee ones leading the ‘rainbow puddle’ experiment and then watching the videos back to see the water change colour! 🌈 💦 🧪 #childled
January 15, 2026 at 6:42 PM
*NURSERY* Our wee ones leading the ‘rainbow puddle’ experiment and then watching the videos back to see the water change colour! 🌈 💦 🧪 #childled
Today’s Animal Assisted Therapy session with the children at Castle Hill Academy was amazing as expected. Two children chose to handle & pet a couple of the Kingswood Shetlands & Friends animal superstars for the first time! #animaltherapy #sen #empathy #inclusion #wellbeing #childled #smallsteps
November 13, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Today’s Animal Assisted Therapy session with the children at Castle Hill Academy was amazing as expected. Two children chose to handle & pet a couple of the Kingswood Shetlands & Friends animal superstars for the first time! #animaltherapy #sen #empathy #inclusion #wellbeing #childled #smallsteps
#DIRFloortime #FloortimeTherapy #Floortime #Regulation #Autism #CoRegulation #PediatricTherapy #PediatricPT #OccupationalTherapist #OccupationalTherapy #ChildLed #SpeechTherapy #SpeechTherapy #ChildDevelopment #SocialWork #ChildPsychology #SpecialEducation #MusicTherapy #AutismParenting
March 26, 2026 at 2:55 PM
*NURSERY* Following on from our interest in baking/cooking some provocations outdoors led to children transferring their experience of cooking & baking into imaginative play. ‘This is our ingredients’ ‘I’m making chicken pie’ ‘Vegetables’ ‘Mixing it’ ‘Cook it to make it warm’ #Childled #Responsive
October 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
*NURSERY* Following on from our interest in baking/cooking some provocations outdoors led to children transferring their experience of cooking & baking into imaginative play. ‘This is our ingredients’ ‘I’m making chicken pie’ ‘Vegetables’ ‘Mixing it’ ‘Cook it to make it warm’ #Childled #Responsive
𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦❗❗❗
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#DIRFloortime #Floortime #ChildDevelopment #Developmental #ChildPsychology #Autism #NeurodiversityAffirming #AutismAcceptance #OccupationalTherapy #PediatricOT #SpeechTherapy #SpeechTherapist #PediatricPT #SocialWorker #ChildLed #ArtTherapy #MusicTherapy #AutismMom #AutismParents
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#DIRFloortime #Floortime #ChildDevelopment #Developmental #ChildPsychology #Autism #NeurodiversityAffirming #AutismAcceptance #OccupationalTherapy #PediatricOT #SpeechTherapy #SpeechTherapist #PediatricPT #SocialWorker #ChildLed #ArtTherapy #MusicTherapy #AutismMom #AutismParents
January 15, 2026 at 2:22 PM
We love exploring Nature.
Throwback to some discoveries a couple of years ago.
#independentlearners #childled #motivation #ForestSchool #naturebasedlearning #learningthroughnature #naturelearningforkids #outdoorlearning #bugs #bughunting #naturalscience #STEM #STEMlearning #wildlife
Throwback to some discoveries a couple of years ago.
#independentlearners #childled #motivation #ForestSchool #naturebasedlearning #learningthroughnature #naturelearningforkids #outdoorlearning #bugs #bughunting #naturalscience #STEM #STEMlearning #wildlife
February 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
We love exploring Nature.
Throwback to some discoveries a couple of years ago.
#independentlearners #childled #motivation #ForestSchool #naturebasedlearning #learningthroughnature #naturelearningforkids #outdoorlearning #bugs #bughunting #naturalscience #STEM #STEMlearning #wildlife
Throwback to some discoveries a couple of years ago.
#independentlearners #childled #motivation #ForestSchool #naturebasedlearning #learningthroughnature #naturelearningforkids #outdoorlearning #bugs #bughunting #naturalscience #STEM #STEMlearning #wildlife
*NURSERY* Following our wee ones recent interest & excitement in Christmas we have offered Christmas provocations and experiences for our wee ones. We wrote Santa Claus a letter & walked to the village post box to post it. We really hope Santa replies to us. ✉️ 🎅🏼 #childled #responsive #Christmas2025
December 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
*NURSERY* Following our wee ones recent interest & excitement in Christmas we have offered Christmas provocations and experiences for our wee ones. We wrote Santa Claus a letter & walked to the village post box to post it. We really hope Santa replies to us. ✉️ 🎅🏼 #childled #responsive #Christmas2025
*NURSERY* Our wee ones have shown an interest in making their own ‘Stick Man’ in the nursery garden this week. We followed this interest and we took our own stick men with us on Forest Friday! 🌳 #childled
January 23, 2026 at 3:40 PM
*NURSERY* Our wee ones have shown an interest in making their own ‘Stick Man’ in the nursery garden this week. We followed this interest and we took our own stick men with us on Forest Friday! 🌳 #childled
#DIRFloortime #Floortime #PlayBased #ChildLed #CoRegulation #Developmental #DevelopmentalDisabilities #Pediatric #PediatricTherapy #PediatricPT #Autism #PediatricPhysicalTherapy #AutismSupport #SpeechTherapist #OccupationalTherapist #ChildDevelopment #SocialWorker #SpecialEducation #ChildPsychology
March 12, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Independent reading time isn’t a break from learning — it’s where reading identities grow. 🌱📖
Explore ways to make choice-led reading time purposeful, joyful and truly reader-owned 👉 https://ourfp.org/finding/independent-reading/
#RfP #IndependentReadingTime #ChoiceLed #ChildLed
Explore ways to make choice-led reading time purposeful, joyful and truly reader-owned 👉 https://ourfp.org/finding/independent-reading/
#RfP #IndependentReadingTime #ChoiceLed #ChildLed
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Independent reading time isn’t a break from learning — it’s where reading identities grow. 🌱📖
Explore ways to make choice-led reading time purposeful, joyful and truly reader-owned 👉 https://ourfp.org/finding/independent-reading/
#RfP #IndependentReadingTime #ChoiceLed #ChildLed
Explore ways to make choice-led reading time purposeful, joyful and truly reader-owned 👉 https://ourfp.org/finding/independent-reading/
#RfP #IndependentReadingTime #ChoiceLed #ChildLed
It was lovely to be back at work yesterday after a week of being home with the ‘lurgy’. There was a lot of storm damage but it didn’t stop ‘The mini Three Degrees’ singing a little song 🥰 #Forestschooladventure #childled #musictherapy #naturetherapy
December 10, 2024 at 9:00 AM
It was lovely to be back at work yesterday after a week of being home with the ‘lurgy’. There was a lot of storm damage but it didn’t stop ‘The mini Three Degrees’ singing a little song 🥰 #Forestschooladventure #childled #musictherapy #naturetherapy
PLAY, PLAY, PLAY!
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#DIRFloortime #PlayBased #PlayBasedLearning #Autism #PediatricTherapy #AutismParenting #AutismParents #ChildLed #NeurodiversityAffirming #PediatricOT #OccupationalTherapy #SpeechTherapy #SpeechPathology #PediatricPT #SocialWorker #PediatricPhysicalTherapy #MusicTherapy
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#DIRFloortime #PlayBased #PlayBasedLearning #Autism #PediatricTherapy #AutismParenting #AutismParents #ChildLed #NeurodiversityAffirming #PediatricOT #OccupationalTherapy #SpeechTherapy #SpeechPathology #PediatricPT #SocialWorker #PediatricPhysicalTherapy #MusicTherapy
February 19, 2026 at 12:53 PM
It’s always fascinating to watch the evolution of #childled play.
Last week our #P2N2 players co-created a game where the balloon had to land in the basketball hoop, followed by the basketball and then a bucket of water was placed underneath to create a splash - endless fun 🎈🏀 💦
#InfiniteGames
Last week our #P2N2 players co-created a game where the balloon had to land in the basketball hoop, followed by the basketball and then a bucket of water was placed underneath to create a splash - endless fun 🎈🏀 💦
#InfiniteGames
December 8, 2025 at 10:22 AM
It’s always fascinating to watch the evolution of #childled play.
Last week our #P2N2 players co-created a game where the balloon had to land in the basketball hoop, followed by the basketball and then a bucket of water was placed underneath to create a splash - endless fun 🎈🏀 💦
#InfiniteGames
Last week our #P2N2 players co-created a game where the balloon had to land in the basketball hoop, followed by the basketball and then a bucket of water was placed underneath to create a splash - endless fun 🎈🏀 💦
#InfiniteGames
𝗕𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗔 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗙𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗧!
DIR 102: Playing with Purpose
𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘: www.icdl.com/courses/dir-...
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#DIRFloortime #Floortime #Paraprofessional #ContinuingEducation #ChildLed #OnlineCourse #PlayBased #NeurodiversityAffirming
DIR 102: Playing with Purpose
𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘: www.icdl.com/courses/dir-...
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#DIRFloortime #Floortime #Paraprofessional #ContinuingEducation #ChildLed #OnlineCourse #PlayBased #NeurodiversityAffirming
December 31, 2025 at 7:06 PM
𝗕𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗔 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗙𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗧!
DIR 102: Playing with Purpose
𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘: www.icdl.com/courses/dir-...
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#DIRFloortime #Floortime #Paraprofessional #ContinuingEducation #ChildLed #OnlineCourse #PlayBased #NeurodiversityAffirming
DIR 102: Playing with Purpose
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#DIRFloortime #Floortime #Paraprofessional #ContinuingEducation #ChildLed #OnlineCourse #PlayBased #NeurodiversityAffirming
Play is not just about having fun, but about taking risks, experimenting, and testing boundaries.
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#DIRFloortime #FloortimeTherapy #Floortime #PlayTherapy #ChildLed #NeurodiversityAffirming #Autism #PediatricTherapy #PediatricOT #PediatricSLP #PediatricPT #AutismParent #AutismMom
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January 29, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Play is not just about having fun, but about taking risks, experimenting, and testing boundaries.
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#DIRFloortime #FloortimeTherapy #Floortime #PlayTherapy #ChildLed #NeurodiversityAffirming #Autism #PediatricTherapy #PediatricOT #PediatricSLP #PediatricPT #AutismParent #AutismMom
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#DIRFloortime #FloortimeTherapy #Floortime #PlayTherapy #ChildLed #NeurodiversityAffirming #Autism #PediatricTherapy #PediatricOT #PediatricSLP #PediatricPT #AutismParent #AutismMom
🔥 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗢𝗣𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗥 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘!
DIR 430: Motor Planning: It Impacts Communication and More! Is BACK!
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#DIRFloortime #Floortime #MotorPlanning #ChildLed #PlayBased #NeurodiversityAffirming #Autism #OT #SLP #OccupationalTherapy #SpeechTherapy #SpecialEducation #PediatricPT
DIR 430: Motor Planning: It Impacts Communication and More! Is BACK!
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#DIRFloortime #Floortime #MotorPlanning #ChildLed #PlayBased #NeurodiversityAffirming #Autism #OT #SLP #OccupationalTherapy #SpeechTherapy #SpecialEducation #PediatricPT
December 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
🔥 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗢𝗣𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗥 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘!
DIR 430: Motor Planning: It Impacts Communication and More! Is BACK!
www.icdl.com/courses/430
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#DIRFloortime #Floortime #MotorPlanning #ChildLed #PlayBased #NeurodiversityAffirming #Autism #OT #SLP #OccupationalTherapy #SpeechTherapy #SpecialEducation #PediatricPT
DIR 430: Motor Planning: It Impacts Communication and More! Is BACK!
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#DIRFloortime #Floortime #MotorPlanning #ChildLed #PlayBased #NeurodiversityAffirming #Autism #OT #SLP #OccupationalTherapy #SpeechTherapy #SpecialEducation #PediatricPT
Plenty of totally #childled group fun last night with our #P2N2 after school players.
From games of ‘Among Us’ in the park, to battles with robots and dinosaurs 🦖🤖
@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #TimeToBe #PlayMatters #PlayWorkWorks
From games of ‘Among Us’ in the park, to battles with robots and dinosaurs 🦖🤖
@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #TimeToBe #PlayMatters #PlayWorkWorks
November 27, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Plenty of totally #childled group fun last night with our #P2N2 after school players.
From games of ‘Among Us’ in the park, to battles with robots and dinosaurs 🦖🤖
@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #TimeToBe #PlayMatters #PlayWorkWorks
From games of ‘Among Us’ in the park, to battles with robots and dinosaurs 🦖🤖
@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #TimeToBe #PlayMatters #PlayWorkWorks
We enjoyed a busy and bustling #communityplay day in #AylandGardens on Tuesday 🌈
Activities included clay modelling, den building, gymnastics displays and so many more #childled inspirations 🤸🏿♀️
Thanks to @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk for funding these sessions
#P2N2 #PlayMatters #PlayWorkWorks
Activities included clay modelling, den building, gymnastics displays and so many more #childled inspirations 🤸🏿♀️
Thanks to @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk for funding these sessions
#P2N2 #PlayMatters #PlayWorkWorks
February 18, 2026 at 7:11 PM
We enjoyed a busy and bustling #communityplay day in #AylandGardens on Tuesday 🌈
Activities included clay modelling, den building, gymnastics displays and so many more #childled inspirations 🤸🏿♀️
Thanks to @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk for funding these sessions
#P2N2 #PlayMatters #PlayWorkWorks
Activities included clay modelling, den building, gymnastics displays and so many more #childled inspirations 🤸🏿♀️
Thanks to @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk for funding these sessions
#P2N2 #PlayMatters #PlayWorkWorks
A special moment at Forest School today. The lovely horses in a field next to us like to interact with the children. A little boy rushed to find me, worried the horse would eat the bale twine, this is the moment he handed it to me for safety Today he turned 3! #animaltherapy #empathy #childled
February 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
A special moment at Forest School today. The lovely horses in a field next to us like to interact with the children. A little boy rushed to find me, worried the horse would eat the bale twine, this is the moment he handed it to me for safety Today he turned 3! #animaltherapy #empathy #childled
A nursery I worked at had you engaged with the children at all times. We had to follow them around the room to each activity area. Children need opportunities for #ChildLed, independent play and time to be curious and imaginative! I think some EY leaders worry about how it looks when we don’t play.
November 22, 2024 at 8:45 AM
A nursery I worked at had you engaged with the children at all times. We had to follow them around the room to each activity area. Children need opportunities for #ChildLed, independent play and time to be curious and imaginative! I think some EY leaders worry about how it looks when we don’t play.
To those heading back to school, I hope it goes well. To those joining the home ed world, welcome! You're in for one amazing ride. You're going to love it. You will have wobbles and that's OK. It will be worth it. Just breathe
#homeEd #homeschool #sde #childled #backtoschool #notbacktoschool
#homeEd #homeschool #sde #childled #backtoschool #notbacktoschool
September 2, 2024 at 7:11 AM
To those heading back to school, I hope it goes well. To those joining the home ed world, welcome! You're in for one amazing ride. You're going to love it. You will have wobbles and that's OK. It will be worth it. Just breathe
#homeEd #homeschool #sde #childled #backtoschool #notbacktoschool
#homeEd #homeschool #sde #childled #backtoschool #notbacktoschool
The Outside Play Club kids put on a circus yesterday. Everything was 100% their idea. They chose the acts they wanted to perform, picked out the location of the stage, planned space for the audience, and managed themselves while practicing. #ChildLed
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Outside Play Club 209
The morning began with the investigation of a fallen branch. M7 picked it up, shrieked, and dropped it. “Ew! A slug!” she cried. “I love slugs,” X said. “It was ON my hand,” M7 explained. “I would …
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July 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The Outside Play Club kids put on a circus yesterday. Everything was 100% their idea. They chose the acts they wanted to perform, picked out the location of the stage, planned space for the audience, and managed themselves while practicing. #ChildLed
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Santa visited Little Hiccups yesterday! 🎅✨
We kept it completely low-pressure and child-led. Santa was so relaxed, letting the children dip in and out at their own pace.
Seeing them engage on their own terms in a safe, comfortable space is pure magic. 🎄💖
#LittleHiccups #Inclusion #ChildLed
We kept it completely low-pressure and child-led. Santa was so relaxed, letting the children dip in and out at their own pace.
Seeing them engage on their own terms in a safe, comfortable space is pure magic. 🎄💖
#LittleHiccups #Inclusion #ChildLed
December 19, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Santa visited Little Hiccups yesterday! 🎅✨
We kept it completely low-pressure and child-led. Santa was so relaxed, letting the children dip in and out at their own pace.
Seeing them engage on their own terms in a safe, comfortable space is pure magic. 🎄💖
#LittleHiccups #Inclusion #ChildLed
We kept it completely low-pressure and child-led. Santa was so relaxed, letting the children dip in and out at their own pace.
Seeing them engage on their own terms in a safe, comfortable space is pure magic. 🎄💖
#LittleHiccups #Inclusion #ChildLed
In just 9 days, the #AfricaChildrensSummit2025 becomes a movement—where children lead, challenge, and co-create a better tomorrow.
📅 4–7 April 2025
📍 Parktown, Johannesburg
@nmcf_sa
#AfricaChildrensSummit #SeenHeardEngaged
#ChildLed
#ChildVoiceMatters #Advocacy #Leadership #AfricanChildSummit
📅 4–7 April 2025
📍 Parktown, Johannesburg
@nmcf_sa
#AfricaChildrensSummit #SeenHeardEngaged
#ChildLed
#ChildVoiceMatters #Advocacy #Leadership #AfricanChildSummit
March 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
In just 9 days, the #AfricaChildrensSummit2025 becomes a movement—where children lead, challenge, and co-create a better tomorrow.
📅 4–7 April 2025
📍 Parktown, Johannesburg
@nmcf_sa
#AfricaChildrensSummit #SeenHeardEngaged
#ChildLed
#ChildVoiceMatters #Advocacy #Leadership #AfricanChildSummit
📅 4–7 April 2025
📍 Parktown, Johannesburg
@nmcf_sa
#AfricaChildrensSummit #SeenHeardEngaged
#ChildLed
#ChildVoiceMatters #Advocacy #Leadership #AfricanChildSummit