BABYLOVE GROUPS

A fast and frantic session filled with music, mayhem, sensory play, Baby Love infant sign language and physical development. Each session is a whirlwind of marching and dancing activities alongside the Babylove signing system which is focusing more on spoken words; developing each child physically, cognitively and promoting positive speech, language and communication skills. Puppets and props and sensory play enhance each theme and parallel play is increasingly occurring; extending children’s social and emotional skills. An exhilarating and creative session that entrances, engages and fills little ones with awe, wonder and joy!

The babylove program has been created by Babylove founder Claire Walby-Kettle. Claire started her career as a Primary School Teacher in 1995. Within a year she was promoted to Nursery Head Teacher and early years coordinator. After a few years her career took her to Hong Kong where she joined an international network of schools who followed the English Curriculum; here she was a class teacher and a member of the early years support team working across multiple schools. Her insatiable need to understand more, more, more took over and she returned to the UK to study an Early Years MA, at this point she was invited to join the government working party creating and evaluating the foundation stage profiling systems.

Then…….along came two little ones and her whole world was turned upside down. Suddenly the need to understand the development of newborn to 3 years was all consuming so amongst lots of other research and whilst being a very busy Mum with two uner 2.5 years, Claire put herself through infant massage and infant sign language instructor courses, filling in the gaps of developmental knowledge. To formalise this she undertook a CCLD level 3 course in childcare and development.

A 45 minute, fun packed sessions overflowing with music, sensory exploration, movement, infant sign language, imagination, creativity, puppets, props, friendship, laughter and a little bit of technicolour crazy!
supporting your littles ones holistic development with particular focus on;
speech, language and communication
personal and social
vestibular development
cognitive development
physical development