Curiosity Approach Network Croydon Borough

11/12/2025

At this time of year, there can be a lot of pressure to do lots of activities or put out set activities for children in your setting or school.

Why not consider setting up invitations or provocations with a festive twist.🤔

Below are some lovely examples of these from The Curiosity Approach which will hopefully give you ideas and inspiration in setting up ones for the children in your care.

10/12/2025

There is a lot said about preparing children for starting school and skills for life including research that has been conducted by it.

At The Curiosity Approach, open ended resources and play is at the core of what is truly beneficial for children; not just in their early years. It also provides them with so many skills that they can develop and use for whatever career they may choose when they are older.

This article from Wonder Learning and Discovery titled "Why Open-Ended Play Is the Investment Your Child's Future Needs" backs up what The Curiosity Approach advocates for. Take a look at their article here⬇️
https://www.wonderleesburg.com/post/why-open-ended-play-is-the-investment-your-child-s-future-need

09/12/2025

I am delighted to announce that I have been selected as Star of the Month for November by The Curiosity Approach with the wonderful Sarah Putland-Curiosity Approach Network South & East Sussex

09/12/2025

The Curiosity Approach is a big advocate for promoting awe and wonder across early childhood.

You may be wondering how or why is that so important for children. Well, take a look at this blog written by Sharon Jackson for Curating Play which is all about "Wonder as a Cognitive Ignition Switch", which you can find below:

From the moment a child lifts a leaf and turns it over in their fingers, wonder begins to work. Wonder is more than a warm feeling or a fleeting giggle — it’s often the first spark in a chain that leads to curiosity, exploration, discovery, and deep learning. As early childhood professionals, on...

08/12/2025

Toddlers and the festive season.🎁🎅🔔⛪🎄🌟

Take a look at these photos from The Curiosity Approach which provide you with ideas and inspiration regarding the variety of resources that toddlers will find fascinating, interesting, inviting and above all else engaging.

05/12/2025

Pick a Pine Tree by Patricia Toht is a great book to share with children at this time of year and this invitation that has been created by Big Dreamers Childcare who are in the Curiosity Approach Academy is a brilliant way to explore this story.

03/12/2025

Ideas for Christmas 🎁 from The Curiosity Approach

How do you bring the heart and soul of Christmas into your Early Childhood setting?

The festive season can often feel like a whirlwind of tasks, crafts to complete, activities to plan, and lists that never seem to end.

At The Curiosity Approach, we believe in consciously curating spaces that inspire beauty and joy in Early Years.

This holiday season, let’s shift our focus from the hustle to the heart of the celebration.

We invite you to explore our two enchanting online webinars, available to watch anytime, anywhere in the world:

1. Beautiful Things Webinar
Discover what true beauty in Early Years really looks like and how it impacts young learners.

2. The He’Art of Christmas ❤️
Dive into the magic of the season, finding ways to infuse warmth and connection into your practice.

Let’s change the narrative of Early Childhood experiences together, embracing a mindful, slower pedagogy, head, heart, and hands.

Join us on this journey and enrich your practice by purchasing our webinars today! Which will you choose?

Your heart and the children—will thank you.

Click the link below
to find out more
👇🏽
https://curiosityapproach.lpages.co/heart-of-christmas-recording/

02/12/2025

I held my final Discovery Session yesterday evening on the subject of ❄️Winter❄️.

Thank you to those who booked a place and I do hope that you feel that the session gave you lots of ideas and inspiration.

Discovery Sessions will be back in January 2026 and you will find details of these on my FB page or via this link
https://www.thecuriosityapproach.com/events

Just search "Croydon Borough".

01/12/2025

It is the first day of advent.

Here is an alternative idea for an advent calendar from The Curiosity Approach using books.

Christmas book advent 📚📘📖📙📕

Today is December 1st the count down to Christmas. Time to open book number 1 of our book advent calendar.

What a great way to promote love of books and early literacy and counting. A wonderful way to promote love of books ❤️❤️❤️❤️

As part of our ‘journey into sustainability’ we decided to wrap each book in brown parcel paper, as the majority of Christmas wrapping paper is embossed or has foil on them & sadly cannot be recycled. ❤️

Books also don’t have to be new to bring joy and pleasure, second hand books are reloved & enjoyed! Saving pennies, pounds or dollars.

Perhaps you could have a Christmas book advent at nursery or school & unwrap a book each day ! Too late for this year ? Then save the idea and use it next year

Love reading, love books ❤️

Have you joined our brand new ‘sustainability face book page? Link is in the comments

30/11/2025

Winter Discovery Session Tickets are available here:
https://www.thecuriosityapproach.com/eventlist/croydon-borough-online-winter-disco-1-12-2025

29/11/2025

🌲Curiosity meets Christmas this Monday 1st December at 5:30pm.

Book your place here:
https://www.thecuriosityapproach.com/eventlist/croydon-borough-online-winter-disco-1-12-2025

28/11/2025

Thank you to Kayla and her team from in Crawley who joined me at the Process over Product Christmas Edition Discovery Session yesterday evening.

It was interesting to hear your thoughts and insights on this important area of The Curiosity Approach.

There are still a limited amount of tickets available for my final Discovery Session this year on Winter, which I am holding via Zoom on Monday 1st December at 5:30pm.

🎫Tickets are £10.50 per person
🔗https://www.thecuriosityapproach.com/eventlist/croydon-borough-online-winter-disco-1-12-2025

Book your place today!