Dr Mona Sakr shares insight into ongoing research around baby room provision, aiming to bring together evidence on what quality provision looks like for 0-2-year-olds. The article introduces a small-scale study which sparked the current wider research, and the podcast episode expands on the current research.
Read Mona's article here:
https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/experiences-of-baby-room-leaders/
Mona and her team are presenting further insight into their research at The Voice of Early Childhood 2025 Conference – find out more here:
https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/early-years-conference-2025/
Episode break down:
00:00 – Why is more baby room research needed?
06:20 – Babies in the context of their family
07:40 – A dialogue with the sector
14:00 – Should you have a curriculum in the baby room?
16:30 – A baby is always learning
18:20 – Does learning ever end?
21:00 – Deeper interactions, questioning and noticing
24:55– Baby rooms as stressful environments
28:00 – Baby rooms as sleepy and subdued spaces
29:45 – Following a baby's natural curiosity
32:45 – What is mind-mindedness?
39:10 – Conference workshop
39:50 – Influencing policy through research
43:07 – Working at the local level
45:30 – Shifting our language as a sector
For more episodes and articles visit The Voice of Early Childhood website: https://www.thevoiceofearlychildhood.com
