Curiosity Approach Network Croydon Borough

02/03/2026

24/02/2026

20/02/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined the Invitations to Learning Discovery Session that I held yesterday evening including many of the team from Little Lambs Day Nursery who were attending their second session.

I am very grateful for your participation and input and I look forward to seeing some of you again for next week's Discovery Session on Sustained Shared Thinking.

18/02/2026

Thank you to Sara, Carol and her team at Pear Tree Day Nursery Farnborough Hampshire for inviting me to hold an in house Discovery Session on Loose Parts yesterday evening.

It was great to hear your thoughts and insights about your current practice on using loose parts and I hope that felt that the session will help you as you continue on your accreditation.

I look forward to seeing you all again for another Discovery Session next month.

18/02/2026

16/02/2026

Have you checked out CRIB the app from The Curiosity Approach ?

When you sign up you can download a copy of the monthly Curious Magazine and there is also a new invitation to learning. This month's is based around dinosaurs.

Finally there is a Curious Parents download called Baking Love which will be available to download from 23rd February.

To download the app, click on this link:
https://the-curiosity-approach.passion.io/checkout/848dc42e-7fb9-4216-8e8a-20b12a5238c2

13/02/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined me for the Planning in the Moment Discovery Session yesterday evening including those from Little Lambs Day Nursery

I appreciate you sharing your thoughts observations, thoughts and ideas during the session and I hope that you found the session helpful and that it helps you in your practice.

I look forward to seeing you at at upcoming Discovery Session soon.

09/02/2026

04/02/2026

Before cranking on the crafts conveyor belt for Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Spring, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and every other holiday and special event… please pause and ask yourself: who is this really for?

Why do we feel so compelled to be performative in early childhood?

Why do we struggle to see the value in what children naturally do and where they authentically are in their developmental journey?

We rarely stop to think about the messaging we send when we celebrate the things children have the least autonomy in. When we praise adult-designed, adult-directed, and “corrected” projects more than child-led work, we quietly teach children that their natural ways of creating, exploring, and expressing themselves aren’t enough. And that should deeply concern us.

Children do not need to be coached or forced into making gifts. That expectation is adult-driven and disconnected from how genuine generosity actually develops. Real giving requires understanding, choice, and intention. When children are developmentally ready to grasp what a gift is, they should also be trusted to decide if they want to give, what they want to give, how they want to make it, and who they want to give it to.

Until then, their authentic work, their real thinking, and their natural ways of being deserve to be enough.
Because they already are. 🤍