Training Handouts - 2 year olds
EYFS Progress Check at Age Two
Download and complete the progress check
Books and Resources
- What every Parent needs to know by Margot Sunderland
- Getting it right for 2 year olds by Penny Tassoni
- Two year olds in Early Years settings by Julia Manning- Morton and Maggie Thorp 2015
- People Under Three by Sonia Jackson and Ruth Forbes
- Understanding schemas in young children: Again! Again! by Stella Louis
- Developing play for under 3's 3s with Treasure Baskets and Heuristic play by Anita Hughes
- Bottles, cups and dummies - Babcock publications
- No Biting: Policy and Practice for Toddler Programs 2008 by Child Care Solutions (Creator)
- I am 2 by Kay Math
- Elizabeth Jarman - series for 2s.
- The Social Toddler (book and DVD promoting positive behaviour) by Clive and Helen Dorman
- Toddler talk card box - www.ican.org.uk
Our 2 year olds need extra attention : Key Points to Consider
Communication
Listening & Attention – Understanding – Speaking
- Slow speech down
- Talk less and shorter phrases
- Comment rather than question (open ones)
- Instructions clear and simple
- Quite attention is great
Creating an enabling environment
- 2 year old do not need to sit and listen in a big group at any time, what is offered to them should be interesting and exciting and usually hands on with an adult
- Provide enough resources, no waiting time for toys
- Teach children the words for how they feel
- Lots of sensory experiences
- Provide time and opportunities for 2 year olds to have quiet relaxing time when needed every day, often with an adult
- Gross motor opportunities inside and outside available all the time
Protected Time for 2 year olds, individually every day.
2 year olds need double the adult input (than 3&4s)
2 year olds need you to support their learning and development.
Written by a setting in Devon after EYC setting support and training.
Resources
Stages of Communication and Language Development Monitoring Tool
Action Songs and Rhymes
Cognitive Development for Toddlers 2-3
Learning Environment for 2 year olds
Audit
Nappy Changing Procedure
Open Ended Resources
Quality and Inclusion Advice - Biting
Quality and Inclusion Advice - Toileting
Role of Key Person
Schemas
Settling in Advice for 2 year olds
Sleep for 2 year olds
What does the day look like when you are 2?
Two Year Old - Time Audit