This is a short course for child-minders.

Stimulating toddlers and pre-school aged children at home is vital and is often the job of dedicated child-minders. For this reason, Absorbent Minds Montessori Centre has developed a series of workshops designed to give child-minders the awareness that they need in order to fully stimulate the children in their care.

The course workshops cover the following topics:

• An Introduction to Montessori Philosophy
• Child Development
• Planning the Environment and Safety
• Child Care and Nutrition
• Activities of Everyday Living: Developing Independence
• Learning through the Senses
• Stimulation of Language
• Stimulation of the Mathematical Mind
• Learning about the World around us
• Creativity

A training manual is provided that covers the workshop content in detail

Attendees will be asked to prepare activities for each session (apart from the first session)

This will encourage reflection on the course as well as active learning.

Applicants should have a good command of spoken and written English.