Enable toddlers to have at least three hours a day moving and being active, both indoors and outdoors, across the day and according to the child’s interest.
Develop a shared team culture of managing risk positively so as to enable toddlers to explore and stretch their abilities.
Continue to provide a visible, attentive “safe base” so that toddlers have the confidence for exploratory movement and self-driven physical activity.
Encourage independence as young children explore particular patterns of movement, often referred to as schemas.
Use words and simple phrases to describe the movements the child is making, especially in response to their gestures and body language.
Play active games with toddlers that involve big movements through space, such as spinning, swooping and swinging.
Play simple interactive finger games frequently so that the child can begin to anticipate hand movements.
Treat mealtimes as an opportunity to help children to use fingers, spoon and cup to feed themselves.
Involve toddlers in the routines for taking care of their environment both indoors and outdoors, such as washing windows and sweeping leaves.
Find and create opportunities for toddlers to make things happen through their own actions.
Make the most of water play to safely provide a different medium for babies and young children to experience their body and movements
