Come learn how to nurture your baby's play, development and full potential.
The first 1000 days of life, spanning from conception to a child’s second birthday, is a critical period of a child’s life encompassing rapid brain growth. By age 2, 80% of their brain will be developed, laying down the foundation of their sensory, physical, cognitive and socio-emotional skills.
Nurturing your child's development during this early critical period lays the foundation for lifelong learning, health and well-being. Through playful, stimulating and connected moments during the first 1000 days of life, we nurture a lifelong love of play and authentic learning as well as strong foundations for later pre-academic and academic skills.
“Play is essential for development, foundational to learning and vital to a child’s wellbeing. Let us not forget that.” – Ferreira, p.134, 2001
Come (re)learn how to trust in the magic of play in the early years as you support your baby to thrive – come join the Floor Play to First Steps course today!
Play shouldn't be a stressful experience for you or your baby! Reduce overwhelm, frustration and confusion when it comes to milestones and baby play.
Come learn how to empower yourself with practical strategies and tips to support and nurture your baby's play and development from birth to their first independent steps.
Get access to the Floor Play to First Steps course and quarterly live Q & A's as part of the PlayMore community.
You can enjoy the course content in a self-paced manner, whenever it suits you. With your life time access you will be able to come back to the lessons, tips and strategies whenever you need.
A special note for organisations, to gain access for ALL your staff for training in supporting early floor play and development, please send an email to: [email protected].
If you want to...
- Nurture your baby's development and lifelong love of play
- Discover more about mini-milestones and milestones and supporting your baby's unique journey
- Identify when to grade and scaffold floor play and other play positions
- Understand how to grade and scaffold floor play and other play positions
- Support enjoyable floor play experiences for your baby
- Learn how to implement gentle alternatives during floor play
- Support enjoyable play for your baby with reflux, allergies, abdominal discomfort or colic baby
- Understand the unique needs of premature and NICU babies
- Learn how to create safe 'yes' spaces in your home or daycare setting
- Discover your baby's unique play motivations
- Reduce moments of sensory overload and dysregulation during floor play
- Learn more about the varying ways baby's process sensory input
- Understand how sensory sensitivities can impact floor play experiences
- Understand how sensory seeking can impact floor play experiences
- Discover how baby's can have both sensory sensitivities and seeking tendencies and so much more...
Come join the Floor Play to First Steps Course!
Hi there, I am Anandé Ferreira
A fellow preemie and NICU mama, founder of PlayMore and pediatric occupational therapist certified in Ayres Sensory Integration, with over ten years experience supporting children and their families. I have a special interest in playfulness and sensory integration.
Upon completion of my Masters degree focused on playfulness, I presented my research at the World Federation of Occupational Therapy Congress and I have published in the peer reviewed Occupational Therapy International Journal.
Recognizing the critical role YOU have in your child’s play and development, I aim to support and empower parents, caregivers, schools and organisations with knowledge and practical strategies to enable children to reach their full potential.
You will get:
- Video (mobile and desktop friendly) and audio only versions of each lesson (if you prefer to listen on the go)
- 7 hours of content
- Lifetime access
- Free quarterly Live Q & A sessions as part of the PlayMore community
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53-page Workbook
"This course is a well of knowledge. As a mom of three kids, I still learnt new things and was reminded of how we sometimes need to look at things from a different perspective. I love that the course empowers moms and caregivers to support their babies and enjoy every phase with no rush but rather embracing the learning. Love it! Every mom should complete this course".
- Antoinette, preemie mom of 12 month old, 4 year old and 6 year old.
"I have been binge watching the course since I got access yesterday, thank you! It is incredible. I started implementing strategies yesterday afternoon and she is SO much happier in floor play!! We did things I've never been able to do with her, because her reflux and colic has been so bad. Your insights around impact of reflux and sensory needs has opened a new world for us both. Thank you for making play possible with my little girl"
-Michelle, first time mom of 5 month old
Imagine what your and your baby's life will look like if...
- You understand how to nurture enjoyable floor play experiences.
- You understand how to meet your baby where they are at, supporting their development, current play interests and potential.
- You understand your role in your baby's play.
- You learnt how to trust in the process of play.
- You understand the role of sensory processing in regulation and how this affects your and your baby's play engagement.
- You are able to reflect on specific challenges your baby is experiencing with poor positioning, physical discomfort, boredom, sensory needs or dysregulation.
- You incorporate a playful lifestyle where 'yes' spaces are second nature.
- You feel confident in how you support your baby's play and development during the first 18 months
Floor Play to First Steps Course Curriculum
- Floor play can be hard when (10:53)
- The parental and caregiver role in baby play (12:59)
- The play stage - Sensori-motor Play (6:16)
- Your baby's sensory needs and preferences (32:51)
- Where to play (17:48)
- When to play (8:26)
- What to play (11:02)
- How to play (3:38)
- Early floor play positions (10:53)
- The newborn phase (1:58)
- Back play (14:13)
- Side lying play (4:44)
- Tummy time (15:06)
- Floor transitions (0:45)
- Rolling (9:11)
- Sitting (10:22)
- Side-sitting (1:53)
- Side-sitting versus W-sitting (7:43)
- Kneeling and four point kneeling play (18:10)
- Crawling (46:26)
- Pull to stand, cruising and standing balance (15:48)
- Supported walking (8:42)
- First steps (23:57)
- Hand skills development throughout the first year and a half (11:23)
Frequently Asked Questions:
Who is the course for?
The course was specifically designed with parents, caregivers, daycare and early years teachers in mind. If you would like to learn and understand more about the importance of floor play, supporting and grading floor play according to a baby's needs, how babies' varying sensory and medical needs can impact floor play and SO much more - this course is for you.
We are a school or organisation can we share one account?
No, please contact [email protected] for group, school or organisational payment, discounts and log in procedures for each member of staff.
I am a pediatric occupational therapist, can I get CPD points for this course?
I have created this course for moms, dads, caregivers, daycare and early years teachers in mind. Fellow health professionals are welcome to join the course, but currently no CPD accreditation for course completion with HPCSA will be available for those attending for professional purposes.
I have worked through a lesson, but have a question, Is there a way to get more input?
Yes, you can join the quarterly live Q&A sessions as part of the PlayMore community for more input or to clarify questions you may have. You will receive an email with the Zoom meeting details and meetings will alternate times of the day to accommodate various time zones.
